James McCarthy M free agent b.1990

**Noelys Guitar** · 17/03/2011, 5:56 PM

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** · 17/03/2011, 7:08 PM

Originally Posted by irishultra

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

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** · 17/03/2011, 7:56 PM

Originally Posted by 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.

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** · 17/03/2011, 8:54 PM

Originally Posted by The Fly

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

**Crosby87** · 17/03/2011, 10:10 PM

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** · 17/03/2011, 10:46 PM

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** · 17/03/2011, 10:49 PM

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

**The Fly** · 17/03/2011, 11:00 PM

Originally Posted by tricky_colour

Another Saipan you mean

Cheeky!

**Noelys Guitar** · 17/03/2011, 11:01 PM

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** · 17/03/2011, 11:34 PM

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/...292507100.html

**The Fly** · 17/03/2011, 11:55 PM

Originally Posted by 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.

.....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** · 18/03/2011, 12:04 AM

Originally Posted by 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.

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** · 18/03/2011, 12:19 AM

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** · 18/03/2011, 8:09 AM

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** · 18/03/2011, 9:21 AM

Hey, it's not just Fly who can do this fancy smancy text overwrite thingy

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

**greendeiseboy** · 18/03/2011, 9:32 AM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Hey, it's not just Fly who can do this fancy smancy text overwrite thingy

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** · 18/03/2011, 9:58 AM

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** · 18/03/2011, 10:50 AM

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

**AlaskaFox** · 18/03/2011, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Hey, it's not just Fly who can do this fancy smancy text overwrite thingy

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

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

Originally Posted by greendeiseboy

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** · 18/03/2011, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by greendeiseboy

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.