Luke The Blue
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James McCarthy
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Dave Ewing's Back 'eader
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I think that EFC fans would be happier if we took any two of their squad and left them McCarthy. He's the perfect replacement for Jimmy Scouser!
r.soleofsalford
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Dave Ewing's Back 'eader said:I think that EFC fans would be happier if we took any two of their squad and left them McCarthy. He's the perfect replacement for Jimmy Scouser!
i`d hope we go for stones he`s seems a great little player
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Is this the guy that gave us a torrid time in the cup final?
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I mentioned on thread a few weeks back that we should be looking at McCarthy. He reminds me of Barry in his younger years.
Also, there is plenty of homegrown talent out there that could seriously take us to that next level.
Players like Sterling, Wilshere, McCarthy and Clyne would all improve our squad. Not just that but it could also let us get the best out of Silva and Aguero.
Despite Silva and Aguero being top class players for is, I still feel they have nowhere near hit their peak with us. It would be criminal for a club not to get the most out of these great players.
Also, there is plenty of homegrown talent out there that could seriously take us to that next level.
Players like Sterling, Wilshere, McCarthy and Clyne would all improve our squad. Not just that but it could also let us get the best out of Silva and Aguero.
Despite Silva and Aguero being top class players for is, I still feel they have nowhere near hit their peak with us. It would be criminal for a club not to get the most out of these great players.
cookster said:Yes please! Much better option than Wilshere.
In terms of ability Wilshere is in my opinion one of the most well balanced, complete midfielders in Europe.
Just a shame he's a bit of a dick!!
Although that said I'd have him here in a shot, in a midfield three with Fernandinho and Silva I think it would be a perfect combination. Bring in Schneiderlin as different, more defence minded option as well and pick whoever is in the best form and that's your midfield sorted.
Mayor West said:Is this the guy that gave us a torrid time in the cup final?
Yes he is, but Txiki decided to spend 12m on Fernando instead.
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Decent HG option in a position we desperately need. Better than some of the names mentioned (Henderson, Wheelchair).
That John Stones also looks promising.
That John Stones also looks promising.
leighton
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I dont think McCarthy is classed as home grown he started out with Hamilton. I think he is a good player but he hasnt gone on to the next stage. As a squad player maybe but he wont be a first team player. I would have him behind most of the midfielders at the moment at the club. Saying that with Milner going ??? There is a need for a few midfielders to come in bringing him in for the right price could be a smart move think he will get better playing with better players but I would rather City go for Coleman instead to push Zaba on and on.
leighton said:I dont think McCarthy is classed as home grown he started out with Hamilton. I think he is a good player but he hasnt gone on to the next stage. As a squad player maybe but he wont be a first team player. I would have him behind most of the midfielders at the moment at the club. Saying that with Milner going ??? There is a need for a few midfielders to come in bringing him in for the right price could be a smart move think he will get better playing with better players but I would rather City go for Coleman instead to push Zaba on and on.
The only way he can get to the 'next stage' is if a bigger club signs him; he's earned that opportunity with his performances in the past 4 years. Our midfield gets twatted in the big games, and having someone like him in there will help address that. He's an ideal midfielder for this league
Luke The Blue said:Spot oncallumcity said:I think McCarthy is a great player but really after the shite we've bought over the last few years we surely need to be aiming higher? I know he plays deeper than the likes of De Bruyne and Isco, but thats who we should be aiming for.
The paradox in this statement sums up where we've gone wrong in the past few years; he's a 'great player' who we should apparently overlook because he isn't a big and/or exotic name. We need this kind of player to provide a platform for the more glamorous names like Barry used to. No more Garcias and Fernandos; we have to buy proven players from within this league if we are going to battle back into title contention in the next few seasons.
sam-caddick said:Another Everton player in John Stones we should be watching.
All these foreign defenders being named yet I think Stones is on his way to becoming the real deal, he is the best young English defender we have had in a while.
Since the turn of the year he's been immense against us, Chelsea and United. Best pound-for-pound home grown option available to is this summer, even more so than Sterling.
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.A. said:sam-caddick said:Another Everton player in John Stones we should be watching.
All these foreign defenders being named yet I think Stones is on his way to becoming the real deal, he is the best young English defender we have had in a while.
Since the turn of the year he's been immense against us, Chelsea and United. Best pound-for-pound home grown option available to is this summer, even more so than Sterling.
We get it. You love or are john stones.
This thread has nothing to do with him. It's a James McCarty thread.
Surely we've learnt from experience that you don't want to be buying from Everton. They're a nightmare to deal with as they only sell for a fortune. Look at Fellaini as well. You'd be looking at £25m as a starting price for McCarthy.
McCarthy, Stones, Barkley, Coleman i'd happily take off Everton but you wouldn't get any of them for less than 25 mill.
McCarthy, Stones, Barkley, Coleman i'd happily take off Everton but you wouldn't get any of them for less than 25 mill.
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Good player but apparently he's got dodgy hamstrings.
gazzaa2 said:Surely we've learnt from experience that you don't want to be buying from Everton. They're a nightmare to deal with as they only sell for a fortune. Look at Fellaini as well. You'd be looking at £25m as a starting price for McCarthy.
McCarthy, Stones, Barkley, Coleman i'd happily take off Everton but you wouldn't get any of them for less than 25 mill.
Dunne and Lescott were brilliant for us; for £12m, the Rodwell risk was worth taking. It didn't work out for a number of reasons, but we still got most of the fee back. Fellaini has been key to the rags bagging a CL place this past few months. Forget Coleman, we have Zabaleta and soon Maffeo; Stones has been consistently better this season than any of our central defenders, is 20 and will only get better. McCarthy owned United's midfield that had dominated our own only a few weeks earlier, and again is another who's proven in our league with considerable scope for improvement. Barkley is the rawest and riskiest of the three, but his default skillset could be refined to the extent where he's a useful player for a top club.
£25m for each would be fantastic investments; we paid £30m for a relatively ageing Fernandinho and gambled even more on Mangala. There is no reason you wouldn't get 5-10 years service out of each of them.
Buying the best proven talent from within your league is a formula that has worked for all of the greatest club sides of the modern era; why some people on here think such a policy is below us is baffling.
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.A. said:gazzaa2 said:Surely we've learnt from experience that you don't want to be buying from Everton. They're a nightmare to deal with as they only sell for a fortune. Look at Fellaini as well. You'd be looking at £25m as a starting price for McCarthy.
McCarthy, Stones, Barkley, Coleman i'd happily take off Everton but you wouldn't get any of them for less than 25 mill.
Dunne and Lescott were brilliant for us; for £12m, the Rodwell risk was worth taking. It didn't work out for a number of reasons, but we still got most of the fee back. Fellaini has been key to the rags bagging a CL place this past few months. Forget Coleman, we have Zabaleta and soon Maffeo; Stones has been consistently better this season than any of our central defenders, is 20 and will only get better. McCarthy owned United's midfield that had dominated our own only a few weeks earlier, and again is another who's proven in our league with considerable scope for improvement. Barkley is the rawest and riskiest of the three, but his default skillset could be refined to the extent where he's a useful player for a top club.
£25m for each would be fantastic investments; we paid £30m for a relatively ageing Fernandinho and gambled even more on Mangala. There is no reason you wouldn't get 5-10 years service out of each of them.
Buying the best proven talent from within your league is a formula that has worked for all of the greatest club sides of the modern era; why some people on here think such a policy is below us is baffling.
Sort of agree with you. I would happily see these three join us once we've secured the signings of two top quality signings.
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Thaksinssoldier said:.A. said:sam-caddick said:Another Everton player in John Stones we should be watching.
All these foreign defenders being named yet I think Stones is on his way to becoming the real deal, he is the best young English defender we have had in a while.
Since the turn of the year he's been immense against us, Chelsea and United. Best pound-for-pound home grown option available to is this summer, even more so than Sterling.
We get it. You love or are john stones.
This thread has nothing to do with him. It's a James McCarty thread.
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SuperBlu said:Mayor West said:Is this the guy that gave us a torrid time in the cup final?
Yes he is, but Txiki decided to spend 12m on Fernando instead.
Would diffidently have him,he got a good engine & yes we seen what he did to us in that final.he can only up his game playing with top players
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stonie said:Thaksinssoldier said:.A. said:Since the turn of the year he's been immense against us, Chelsea and United. Best pound-for-pound home grown option available to is this summer, even more so than Sterling.
We get it. You love or are john stones.
This thread has nothing to do with him. It's a James McCarty thread.
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We could be talking about messi and .A. would bring up Stones.
Thaksinssoldier said:stonie said:Thaksinssoldier said:We get it. You love or are john stones.
This thread has nothing to do with him. It's a James McCarty thread.
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We could be talking about messi and .A. would bring up Stones.
I would because he's a supreme talent who's within our reach; Messi is a supreme talent who will never ever wear our shirt, like a lot of the elite players a lot of people waste their time sticking in their ideal 11 for next season.
James McCarthy is another one who's within our reach and would improve our team.