James McCarthy M free agent b.1990

[paul_oshea]

There is no "Flys" on The_Fly

[gastric]

Fly,

Teach me how to do that, so I can be as good as you!

[The Fly]

Fly,

Teach me how to do that, so I can be as good as you!

Oh, how I have waited for this moment. Drum roll!!!....


Firstly, write your chosen description in the reply box and highlight it.

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Click OK, and that's that.

[paul_oshea]

Fly where were you all these years....

Didnt you get this opportunity on another post only a week or so ago? Not that im trying to take away from your glory time.

[geysir]

Fly is an expert in tagging these links. I am very impressed.

[The Fly]

I passed my apprenticeship then?

[gastric]

Thanks Fly, I nearly feel as good as you, but I think now you are developing an arrogance and an aura of being better than the rest of us with your new found power!

[Crosby87]

If you can go Bold and tag within the same comments... The Internet might explode.
Why does it always make me look like I say things twice like that guy in Goodfellas?

[the bear]

im gonna get the papers, get the papers

[The Fly]

Thanks Fly, I nearly feel as good as you, but I think now you are developing an arrogance and an aura of being better than the rest of us with your new found power!

It's all part of my metamorphosis.

[The Fly]

Why does it always make me look like I say things twice like that guy in Goodfellas?

Come again.

[paul_oshea]

If you can go Bold and tag within the same comments... The Internet might explode.
Why does it always make me look like I say things twice like that guy in Goodfellas?

when you say tag do you mean http://www.flickr.com/photos/31814003@N04/3405724111/ or do you mean this (http://www.flickr.com/photos/31814003@N04/3405724111/)

[Sullivinho]

Tiger Blood. (http://foot.ie/threads/68192-James-McCarthy?p=1464863viewfull=1#post1464863)

[paul_oshea]

You are definitely (bi)winning sullvinho, but i think you cheated using the advanced options to get the strikethrough. We resorted to the simple basic features of web 2.0

[IsMiseSean]

No wonder this thread has 124 pages... :rolleyes:

[Sullivinho]

The page on which we discuss his first competitive appearance - My guess: 127

[paul_oshea]

You obviously believe he will make an appearance on Saturday week.

[AlaskaFox]

You obviously believe he will make an appearance on Saturday week.

There will be more than 3 more pages by then though.

[Sullivinho]

You obviously believe he will make an appearance on Saturday week.

Trap's thoughts on the matter have been encouraging enough. Maybe I should strike thoughts and replace with 'words' though considering there may be some disparity between the two..

[Crosby87]

Come again.
You ever notice how sometimes words are repeated even though you don't type them?

[The Fly]

You ever notice how sometimes words are repeated even though you don't type them?

'twas a joke.

[SkStu]

You ever notice how sometimes words are repeated even though you don't type them?

its a glitch glitch

[Charlie Darwin]

Martinez running his mouth off again: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5h8oRBfRU-KKcD1Zi9Xk1QUrXEUmw?docId=N0064591300376168884A

[Plastic Paddy]

Martinez running his mouth off again: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5h8oRBfRU-KKcD1Zi9Xk1QUrXEUmw?docId=N0064591300376168884A

That reads to me like a desperate manager trying to get his player to concentrate on his club in their relegation battle. No more no less. The only agenda Martinez has in reality is that of Wigan Athletic.

:ball: PP

[Scooby Doo]

Christ, Martinez! F*CK OFF!!!!

[Sullivinho]

Rogaine: Just say no.

[Junior]

If Martinez wants his player to concentrate on his club football and help Wigan out of the relegation zone, then he should shut the fcuk up contradicting what his own player is saying in terms of international football. All he is doing, is keeping this non-story rumbling on and in the process ensuring his player is side tracked by media requests etc.. and not focussing on his club games -Its getting ridiculous, Im confused as to what Martinez is gettting out of this or if he is actually just a bit thicker than I thought.

[geysir]

It would appear that Martinez is too thick to have an agenda
and maybe James was too polite to tell him to wise up.

[Fergie's Son]

Extraordinary comments from Martinez at this stage. I'm quite surprised. Still, I am getting a bad feeling that Jamie will get injured this Saturday and pull out of the squad. Hope I'm very wrong.

[irishultra]

mcccarthy if he dusnt want to play for us should just say it. its sooo annoying. martinez :mad:

[Noelys Guitar]

What is this plank up to. Delaney should report this fool to Uefa. This could be construed as a club manager trying to prevent a player from joining up with his country.

[The Fly]

mcccarthy if he dusnt want to play for us should just say it. its sooo annoying. martinez :mad:

McCarthy does want to play for us, and has reiterated that desire many times. The match against Macedonia will finally put such silly speculation to bed, once and for all.

As regards Martinez's role in all of this, I haven't wavered in my belief that he simply wants James free from the 'distractions' of international football for the rest of the season. Wigan are in a fight to avoid relegation and can't afford to have such a vital team member operating at anything less than 100%.

Having said that...his repeatedly tactless utterances on the matter have imbued in me the desire to see Wigan relegated to the Championship, whereupon McCarthy's career will begin to resemble Roy Keane's following Nottingham Forest's relegation. ;)

[carloz]

What is this plank up to. Delaney should report this fool to Uefa. This could be construed as a club manager trying to prevent a player from joining up with his country.
This is a good point here. If McCarthy turns up and gets capped against Macedonia then the FAI should report Matinez. He is basically trying to pimp McCarthy out to his friend Craig Leivein, and if as it strongly looks, there is no truth to it then he deserves to be reported for it. I have lost every ounce of respect for Martinez as a man and now wish the worst for Wigan as a result, despite them always being a club I liked

[tricky_colour]

McCarthy does want to play for us, and has reiterated that desire many times. The match against Macedonia will finally put such silly speculation to bed, once and for all.

As regards Martinez's role in all of this, I haven't wavered in my belief that he simply wants James free from the 'distractions' of international football for the rest of the season. Wigan are in a fight to avoid relegation and can't afford to have such a vital team member operating at anything less than 100%.

Having said that...his repeatedly tactless utterances on the matter have imbued in me the desire to see Wigan relegated to the Championship, whereupon McCarthy's career will begin to resemble Roy Keane's following Nottingham Forest's relegation. ;)

Another Saipan you mean :p

[Crosby87]

This guy really needs to cool it if it is coming out of nowhere. If you read the quotes it's like he is saying Mac can't handle playing B'Ham this week and then Macedonia next week. I mean we get that you are playing a game on the weekend before he goes to play for Ireland. He is capable of concentrating on that first. Freaking WUM. I hope he gets fired and has to go manage in Japan.

[IsMiseSean]

From Dan McDonnell's twitter...

'Headline on RTE website. "McCarthy unsure of international future." Shame they can't make a few calls. Tomorrow's paper will tell diff story'

[Colbert Report]

This story has legs, something tells me McCarthy won't play for us against Macedonia...

[The Fly]

Another Saipan you mean :p

Cheeky!

[Noelys Guitar]

All the quotes are from Martinez nobody else. I will be loudly cheering on Birmingham on Saturday. Apparently McCarthy has given interviews today with a couple of Irish journos stating that he is 100% committed to Ireland. I have a feeling we are going to find out tomorrow what exactly Martinez has been up too.

[Charlie Darwin]

Emmett Malone:


James McCarthy yesterday contacted the FAI to confirm his intention to join up with the Irish squad next week. The move came as Wigan boss Roberto Martinez again suggested the player has not made a final decision on whether his international future lies with Ireland or Scotland.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2011/0318/1224292507100.html

[The Fly]

Emmett Malone:

James McCarthy yesterday contacted the FAI to confirm his intention to join up with the Irish squad next week. The move came as Wigan boss Roberto Martinez again suggested the player has not made a final decision on whether his international future lies with Ireland or Scotland.



.....ahh, but has Roberto Martinez made a final decision on whether his managerial future lies with the premiership or the championship?


Don't worry Roberto, there's always those parachute payments to look forward to!

[Sullivinho]

All the quotes are from Martinez nobody else. I will be loudly cheering on Birmingham on Saturday. Apparently McCarthy has given interviews today with a couple of Irish journos stating that he is 100% committed to Ireland. I have a feeling we are going to find out tomorrow what exactly Martinez has been up too.

Ditto on the Birmingham goodwill. Wigan are part of my preferred relegation trio anyway, regardless of how dickish their manager is.

I think Martinez is indulging in some self-serving disinformation and made a bit of a mule out of Trap in that respect when it kicked off a month or so ago. I'm sure any published statement from McCarthy at this point will be in comical contrast to his manager's.

[Crosby87]

Isn't Dan McDonnell one of the people who started stirring up all this crap? Now he is on the other side of it?

[Kingdom]

Thanks to CD above, re Emmet Malone's piece in the Times this morning.

Martinez is a clown, Will be hoping Wigan go through the Trap door now (boom boom).

As for the FAI reporting him to FIFA?UEFA? why? The player is with us. The amount of leeway we've pulled through the GFA on getting players to play for us, we'd do well not to be bothering the powers that be over nothing issues.

[Stuttgart88]

Hey, it's not just Fly who can do this fancy smancy text overwrite thingy (http://greenscene.me/2011/03/james-mccarthy-contacts-fai-to-assure-allegiance/)

Greenscene.ie reporting that McC contacted FAI about travel arrangements for his family.

[greendeiseboy]

Hey, it's not just Fly who can do this fancy smancy text overwrite thingy (http://greenscene.me/2011/03/james-mccarthy-contacts-fai-to-assure-allegiance/)

Greenscene.ie reporting that McC contacted FAI about travel arrangements for his family.

These quotations are just paper talk from journos and dont carry much substance or fact...Both sides are telling different stories to try and sway things in their direction.. The situation will become clearer next week when he either turns up or not.

I wouldnt hold much sway in what Martinez is saying at the moment...the only one that knows the real story is James himself and we dont have to wait long to see what happens

I believe he will be here next week

[drummerboy]

I think Martinez is trying hard to get the lad to turn back to Scotland. Its obvious he is very friendly with Levein. He has even been pictured at the Scotish team training session and was also seen at Blackpool v Spurs sitting in the stand with Levein. I wonder what Dave Whelan the Wigan chairman thinks of all this. He is not a man to suffer fools.

[Crosby87]

There are some credible people on YBIG saying Mac's fam have booked rooms.

[AlaskaFox]

Hey, it's not just Fly who can do this fancy smancy text overwrite thingy (http://greenscene.me/2011/03/james-mccarthy-contacts-fai-to-assure-allegiance/)

Greenscene.ie reporting that McC contacted FAI about travel arrangements for his family.

It's .me alas, some horticulturists have .ie! ;)


These quotations are just paper talk from journos and dont carry much substance or fact...Both sides are telling different stories to try and sway things in their direction.. The situation will become clearer next week when he either turns up or not.

I wouldnt hold much sway in what Martinez is saying at the moment...the only one that knows the real story is James himself and we dont have to wait long to see what happens

I believe he will be here next week

Yeah, you're right. I stated that at the start though. "According to today's newspapers". There's no substantial quotes in any of them. I do like to be positive though, and I didn't want to put up just the Martinez quotes. So waited to see if the Star would have their alleged "exclusive" this morning. Yeah right...

[geysir]

I wouldnt hold much sway in what Martinez is saying at the moment...the only one that knows the real story is James himself and we dont have to wait long to see what happens
I believe he will be here next week
It's beyond doubt.

http://www.sportsfile.com/winshare/watermarked-b/Library/SF568/406618.jpg