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      James McCarthy (Wigan Athletic)
      Mar 27, 2011 08:21:57 am
      Dalglish to beat rivals to signing of Wigan star James McCarthy

      Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish wants to beat Chelsea to the signing of Wigan star James McCarthy – the one who got away from Anfield.

      Dalglish is determined to land Glasgow-born Ireland starlet McCarthy as part of a major summer overhaul.

      And the legendary manager thinks that he can persuade McCarthy to pick Merseyside ahead of London for his next move, which looks increasingly likecoming at the end of the season.

      Chelsea wanted to land McCarthy in January and are still in the chase for him – although the exit of director of football Frank Arnesen leaves a ­question mark over their desperation for him.

      Now Dalglish, poised to get theLiverpool job full-time, has decided to home in on McCarthy who was set to sign for former boss Rafa Benitez as a kid but opted to stay with Hamilton Accies.

      McCarthy has already been to Liverpool’s HQ and played in a training game – when he was just 16 – and Benitez was keen to take him only for the top prospect to decide that first-team football with Hamilton was better.

      Dalglish does not want to miss out on McCarthy again and thinks he would be ideal for a new-look squad that would also include fellow Scot Charlie Adam from Blackpool. McCarthy signed for Wigan and has proved himself to be one of the best young all-round midfielders in the top flight. Chelsea are willing to pay up to £7million for him.

      Liverpool will match and ­possibly better that if Dalglish gets the money to invest.

      And he hopes the quiet lad will prefer to stay in the area rather than be drawn to the capital.

      McCarthy has forged close friendships with some of the Latics team and may be happier to remain in the north west, which is also closer to his tight-knit family home in Glasgow

      http://www.people.co.uk/sport/2011/03/27/dalglish-to-beat-rivals-to-signing-of-wigan-star-james-mccarthy-102039-23017811/
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      Reply #1: Mar 27, 2011 01:31:13 pm
      Yes please, a brilliant young player. He's worth more than 7M, would be a steal for that price
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      Reply #2: Mar 27, 2011 01:37:19 pm
      Another irish international according to the media we are signing the whole team in the summer
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      Reply #3: Mar 27, 2011 02:25:38 pm
      Another irish international according to the media we are signing the whole team in the summer
      Doyle(ok) McGeady(no thanks).........who else though?
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      Reply #4: Mar 27, 2011 02:33:14 pm
      Oh yes please snap him up. Going to to be a gem.

      Scottish boss signing young Scottish and Irish players has a familiar tone to it  ;)
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      Re: James McCarthy (Wigan Athletic)
      Reply #5: Mar 27, 2011 02:48:37 pm
      Highly rated over here, i'd take him in a heart beat.
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      Reply #6: Mar 27, 2011 03:26:09 pm
      Yes please, think he is absolutely brilliant myself. Would be great bit of business to get him for only £7M.
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      Reply #7: Mar 27, 2011 03:54:26 pm
      F**k yes. Get him in. Love him as a player.
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      Reply #8: Mar 27, 2011 04:55:24 pm
      Excellent player and has high potential, does all the things he has to do brilliantly but to be Liverpool quality needs to develop the ability to impose himself in a game. With the right manager he could be world class.
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      Reply #9: Mar 27, 2011 05:07:40 pm
      We have also being linked to Long, Given and Dunne, add McGeady, McCarthy Doyle to that do you see where I'm coming from. Who F***ing next Glen Whelan
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      Reply #10: Mar 27, 2011 05:15:15 pm
      Officially an Irish player now then...
      Dear god not Whelan Corbally
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      Reply #11: Mar 27, 2011 05:21:24 pm
      The scary thing is i actually saw a link to him last season racer
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      Reply #12: Mar 27, 2011 05:41:32 pm
      Yes please. Looks like a good talent. Thought we'd missed out big time when he chose to stay at Hamilton over an early move to us, and when he signed for Wigan I thought Martinez had done good business to get him there.
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      Reply #13: Mar 27, 2011 06:17:11 pm
      Great little player well worth 7 mill,snap him up Damian.
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      Re: James McCarthy (Wigan Athletic)
      Reply #14: Mar 27, 2011 08:00:52 pm
      Like him alot.
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      Re: James McCarthy (Wigan Athletic)
      Reply #15: Mar 27, 2011 08:11:43 pm
      Don't really watch Wigan much at all so struggling to make an opinion but seems like everybody else really likes him so i'll trust your judgements. Sign Him Up! :)
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      Reply #16: Mar 27, 2011 11:21:42 pm
      I cant believe a month or two ago when he flicked the ball in the box over a players foot then smashed it on volley was n't in the 8 or so goals on sky sports goal of the week that week it was a cracker
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      Reply #17: Mar 27, 2011 11:33:07 pm
      We have also being linked to Long, Given and Dunne, add McGeady, McCarthy Doyle to that do you see where I'm coming from. Who f**king next Glen Whelan
      At least St. Ledgers injured & Zinedene Kilbane is happy in league 1. But seriously Mc Carthy would be a great signing imo.
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      Re: James McCarthy (Wigan Athletic)
      Reply #18: Mar 27, 2011 11:33:49 pm
      Always liked what I've seen from McCarthy and would love him in our squad.
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      Reply #19: Mar 28, 2011 06:05:36 am
      I cant believe a month or two ago when he flicked the ball in the box over a players foot then smashed it on volley was n't in the 8 or so goals on sky sports goal of the week that week it was a cracker

      Amazing goal by James McCarthy

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      Reply #20: Mar 28, 2011 09:03:17 pm
      We have also being linked to Long, Given and Dunne, add McGeady, McCarthy Doyle to that do you see where I'm coming from. Who f**king next Glen Whelan

      So you're grouping McCarthy with the rest of them because he plays for a 'lesser' club? Going by your logic I guess we shouldn't have signed Keegan from Scunthorpe or more recently Alonso from Real Sociedad?

      Not sure even why you've listed Given there too, not only is he a top quality goalie, he's probably only been linked with us because of the Pepe rumours.
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      Reply #21: Mar 28, 2011 09:31:54 pm
      What are you on about, I was bringing attention to all the irish international players who have been linked to us in the last few months and ya McCarthy is one of them because he plays for ya you guessed it Ireland didn't mention his club.

      Dunno what bollocks your on about lesser clubs and Keegan you've me completely lost.
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      Re: James McCarthy (Wigan Athletic)
      Reply #22: Mar 28, 2011 09:35:07 pm
      Why don't you give us your opinion in this possible signing, instead of just complaining about his nationality then?

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