Mick McCarthy
Mick McCarthy
Michael Joseph 'Mick' McCarthyis a professional football manager, pundit and former player who is the current manager of Ipswich Town. Born in Barnsley, England with an Irish father, he played for the Republic of Ireland on 57 occasions scoring 2 goals...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth7 February 1959
experience gone might players problem season
We have lacked experience this season but if we had gone out and got experienced players on big salaries, we might have had a real problem if we had gone down.
course decide experience force gone good group might players problem reckoned stay stays taken team together turns unless view
There was a view taken that of course we wanted to stay up and do well but, if we didn't, then the group of players here will stay here and be a force to be reckoned with in the Championship. We have lacked experience but if we had gone out and got experienced players on big salaries we might have had a real problem if we had gone down. If it turns out that we're not good enough and we go down, this team stays together unless any decide they don't want to.
beaten build flying game good home maybe might momentum performance points stopping struggling
The only way we can build any momentum is by stopping getting beaten and we've done that. I know it was a home game and everyone will say it was a game we should win. Maybe had we been on 16 or 17 points and flying we might have done but we're struggling like hell. That was a really good performance and a good draw.
awful contract longer offer recently term
I think he has an awful lot to offer - I wouldn't have re-signed him recently on a longer term contract otherwise,
delighted good great keeper proving
Kelvin has been great and I'm delighted he's proving what a good keeper he is.
ask drop given last looking players tougher
The players have given me every last drop - I can't ask for any more. But it's looking tougher and tougher all the time.
absolutely risk sure
We won't take a risk with Julio. We just want to make sure he's absolutely right when he does return.
champions experience league provides useful
He has some useful Premiership and Champions League experience and his versatility provides me with cover,
deserved
Groundhog Day. I don't think we deserved to be beaten.
At the minute, it is very, very tough,
ball defend last manage
At the end of it, it is about having the wherewithal to keep the ball at times, but then to defend that last set-piece, and we didn't manage to do it,
chances created hear nobody played saying third time wants
Nobody wants to hear it, but I am here now for the third time saying we have played well, we have created chances and we still got beaten.
bottle happened tuesday wednesday
I started on Shrove Tuesday and then by Ash Wednesday something had happened and I'd had a bottle of beer.
aware bottom
I shouldn't be surprised, we're bottom of the league. I can't do anything about it. I'm not aware of anything going on.