James McCarthy

toffeeblue9 · February 1, 2017

jackyboy said:
Would start him tonight.

It's unlikely we'll play the same XI which won our last two games in the games tonight and on Saturday, so he might well have a part to play

davek · February 1, 2017

bluestevon said:
You'd start him ahead of Gana would you Dave? or would you drop Davies?

Form trumps everything. EVERYTHING. And btw, as good as Gueye has been and Davies has been let's not go overboard shall we. They aren't Kante class.

davek · February 1, 2017

BlueToff said:
Koeman praised Macca yesterday Dave.

If it weren't for Davies' form I reckon he'd be starting tonight.

Tell that to his many (unfathomably many) detractors.

There are people who have taken up a ridiculous position on McCarthy...have made it their business to try and crusade for his exit. They are rebuffed 100% by the manager they place stock in.

It's amusing really.

davek · February 1, 2017

Mountfield1985 said:
He hasn't played lately Dave, and we've won our last 3 league games without conceding a goal. If he doesn't get back in the team it's because we are winning, not because Koeman has some agenda against him.

That's not my p.o.v.

kenada_blue · February 1, 2017

Sold in the summer

davek · February 1, 2017

Kev50 said:
one of your biggest complaints has been the money lashed on snides. I thought you would have been made up if we got our money back on a player who's stank the place out for much of the last two years?

Snide...McCarthy?

Sorry. No idea what you;re talking about here.

BlueToff · February 1, 2017

davek said:
Tell that to his many (unfathomably many) detractors.

There are people who have taken up a ridiculous position on McCarthy...have made it their business to try and crusade for his exit. They are rebuffed 100% by the manager they place stock in.

It's amusing really.

I'm personally of the opinion he'd have gone had a huge offer come in.

But we set the price high for a reason - we didn't want to sell and had no reason to.

Mountfield1985 · February 1, 2017

davek said:
That's not my p.o.v.

Then you're a d.i.v.

flibbyflob · February 1, 2017

kenada_blue said:
Sold in the summer

Course he will be, along with Besic, Lennon and Jagielka.

davek · February 1, 2017

BlueToff said:
I'm personally of the opinion he'd have gone had a huge offer come in.

But we set the price high for a reason - we didn't want to sell and had no reason to.

Then you ignore ALL the words spoken on McCarthy by this manager.

MikeH72 · February 1, 2017

jackyboy said:
Would start him tonight.

Why? What need do we have to disrupt the midfield that's been playing so well? If Barry is to sit out, Schneiderlin or Gueye will come in.

Kev50 · February 1, 2017

davek said:
Snide...McCarthy?

Sorry. No idea what you;re talking about here.

shorthand for Schneiderlin

bluestevon · February 1, 2017

davek said:
Form trumps everything. EVERYTHING. And btw, as good as Gueye has been and Davies has been let's not go overboard shall we. They aren't Kante class.

In which case whilst the clubs in great form, why don't you pipe down on anti manager stuff?

After all "form trumps everything" as you say.

BlueToff · February 1, 2017

davek said:
Then you ignore ALL the words spoken on McCarthy by this manager.

No I haven't, at all.

He rates Macca. He wanted him to stay. That's why we turned down Newcastle's bid and that's why we set the price so high.

At the end of the day we've got to a position where he's our back-up option, which is fantastic. If he performs like he has done in his last few games then he'll be more than that. That can only be a good thing.

BlueToff · February 1, 2017

mikeh72 said:
Why? What need do we have to disrupt the midfield that's been playing so well? If Barry is to sit out, Schneiderlin or Gueye will come in.

Gana is to be rested for this one Mike.

Snides will be in but do think McCarthy may feature (probs as a sub)