James McCarthy M Celtic b.1990

**drummerboy** · 02/07/2009, 10:37 AM

I think Owen Coyle would be a good mentor for young McCarthy. He comes from the same type of background, born Scottish but with strong Irish link. Coyle is bright, enthusiastic and knowledgable.

**Claret Murph** · 08/07/2009, 8:45 AM

Lastest news , is that Wolves have offered double what Burnley have for the lad which is somewhere around 2 million and that includes add on's .

**tetsujin1979** · 08/07/2009, 9:06 AM

yeah, it's in today's Mirror: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...5875-21503284/

**Scram** · 08/07/2009, 3:42 PM

Originally Posted by Claret Murph

Lastest news , is that Wolves have offered double what Burnley have for the lad which is somewhere around 2 million and that includes add on's .

Yes, but he's manager of BURNLEY!

**Closed Account** · 08/07/2009, 3:49 PM

Originally Posted by Scram

Yes, but he's manager of BURNLEY!

What?

**Scram** · 08/07/2009, 4:02 PM

Originally Posted by drummerboy

I think Owen Coyle would be a good mentor for young McCarthy. He comes from the same type of background, born Scottish but with strong Irish link. Coyle is bright, enthusiastic and knowledgable.

Yes, but he's manager of BURNLEY!

**WexCar** · 08/07/2009, 6:11 PM

Originally Posted by Scram

Yes, but he's manager of BURNLEY!

whats ur point?

**Razors left peg** · 08/07/2009, 6:35 PM

Wolves and Burnley fighting it out for him is a bit of a let down after being told he turned down a move to Liverpool couple years ago and aparently had clubs like Barcelona and Real Madrid interested

**carloz** · 08/07/2009, 7:20 PM

Originally Posted by Scram

Yes, but he's manager of BURNLEY!

Yes, a team that have the correct attitude, that are going the right way, that have a good history and that play football the right way. They will stay up and id much rather seeing a good footballing team like them stay up rather than the likes of Bolton, Hull and Stoke

**irishultra** · 08/07/2009, 9:30 PM

Originally Posted by Razors left peg

Wolves and Burnley fighting it out for him is a bit of a let down after being told he turned down a move to Liverpool couple years ago and aparently had clubs like Barcelona and Real Madrid interested

Also didn't Palermos chairman last year say that they were lining up a 6 million euro offer for him?

Steven Gerrard apparently told Benitez to sign him up, this seems weird.

**superfrank** · 08/07/2009, 9:39 PM

Wasn't that all before he'd even played in the SPL?

**Razors left peg** · 08/07/2009, 9:48 PM

Originally Posted by superfrank

Wasn't that all before he'd even played in the SPL?

yeah so u would think after a season where he won the SPL young player of the year award he would be more sought after

**superfrank** · 08/07/2009, 9:56 PM

Looking at recent winners, Aiden McGeady is still at Celtic, Shaun Maloney went to Villa then back to Celtic, Steven Naismith isn't a regular at Rangers, Derek Riordan went to Celtic then back to Hibs, Stephen Pearson left Celtic for Derby, James McFadden went to Everton and now Birmingham City, Kevin McNaughton is at Cardiff and Stilian Petrov is at Villa.

I don't think winning the SPL Young Player of the Year award is a sign of someone who will become a top class player (Petrov would be the nearest, imo). Maybe, scouts who watched him against better opposition were less impressed with him.

**Claret Murph** · 09/07/2009, 6:22 AM

Originally Posted by carloz

Yes, a team that have the correct attitude, that are going the right way, that have a good history and that play football the right way. They will stay up and id much rather seeing a good footballing team like them stay up rather than the likes of Bolton, Hull and Stoke

I will say one thing carloz talk about hitting the nail on the head , I could never have put it better myself , only one thing thou you forgot about Blackbum as they are going to to dire under Sam again this season .

As for the kid, well at 18 some really do go to make it big and other just seem to fade away remember the jury is still out if he can cut it in the Prem .

**drummerboy** · 09/07/2009, 7:40 AM

Originally Posted by Scram

Yes, but he's manager of BURNLEY!

Did I say he wasn't.

Burnley have been sniffing around McCarthy.

**kennedmc** · 09/07/2009, 2:50 PM

McCarthy agent has links to Spain - hence all these bullsh!t links to the likes of Real and Barca - no substance in them at all.

I believe when he was on trial at Liverpool he scored a cracker in a training session and an onlooking Gerrard said "sign him up"! Gerrard was not knocking on Rafa's door insisting they sign him up

bit of a difference.

If Rafa could have got him at a decent price couple of 000K than might have.....
Liverpool were never going to pay millions for him than

**Razors left peg** · 09/07/2009, 4:28 PM

Originally Posted by kennedmc

McCarthy agent has links to Spain - hence all these bullsh!t links to the likes of Real and Barca - no substance in them at all.

I believe when he was on trial at Liverpool he scored a cracker in a training session and an onlooking Gerrard said "sign him up"! Gerrard was not knocking on Rafa's door insisting they sign him up

bit of a difference.

If Rafa could have got him at a decent price couple of 000K than might have.....
Liverpool were never going to pay millions for him than

As far as I can remember, the story at the time was that Liverpool made an offer of 1 million for him but he didnt want to leave Hamilton

**elroy** · 13/07/2009, 8:58 AM

Would it not be better than the guy joins the likes of Wolves/Burnley with the opportunity of regular first team football, rather than waste away under the stewardship of Benitez. After the treatment of Keane wouldnt want any Irish player to go near. Name one player that has come through the ranks to regularly feature in the first team under Rafa...............

**dr_peepee** · 13/07/2009, 9:28 AM

Originally Posted by elroy

Would it not be better than the guy joins the likes of Wolves/Burnley with the opportunity of regular first team football, rather than waste away under the stewardship of Benitez. After the treatment of Keane wouldnt want any Irish player to go near. Name one player that has come through the ranks to regularly feature in the first team under Rafa...............

True. But maybe the players coming through at Liverpool aren't good enough. It's not as if players went on to prove Rafa wrong by pulling up trees at other clubs if you know what I mean. I'm torn between the lure of first team, football (which In fairness he's been getting that for a good whil now) or the opportunity for improve by playing regularly with better players.