Theres always a chance he will switch. He's hasnt been capped yet. So no surprises there. I do hope that Trappatoni starts selecting him for international duty.
As for the report, i think its rubish. Made up, to sell newspapers, as Jicked said.
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Theres always a chance he will switch. He's hasnt been capped yet. So no surprises there. I do hope that Trappatoni starts selecting him for international duty.
As for the report, i think its rubish. Made up, to sell newspapers, as Jicked said.
I can't understand why a player with his reputation has not been capped yet. He has played roughly 100 games at senior level and we only need to send him on the field of play for 10 seconds in a friendly to ensure if he does turn out to be good enough he will be playing in an Irish shirt.
He has been capped - but at the level he was ready for. We have a game in March against Brazil and I dont think that will tie him to us but if the reports are true he could have already made the u-turn, if he hasnt already done so by then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Poor Student
He's only 19 and is under constant pressure with this issue. He has already stated that if Scotland had picked him at underage level he would have played for them.
He's now that bit older and has played a few times for us but is playing with the under 21's who are managed by Givens which says enough. He has also withdrawn from several squads due to injury only to play the following week for his club so maybe there is already a commitment issue.
There's only so many statements a player can make on a subject and with this thing raising it's head again I'd expect to hear another one soon from him.
When he didnt change his mind about playing for us after all the abuse he took while he was playing for Hamilton I doubt he would change his mind now that he is away from all that
[QUOTE=Razors left peg;1311139]When he didnt change his mind about playing for us after all the abuse he took while he was playing for Hamilton I doubt he would change his mind now that he is away from all that[/QUOTE
That could be case but maybe the fact that he was away from all the abuse gave him a chance to clear his head and make his mind up without the attention.
I just hope it's put to bed by him soon.
not sure what more the lad can do to put it to bed. He has always said its not an issue, he is playing for us and thats it. He has travelled to the arse ends of europe with the under teams so I personally dont doubt his commitment
I hope you're rightQuote:
Originally Posted by Razors left peg
Good God i hope he stays. The comments ive just been reading from Scottish "fans" on other boards are largely horrible. Can't imagine why he would want to go back.
Go on the some of the Celtic forums as well and some of the comments are just as bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crosby87
Bit surprised by that.
The fact that it's in the NOTW gives me hope that there's nothing in it, but even so, McCarthy should be called up to the senior squad now for the Brazil match. Even though he has to play a qualifier to be tied down, getting him into the senior squad would make it less likely that he would want to switch.
Whereas the option of international football in a rubbish Scotland team might be preferable to being stuck in Givens' U-21s.
To give an idea of how desperate Scotland would be to tie him down, Craig Levein has gone to Perth to watch Celtic play today, only to find when he got there that the nearest they had to a Scottish player in their starting eleven was Aiden McGeady.
if he wants to play for us he will and if he wants to play for scotland instead he will do that instead. id like to see scotland ask him back as he would then have the chance to declare himself once and for all. he's only a kid and owes nothing to anybody
He's declared himself once and for all thats whats weird about the story. He shouldnt have to do it every week. Thats everyone is hoping he hasnt opened the door.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbyrne
But they did just that a year ago, and he turned them down. Now its started again, so clearly that didn't work. They're desperately in need of a player like him, they've got nothing going forward, and the Scottish media will hound him until it's beyond doubt that he's going with us. The only way to do that is to get him into the senior squad.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbyrne
The difference this time round is that the vibes seem to be coming from the player himself - if the report is true which at this stage has to be taken in the context of where it surfaced from - which in reality is totally unreliable - but its being put out there again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
The timing of this is also significant : now a regular for Wigan, two goals and a new Scottish manager - it was bound to raise it's head again.
Link here - http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/scot...nd-switch.html
Nice comment at the end :op
So you will give him kisses if he stays deckydee? I like a person with a sense of humor although im not sure he would be up for that!Quote:
Originally Posted by Deckydee
Ha Ha - Very Funny - That wasnt me BTW. But since I am funny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4jz00Eelbk
:D
So Caldwell is "Grooming" him!!
Well the Scottish Media will ramp this one right up, hope young McCarthy remains firm in his committment to wear the green
Had a good look through the Daily Record and plenty of recent articles about the new manager and who he wants to bring into the squad, not even a mention of McCarthy so hopefully its nothing more than rubbish paper talk.
The guy did reaffirm his commitment to us only a few months ago.