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Lanolin said:
Fair enough I probably shouldn't have put it across as a fact because it was just something I was told. Obviously I believe it but that doesn't mean it's true in fairness.

The exact words were 'out in Glasgow with his crew' so he may not even have meant drinking, but that was what I took it to mean. Either way, the inference in the context of the conversation was that he wasn't doing everything he could to get fit, and that it wasn't a surprise. The suggestion was that our - as fans - dismay at him being picked by Ireland when unfit was directed at the wrong people, and that he was theoretically 'fit' for a long time, but we wouldn't pick him because he wasn't physically fit, not because he was technically injured. That would answer your question, in that he wasn't necessarily picked 'as soon as he was fit', he was picked when the managers got fed up of waiting for him to be fully fit and pitched him in anyway to see if he could do any better. We also clearly tried to sell him but the Sissoko deal fell through, and we had to pretend we'd changed our mind and kept him. We've not been able to sell him since because he's never been fit.
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He pushed for a move himself in the summer of 2015 but Spurs rejected his wage demands and the deal fell through. I was told that by Joe Royle at the time.

And yes since then Everton have been open to offers.

Re lifestyle, from what I know myself (not worth much) he certainly wouldn’t be one of the Irish lads who is known for enjoying a light refreshment.
 
Armaghtoffee said:
He pushed for a move himself in the summer of 2015 but Spurs rejected his wage demands and the deal fell through. I was told that by Joe Royle at the time.

And yes since then Everton have been open to offers.

Re lifestyle, from what I know myself (not worth much) he certainly wouldn’t be one of the Irish lads who is known for enjoying a light refreshment.
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Yeah I have to say my assumption that he meant drinking may say more about my own lifestyle than mccarthys because that was just how I pictured it. What he was definitely saying though, is that he wasn’t overly keen on following the fitness plans he was given, and didn’t mind having an excuse to go back home to see his mates rather than being at finch farm.
 
Lanolin said:
Yeah I have to say my assumption that he meant drinking may say more about my own lifestyle than mccarthys because that was just how I pictured it. What he was definitely saying though, is that he wasn’t overly keen on following the fitness plans he was given, and didn’t mind having an excuse to go back home to see his mates rather than being at finch farm.
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I got your point completely. The mega rich contracts do require you put football first and foremost. If it’s true in his case or not I really don’t know.
 



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