James McCarthy M free agent b.1990

**dr_peepee** · 14/02/2011, 8:54 AM

I dunno... McCarthy has already shown how headstrong he is by declaring for us in the first place in the face of such pressure and hostillity. I suspect he's no fear in standing his ground against Trapp. The fact that the "Tired" thing came up again. That was a jab. Something was said last time. I think he'll play for us, just not under Trapp.

Trapp has this no nonsense, I say it as I see it, like it or lump it, my way or no way attitude... Where is he??The Big Brother House?? Nah. Some level of diplomacy is required when you're managing a team with limited playing resources. At this stage of his career he should be well able for loaded questions from the media too. He simply has no regard for what he says.

**OwlsFan** · 14/02/2011, 9:37 AM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Also said he doesn't look to get on the ball enough.

I think he says that about every midfielder apart from Scholes

Hard to judge a player on one game, especially away at Anfield.

**DeLorean** · 14/02/2011, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

I think he says that about every midfielder apart from Scholes

Hard to judge a player on one game, especially away at Anfield.

It was a good piece of analysis in fairness, but I think most people realised he's not the finished article yet.

**KK77** · 14/02/2011, 1:10 PM

Sunday Times Paul Rowan asked Willie McCarthy, father of the player, if there was any personal issue with Trap.
“That is rubbish,” he said. “Hopefully, Mr Trapattoni will pick James for Macedonia and he will play.
“I don’t understand where all this is coming from. James has made his mind up and he is not going to change it.”

**Closed Account** · 14/02/2011, 1:35 PM

Originally Posted by Willie McCarthy

"I don�t understand where all this is coming from. James has made his mind up and he is not going to change it.�

Nobody does Willie, nobody does....

**dr_peepee** · 14/02/2011, 1:42 PM

WHAT?? How can people not understand where it's coming from? It's ill advised comments from both managers is where it's coming from...

**tetsujin1979** · 14/02/2011, 2:26 PM

Originally Posted by dr_peepee

WHAT?? How can people not understand where it's coming from? It's ill advised comments from both managers is where it's coming from...

so why is nobody seizing on the comments by the player's representative, and now his father and publicising them?
It's just recycled comments from the managers (Trapattoni, Martinez and, to a lesser extent, Levein) over and over

**AlaskaFox** · 14/02/2011, 3:22 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

so why is nobody seizing on the comments by the player's representative, and now his father and publicising them?

But that doesn't sell newspapers.

**tetsujin1979** · 14/02/2011, 4:15 PM

Originally Posted by AlaskaFox

But that doesn't sell newspapers.

or advance agendas, for that matter

**dr_peepee** · 14/02/2011, 4:50 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

so why is nobody seizing on the comments by the player's representative, and now his father and publicising them?
It's just recycled comments from the managers (Trapattoni, Martinez and, to a lesser extent, Levein) over and over

Dunno Dude!!... I'm only stating that I'm shocked that people are claiming they don't know where it's coming from.

**Closed Account** · 14/02/2011, 5:46 PM

Originally Posted by dr_peepee

Dunno Dude!!... I'm only stating that I'm shocked that people are claiming they don't know where it's coming from.

There's a difference between knowing where something has come from and understanding where something has come from.

**paul_oshea** · 14/02/2011, 5:50 PM

Originally Posted by dr_peepee

Dunno Dude!!... I'm only stating that I'm shocked that people are claiming they don't know where it's coming from.

I never knew you grew up in america.

**The Fly** · 14/02/2011, 6:09 PM

Originally Posted by joe_denilson

There's a difference between knowing where something has come from and understanding where something has come from.

There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns � the ones we don't know we don't know.

**paul_oshea** · 14/02/2011, 6:10 PM

Have you just bought Rumsfelds autobiography?

**TrapAPony** · 14/02/2011, 6:40 PM

Another one :
http://www.sportsnewsireland.com/201...ts-to-ireland/

**CraftyToePoke** · 14/02/2011, 6:55 PM

Originally Posted by TrapAPony

Another one :
http://www.sportsnewsireland.com/201...ts-to-ireland/

That one sort of reads, ''Mr Trap has now promised to stop being a complete so and so, and therefore maybe we can get on with things''

**Stuttgart88** · 14/02/2011, 6:58 PM

Tony O'Donohue commented on Trap's "unfair" handling of the situation, but I can't access the RTE Player file.

Anyone got the jist of what he was saying?

**dr_peepee** · 14/02/2011, 7:29 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

I never knew you grew up in america.

That's just how I roll, G....

**Sullivinho** · 14/02/2011, 8:57 PM

Originally Posted by TrapAPony

Another one :
http://www.sportsnewsireland.com/201...ts-to-ireland/

Unless they're holding something back, the bit about him making himself available for the Macedonia squad seems to be based on his Dad's comments rather than those of the player himself.

At the moment things seem set up for a showdown between Trap and Martinez come the next squad announcement. What are the chances Trap will choose to respect his Wigan counterpart's wishes? Reasonably high I'd say.

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Tony O'Donohue commented on Trap's "unfair" handling of the situation, but I can't access the RTE Player file.

Anyone got the jist of what he was saying?

Hmm, that video appears to have disappeared. Let's hope Tony hasn't suffered the same fate.

**Noelys Guitar** · 14/02/2011, 9:25 PM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Tony O'Donohue commented on Trap's "unfair" handling of the situation, but I can't access the RTE Player file.

Anyone got the jist of what he was saying?

Here is the full text
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/mns/f...tonyodonoghue/

Nothing new really that has not already appeared in other sports media. Ridiculous dig at Trapatonni in the last paragraph with To'd saying Sporting Fingal could have survived on a quarter of Trapatonni's wages. I think its fair to say at this stage that no journalist knows what is going on and they are all either drinking in the same pub swapping stories or just cut and pasting stuff.