Originally Posted by
ChiefHandker
McCarthy dedicated?! the Scottish lad's only reason in declaring for us was because it was a deathbed wish of his dying grandfather!
And to say he's a better player than Ireland is laughable.. Ireland was one of the hottest prospects in English football not 18 months ago, was voted Man City's player of the season 2009 ahead of Robinho, Elano, Dunne etc. He's just out of form at the moment.
McCarthy on the other hand has played 20 minutes of football for Ireland (in a friendly), has barely played this season for Wigan and has something like a grand total of 2 league goals to his credit.
Not to mention that McCarthy and Ireland are completely different types of players.
The story about the deathbed wish is a load of bollox, according to McCarthy.
Ehhh ... Ireland is not playing any football at the moment, so he is not playing better than anyone in the squad at the moment.
The only reason McCarthy has played so little this season is that he was injured at the end of October.
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