James McCarthy

[Richard Anderson]

Bin off the jarg Irishman

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Played a few decent games for us, gave energy to the midfield and complemented the imperious Barry pretty well. I always felt like we lacked goal threat from midfield with that pairing, but would be interesting to see what a fit McCarthy could offer to this team given that there are goals from other areas now. Not bothered if he goes or stays. He will never be more than a squad player now I suspect.

 

[hktoffee]

Played a few decent games for us, gave energy to the midfield and complemented the imperious Barry pretty well. I always felt like we lacked goal threat from midfield with that pairing, but would be interesting to see what a fit McCarthy could offer to this team given that there are goals from other areas now. Not bothered if he goes or stays. He will never be more than a squad player now I suspect.

Ages ago. McCarthy is done he should move on for his career.

 

[Groucho]

Played a few decent games for us, gave energy to the midfield and complemented the imperious Barry pretty well. I always felt like we lacked goal threat from midfield with that pairing, but would be interesting to see what a fit McCarthy could offer to this team given that there are goals from other areas now. Not bothered if he goes or stays. He will never be more than a squad player now I suspect.

Ages ago. McCarthy is done he should move on for his career.

This was a long time ago.

We’ve moved on and have better in Gana and Gomes.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

This was a long time ago.

We’ve moved on and have better in Gana and Gomes.

But for how long? Gomes is a loanee and Gana is in demand. I hope we keep both, especially Gana. Like I say McCarthy I'm not bothered about.

 

[RichardP]

But for how long? Gomes is a loanee and Gana is in demand. I hope we keep both, especially Gana. Like I say McCarthy I'm not bothered about.

McCarthy is the sort of player we should be keeping - especially if somehow we nick 7th and play Europa qualifying games in July. We will need a big squad with some experience. I agree he is not first choice but he is a useful player to have available.

 

[Big Fat Sam]

Now that he's football-ready hopefully it puts him in the shop window for a transfer this summer. He's not good enough when fit anyway. Sell.

 

[Rugby Toffee]

I feel he will be one of a pretty long list in players departing this summer

 

[ToffeeTim]

SELL

 

[Tree13]

Played a few decent games for us, gave energy to the midfield and complemented the imperious Barry pretty well. I always felt like we lacked goal threat from midfield with that pairing, but would be interesting to see what a fit McCarthy could offer to this team given that there are goals from other areas now. Not bothered if he goes or stays. He will never be more than a squad player now I suspect.

We've been waiting four years now pal. He's not capable of staying injury-free. We are paying wages for a player who has missed over 100 games in his Everton career.

McCarthy is the sort of player we should be keeping - especially if somehow we nick 7th and play Europa qualifying games in July. We will need a big squad with some experience. I agree he is not first choice but he is a useful player to have available.

But that's point - he's rarely ever available. The bulk of his experience has been gained in the treatment room, or at home in a plaster cast.

Now that he's football-ready hopefully it puts him in the shop window for a transfer this summer. He's not good enough when fit anyway. Sell.

Agree 1000%. No future here for McCarthorse.

 

[hktoffee]

Played a few decent games for us, gave energy to the midfield and complemented the imperious Barry pretty well. I always felt like we lacked goal threat from midfield with that pairing, but would be interesting to see what a fit McCarthy could offer to this team given that there are goals from other areas now. Not bothered if he goes or stays. He will never be more than a squad player now I suspect.

Sell him. One year left in his contract and is unavailable for like 3.5 years.

 

[Rudolf Hucker]

Picked ahead of Tom Davies today! Bizarre choice, unless Davies is injured???


Hopefully he can stay fit until the window & he’s willing to take a drop down to the championship, promoted club maybe.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

Picked ahead of Tom Davies today! Bizarre choice, unless Davies is injured???


Hopefully he can stay fit until the window & he’s willing to take a drop down to the championship, promoted club maybe.

It’s a pity Celtic couldn’t afford him.

 

[RichardP]

Picked ahead of Tom Davies today! Bizarre choice, unless Davies is injured???


Hopefully he can stay fit until the window & he’s willing to take a drop down to the championship, promoted club maybe.

Or, maybe Marco sees more in Jimmy Mac in training all week than he sees in Tom Davies?

 

[Tree13]

Or, maybe Marco sees more in Jimmy Mac in training all week than he sees in Tom Davies?

Let's be serious for a second.

There are now two games left. With Wolves winning today they have opened up a four-point gap between us, so 7th place is now pretty unlikely. We're going to come 8th or 9th - probably 8th if you look at Watford and Leicester's remaining games. In this instance it makes sense for Davies to be given a rest so that he can have an injury-free summer. If our summer transfers go well, we might even see Davies made available for a loan (I doubt it) but it's also quite likely he will be a key part of the midfield rotation nest season.

McCarthy, on the other hand, is finished here. Silva is treading a fine line, trying to give McCarthy enough game time to put him in the shop window but not so much game time that he accidentally shatters his pelvis into a million pieces or somehow manages to knock his own head off in a freak accident taking a throw-in.

Hopefully McCarthy goes on to have a few productive seasons, possibly even in the Prem. But definitely not with us. He's been a very poor transfer, objectively speaking: at the time we picked him up, £13m was a fair chunk of cash. In return he has missed over one hundred games due to injury. He's spent over 700 days - TWO YEARS - in the treatment room, the hospital or rehab. Totally unacceptable for a professional athlete.

Looking at the current top seven teams in the Championship I would think that McCarthy would be of interest to whichever three teams eventually win promotion. I'd happily take £5m for him - not that we'd get that given he's got a year left under contract.