He certainly has been rested if that is what was needed.Quote:
Originally Posted by third policeman
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He certainly has been rested if that is what was needed.Quote:
Originally Posted by third policeman
How did he play?
I'm i mental to think he will ever play for us again?
When fit ( which is rare).him and cullen would work well. Especially against top tier teams
sadly i dont think mccarthy is able to play for us anymore. injury record is awful and given his age it would probably shorten his club career. regardless, he seems to have struggled with celtic and they look a lot worse when hes on the pitch. himself and cullen would be a poor enough match imo
Injury-blighted McCarthy on his way out of Celtic, according to Brendan Rodgers.
‘He will be looking to move on’ - Brendan Rodgers confirms Celtic exit for James McCarthy | Independent.ie
"He will be looking to move on" is likely code for "we're desperate to ship him out" in this case. Ange wanted him gone 18 months ago, Rodgers wants him gone now. McCarthy might be quite happy where he is though - one way to avoid being out injured is if you're not getting picked anyway.
If I were him, I wouldn't take a penny less than the full amount owed to him over the next two seasons. Interesting to see that he's been linked with a side in MLS.
As bizarre as it sounds, he may be able to make something similar or more on his next deal -- and if he has guarantees to that effect, maybe he'll take that opportunity.
I will say MLS is definitely the wrong league for him to go to though. There are technical deficiencies among many players but it's a physical league.
Any league that actually expects him to play football is the wrong league for him at this stageQuote:
Originally Posted by irishfan86
I know he's injuries were a disaster for his career progression. But I don't think he gets nearly enough credit for what he did and was part of.
For Wigan there is no FA cup win without James.
for us, we don't go to euro 2016 without James McCarthy in that qualification campaign and we don't get into the 16 in that competition without him either
He was excellent against Italy but did he play a massive role in qualification? I honestly can’t really rememberQuote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
He didn't show up at Celtic Park anyway.
In fairness Celtic were bonkers to give such a contract to a player with McCarthy's injury profile / recent number of matches.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
That's up to Celtic. They must be able to afford it.
Sorry, I meant against Scotland in the Euro 2016 qualifiers - can see how that wasn't clear though!
Played seven of the ten qualifiers, plus the two play offsQuote:
Originally Posted by Fixer82
Missed the 7-0 win against Gibraltar, the 1-1 draw with Germany, and the 2-1 loss to Scotland
The Germany win he was literally unbelievable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fixer82
Also v Bosnia
Yes remember him standing out in the Germany win. It's too bad his career has been so stunted by injuries but Diggs246 is right to point out some of those moments when James was fit -- he was quality on his day. Would be great if he could put together a season or two of healthy football at any level at this point.
Given he seemed to have a decent enough time with Crystal Palace, wonder if Hodgson would take him back on a short term deal.
Yes i remember him being excellent against Germany in Lansdowne now that you say itQuote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
Quality player. Unfortunately couldn't stay fit which was a massive loss for us. A level above any centre mid we have now UnfortunatelyQuote:
Originally Posted by Diggs246
Likely moving on in January but who will buy him ? https://tbrfootball.com/forgotten-ma...er-in-january/
That man is going nowhere unless Celtic pay off his contract. I hope he buys his agent a nice Christmas present every year because it still baffles me how he got McCarthy a four year contract.
He's as likely to be moving on in January as he was in the last three (four?) transfer windows before that. I hear he's keeping well, he and his family are settled close to home, his golf game is going from strength to strength and he'll likely be going absolutely nowhere, despite what Celtic might want. They signed the contract, they must pay the wages.
I heard he pulled his hamstring putting tee in the ground and is out of golf for 6 monthsQuote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
One year left to run on his contract at Celtic, is he just going to sit back and collect the money? No word of a summer move for him.
This must be one of the worst moves since Joe McCarthy went after the Communists ( many of which did not actually exist ) in America in the 1950's / 1960's !Quote:
Originally Posted by Colbert Report
I doubt we'll ever seen him on a football pitch again. Collect last year of his contract and retire I'd imagine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Colbert Report
You wouldn't give him a contract to look after an empty pencil case after the job he did on Celtic. Some operator.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg
Him and Harry Artur must have shared notes on how to get so much for doing so little. I've no sympathy for Celtic though, whoever agreed to give him a 4 year contract at the time doesn't deserve to work in footballQuote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
That’d be Big AngeQuote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg
Would Ange have been the one negotiating the contract though? He never really seemed a big fan of McCarthy at the time either so I always thought it was more of a club signing rather than the managerQuote:
Originally Posted by elatedscum
His player profile has been removed from the Celtic website. Wonder have they paid off his final year to make him a free agent.
It would appear so
https://videocelts.com/2024/08/blogs...-the-building/
I don't think Ange had anything to do with the McCarthy signing, it was an upstairs signing I believe, Ange was only just in the door at the time.
It's notable that in every previous window we've heard the manager talking about him being on the way out or available to go, but nothing this summer. Presumably they've given up any hope of getting anyone to take him off their hands.