Mick McCarthy has been down this road before & Resigned

FROM THE IPSWICH MEDIA:



Ipswich fans hounded McCarthy with songs “Your football is shit and get out if our club.”



Mick McCarthy hits out at Ipswich fans who ‘hounded’ him out of job

Mick McCarthy has recently spoken out on his former side Ipswich Town, their relegation and has also hit out at Ipswich fans.

The current Republic of Ireland boss was the manager at the Tractor Boys between 2012 and 2018 and after continued abuse from large sections of fans, McCarthy resigned four games before the end of the season with the club at 12th in the Championship.

Paul Hurst was then handed the job, but went on to be sacked after a defeat to Leeds seeing the club bottom just 14 games into the season.

Back in October, McCarthy told Football First on talkSPORT 2: “It’s sad for Paul Hurst”. “They did make a lot of changes – a lot of players left and maybe a couple of the signings haven’t worked out instantly.

“I think they were unlucky in a couple of games and it can change around so quickly and all of a sudden you’re on the slide.

McCarthy announced his departure after beating Barnsley 1-0. He replied back to a question about fans’ negative reaction to a debutant, Barry Cotter, getting subbed: “I won’t have to listen to that again, that’s my last game.

“I had my spell there, I loved it, enjoyed it and some of them made their feelings known and it’s not worked out for them since I’ve left, has it?

“I’ll make it clear, it wasn’t everybody. It was a fair section of them and I had a real happy time there because there are a lot of good people and I feel for them.

“But I have to say, the ones that were hounding me for 18 months to two years, I’ve got no sympathy for them at all.

He spoke again, reflecting on his time at Portman Road.

He said to Balls.ie in the last week: “I was doing a good job there.”

“My job is to win games and stay in that league was my remit, and that’s what I continued to do.

“I’m sad that they’ve gone down. Some of the lads are taking huge cuts in wages who were with me and who were brilliant for me.

“The staff, I’ve no doubt people will be losing their jobs because of it so that’s going to be sad.

It’s a great club and pretty much most of their fans were brilliant with me.

“The ones that hounded me out, I hope they enjoy watching the sexy football in the first division (League One).”

Following his statements, fans took to social media to give their reaction, some angry and others amused – find out

‘There were people with bottles and beer waiting to throw them at me’ – McCarthy reflects on his Town exit



Former Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy says being asked to leave via the back door at Brentford made up his mind to quit the job back in April.


McCarthy faced vitriolic abuse from a section of Town fans during the 1-0 defeat at Griffin Park – the impact exacerbated by the fact he had to walk right past them to get to the dressing room at half-time and full-time.

The 59-year-old, who had already announced he would be leaving the club at the end of the season, decided then that the home match against Barnsley three days later would be the final game of his five-and-a-half years in charge at Portman Road.

“I got asked to leave via the back door at Brentford because there were people with bottles and beer waiting to throw them at me,” he told the Irish Daily Mail.

“Of course me being me, I said to the police ‘f*** em, I’m going out the front door’. They said ‘well, if you do we might get covered in beer; we might get hit with bottles’.





Ipswich Town boss Mick McCarthy on his and David McGoldrick's future






“I don’t know if there was one person or 20 people or 100. But I had to go out the back door.

“I spoke to (owner) Marcus Evans then. Barnsley was always going to be my last game.

“But it would have been nice to go out and say ‘thanks for everything, it’s been great’, rather than ‘well, what do you think about being booed?’ So I said ‘thankfully I won’t have to listen to it again’ and I did one’.”

Asked whether he received hate mail during his time at Town he says his personal assistant dealt with his post and shredded anything abusive.

“Why on earth would I read it?” added McCarthy, who has carried out media work for Sky Sports and TalkSport at the start of this campaign and is now starting a new role as a pundit for Virgin Media Sport.

Asked why he is keen to get back into management given how his time at Ipswich ended, he replied: “Because we love it. I want to do it again. I have no desire to rest on my laurels. That’s what I enjoy doing.

“I have to say I enjoy the combative nature of it. I enjoy the managing of players and solving problems, both on the pitch and off the pitch, dealing with all the things that come with it, and sometimes the s*** and sometimes the glamour of it. I’ve had more of the glamour than the s***, I have to be honest.”

“Mick McCarthy, you football is sh*t” sang Ipswich fans

As more time goes by without any tangible success to show, the more perilous one’s position may become.

When your own home ‘faithful’ are chanting in unison against you, it’s a pretty clear sign that things probably won’t end well.

“Mick McCarthy, you football is sh*t” sang Ipswich fans

As more time goes by without any tangible success to show, the more perilous one’s position may become.

When your own home ‘faithful’ are chanting in unison against you, it’s a pretty clear sign that things probably won’t end well.

Da Ja Vu.

I'm still smarting from that Coventry game and I'm living in a nightmare that we will be in a relegation fight come Christmas, perhaps stone bottom and yes that means being below Derby. He is already getting booed and when you see our upcoming fixtures I can only see the booing increasing.

What has gone wrong since his terrific start that won him his contract. I don't blame the club for giving him the contract, who would have? What was it 4 losses in 26 games? So where has it all gone wrong?

The only answer I see is the quality of our squad. We are one directional with no means to make it two, More worrying is we are not that good at it. We are obvious and we have been sussed out with ease. I hear people say promote Morison and let him play the youth the way he has been coaching them. If that happens we will get steam rolled by the experienced teams out there. That's happening now so perhaps we have no choice but to try that.

“Mick McCarthy, you football is sh*t” sang Ipswich fans

As more time goes by without any tangible success to show, the more perilous one’s position may become.

When your own home ‘faithful’ are chanting in unison against you, it’s a pretty clear sign that things probably won’t end well.

Da Ja Vu.

I'm still smarting from that Coventry game and I'm living in a nightmare that we will be in a relegation fight come Christmas, perhaps stone bottom and yes that means being below Derby. He is already getting booed and when you see our upcoming fixtures I can only see the booing increasing.

What has gone wrong since his terrific start that won him his contract. I don't blame the club for giving him the contract, who would have? What was it 4 losses in 26 games? So where has it all gone wrong?

The only answer I see is the quality of our squad. We are one directional with no means to make it two, More worrying is we are not that good at it. We are obvious and we have been sussed out with ease. I hear people say promote Morison and let him play the youth the way he has been coaching them. If that happens we will get steam rolled by the experienced teams out there. That's happening now so perhaps we have no choice but to try that.

A lot of truth in what you say Ian.

The problem is Mick, has been saying for months now don’t need to strengthen, we have a big squad , all positions strength in depth and quality .

He has said all this so can never complain.

Plus why not be honest this is a much weaker squad than last season , but to keep the Committee happy like Harris did he will have egg on his face and the one who will suffer .

Lost all respect for him.

“Mick McCarthy, you football is sh*t” sang Ipswich fans

As more time goes by without any tangible success to show, the more perilous one’s position may become.

When your own home ‘faithful’ are chanting in unison against you, it’s a pretty clear sign that things probably won’t end well.

Da Ja Vu.

I'm still smarting from that Coventry game and I'm living in a nightmare that we will be in a relegation fight come Christmas, perhaps stone bottom and yes that means being below Derby. He is already getting booed and when you see our upcoming fixtures I can only see the booing increasing.

What has gone wrong since his terrific start that won him his contract. I don't blame the club for giving him the contract, who would have? What was it 4 losses in 26 games? So where has it all gone wrong?

The only answer I see is the quality of our squad. We are one directional with no means to make it two, More worrying is we are not that good at it. We are obvious and we have been sussed out with ease. I hear people say promote Morison and let him play the youth the way he has been coaching them. If that happens we will get steam rolled by the experienced teams out there. That's happening now so perhaps we have no choice but to try that.

A lot of truth in what you say Ian.

The problem is Mick, has been saying for months now don’t need to strengthen, we have a big squad , all positions strength in depth and quality .

He has said all this so can never complain.

Plus why not be honest this is a much weaker squad than last season , but to keep the Committee happy like Harris did he will have egg on his face and the one who will suffer .

Lost all respect for him.

Nothing worse when people use your arguments against you.

MM claiming the squad was good enough looks like its going to bite him hard. Of course we know he is working from orders above and we know what those order are. What I feared for a long long time looks like its happening. Time very soon will tell us.

“Mick McCarthy, you football is sh*t” sang Ipswich fans

As more time goes by without any tangible success to show, the more perilous one’s position may become.

When your own home ‘faithful’ are chanting in unison against you, it’s a pretty clear sign that things probably won’t end well.

What has gone wrong since his terrific start that won him his contract. I don't blame the club for giving him the contract, who would have? What was it 4 losses in 26 games? So where has it all gone wrong?

The only answer I see is the quality of our squad. We are one directional with no means to make it two, More worrying is we are not that good at it. We are obvious and we have been sussed out with ease. I hear people say promote Morison and let him play the youth the way he has been coaching them. If that happens we will get steam rolled by the experienced teams out there. That's happening now so perhaps we have no choice but to try that.

The problem is that our fans, at some point, are going to have to accept a period of change that will not equate to challenging for the playoffs if we're really serious about developing a more attractive identity and way of playing.

Along with that we may have to take a gamble on a young manager, like Morrison, and be patient.

Even now with us all calling for McCarthy's head (that includes me !) the options being mentioned on here are Hughton, Big Sam, etc. I like Hughton and would have given him the job when it went to Harris, but I'm not sure it's a forward looking appointment.

It pains me to say it but look at the Jacks, who, up until now, have been pretty successful in management appointments. What had Martinez, Rogers, Monk, Potter or Cooper done before they were given the job ? Nothing, you could argue they were all risky but all they were all given a bit of time and all of them had different degrees of success. Even Monk kept them in the Prem which is more than Mackay, OGS or Warnock could do for us. What had the WBA manager done before he got the Barnsley job, what had Scott Parker done before the Fulham job, etc., etc.

For me, unless we can pull a rabbit out of the hat like Eddie Howe (and that simply isn't going to happen !), why not give it to Morrison on a temporary basis ? At least he has demonstrated that he knows how football should be played, the question is can he implement that at the higher level and command the dressing room and we won't know that until he's given a chance.

The choice is pretty clear, we can either make a "Big Sam" type appointment that will get us in or around the playoffs this season and then find ourselves no further forward at the end of it, or we can be brave and appoint somebody with no proven track record and give them time to prove themselves.

My worry is that even a single loss provokes mass hysteria on here and I think there will have to be a change in fans attitudes too if we are serious about long-term progression.

My opinion . Mick hasn’t a pair of bollocks to confront the board that he needs players and the board needed to bring a manager in for the future not short term which they have done . Sign no players to make a difference apart from Giles and use the rest as academy players with this hoof ball shit and us loyal fans shelling out loads on season tickets to watch this crap . The owners don’t care ! Let’s hope we stabilise this season stay up and tan sells up and fucks off and the rest of the board especially that toothpaste tweeting test jalil whatever his name is goes with them !!!!

“Mick McCarthy, you football is sh*t” sang Ipswich fans

As more time goes by without any tangible success to show, the more perilous one’s position may become.

When your own home ‘faithful’ are chanting in unison against you, it’s a pretty clear sign that things probably won’t end well.

What has gone wrong since his terrific start that won him his contract. I don't blame the club for giving him the contract, who would have? What was it 4 losses in 26 games? So where has it all gone wrong?

The only answer I see is the quality of our squad. We are one directional with no means to make it two, More worrying is we are not that good at it. We are obvious and we have been sussed out with ease. I hear people say promote Morison and let him play the youth the way he has been coaching them. If that happens we will get steam rolled by the experienced teams out there. That's happening now so perhaps we have no choice but to try that.

The problem is that our fans, at some point, are going to have to accept a period of change that will not equate to challenging for the playoffs if we're really serious about developing a more attractive identity and way of playing.

Along with that we may have to take a gamble on a young manager, like Morrison, and be patient.

Even now with us all calling for McCarthy's head (that includes me !) the options being mentioned on here are Hughton, Big Sam, etc. I like Hughton and would have given him the job when it went to Harris, but I'm not sure it's a forward looking appointment.

It pains me to say it but look at the Jacks, who, up until now, have been pretty successful in management appointments. What had Martinez, Rogers, Monk, Potter or Cooper done before they were given the job ? Nothing, you could argue they were all risky but all they were all given a bit of time and all of them had different degrees of success. Even Monk kept them in the Prem which is more than Mackay, OGS or Warnock could do for us. What had the WBA manager done before he got the Barnsley job, what had Scott Parker done before the Fulham job, etc., etc.

For me, unless we can pull a rabbit out of the hat like Eddie Howe (and that simply isn't going to happen !), why not give it to Morrison on a temporary basis ? At least he has demonstrated that he knows how football should be played, the question is can he implement that at the higher level and command the dressing room and we won't know that until he's given a chance.

The choice is pretty clear, we can either make a "Big Sam" type appointment that will get us in or around the playoffs this season and then find ourselves no further forward at the end of it, or we can be brave and appoint somebody with no proven track record and give them time to prove themselves.

My worry is that even a single loss provokes mass hysteria on here and I think there will have to be a change in fans attitudes too if we are serious about long-term progression.

Good post and sums it all up.

I do believe we need a change of manager and change of style and above all a change in approach from the board or preferably a new owner.
I think the talk of relegation is a bit premature 4/5 loses have been against sides in the top six yes performance have been awful but I believe there's enough there (based on results against the weaker teams in this league) to keep us clear of a real relegation battle (ending the season on around 55 points)

Reason relegation battlers could be on the cards prior to mick being given a new contract we were having a great run since his new contract we have played 29 league games and he has won 5 out of 20 . For me a club that is meant to push for playoffs as the club outlined at the start of the season is it good enough . I don’t fully blame mick I more blame the board as they do not know how to run this football club this is why the club need a complete change to take this club forward . Sell up to someone who will run our club properly and get a decent manager in for the future not some one for the short term who has clearly lost the dressing room

“Mick McCarthy, you football is sh*t” sang Ipswich fans

As more time goes by without any tangible success to show, the more perilous one’s position may become.

When your own home ‘faithful’ are chanting in unison against you, it’s a pretty clear sign that things probably won’t end well.

What has gone wrong since his terrific start that won him his contract. I don't blame the club for giving him the contract, who would have? What was it 4 losses in 26 games? So where has it all gone wrong?

The only answer I see is the quality of our squad. We are one directional with no means to make it two, More worrying is we are not that good at it. We are obvious and we have been sussed out with ease. I hear people say promote Morison and let him play the youth the way he has been coaching them. If that happens we will get steam rolled by the experienced teams out there. That's happening now so perhaps we have no choice but to try that.

The problem is that our fans, at some point, are going to have to accept a period of change that will not equate to challenging for the playoffs if we're really serious about developing a more attractive identity and way of playing.

Along with that we may have to take a gamble on a young manager, like Morrison, and be patient.

Even now with us all calling for McCarthy's head (that includes me !) the options being mentioned on here are Hughton, Big Sam, etc. I like Hughton and would have given him the job when it went to Harris, but I'm not sure it's a forward looking appointment.

It pains me to say it but look at the Jacks, who, up until now, have been pretty successful in management appointments. What had Martinez, Rogers, Monk, Potter or Cooper done before they were given the job ? Nothing, you could argue they were all risky but all they were all given a bit of time and all of them had different degrees of success. Even Monk kept them in the Prem which is more than Mackay, OGS or Warnock could do for us. What had the WBA manager done before he got the Barnsley job, what had Scott Parker done before the Fulham job, etc., etc.

For me, unless we can pull a rabbit out of the hat like Eddie Howe (and that simply isn't going to happen !), why not give it to Morrison on a temporary basis ? At least he has demonstrated that he knows how football should be played, the question is can he implement that at the higher level and command the dressing room and we won't know that until he's given a chance.

The choice is pretty clear, we can either make a "Big Sam" type appointment that will get us in or around the playoffs this season and then find ourselves no further forward at the end of it, or we can be brave and appoint somebody with no proven track record and give them time to prove themselves.

My worry is that even a single loss provokes mass hysteria on here and I think there will have to be a change in fans attitudes too if we are serious about long-term progression.

Agree with what you say. I think the vast majority of genuine fans would be willing to put up with a period where the club is not challenging for play offs and trying to integrate players from the academy but there are a number of provisos to that:-

The most important is that we must retain our Championship status at all costs. Look at the likes of Sunderland, Portsmouth, and Ipswich who've all been relegated from the Championship and are finding it extremely difficult to get back.

Also, it's great to see youngsters coming through but they should be integrated slowly and individually rather than being forced into the first time all at the same time. Also, they have to be good enough and not just played like they're cheap labour.

I think we'd all agree that the style of football needs to change but that takes time and needs the right set up in place - would we trust those at the top to be able to recognize the right man and appoint him then back him?

“Mick McCarthy, you football is sh*t” sang Ipswich fans

As more time goes by without any tangible success to show, the more perilous one’s position may become.

When your own home ‘faithful’ are chanting in unison against you, it’s a pretty clear sign that things probably won’t end well.

Da Ja Vu.

I'm still smarting from that Coventry game and I'm living in a nightmare that we will be in a relegation fight come Christmas, perhaps stone bottom and yes that means being below Derby. He is already getting booed and when you see our upcoming fixtures I can only see the booing increasing.

What has gone wrong since his terrific start that won him his contract. I don't blame the club for giving him the contract, who would have? What was it 4 losses in 26 games? So where has it all gone wrong?

The only answer I see is the quality of our squad. We are one directional with no means to make it two, More worrying is we are not that good at it. We are obvious and we have been sussed out with ease. I hear people say promote Morison and let him play the youth the way he has been coaching them. If that happens we will get steam rolled by the experienced teams out there. That's happening now so perhaps we have no choice but to try that.

Yeah he did well at the start with a squad of Warnock & Harris' players. We had at least some pace on the wings to get the ball in to Kieffer hence why he scored so many. McCarthy has nobody else to blame for losing 6 wingers and replacing them with (the albeit fantastic) Giles who we actually got as a wing back. We have been sussed out like you say and there is no Plan B because he has put us in a position where we have no Plan B.

There seems to be an idea going round that if we appointed Steve
Morrison as manager he would plays loads of youngsters and we would be steamrolled by more experience teams. We have been steamrollered by teams in the last two games anyway. There is no reason to think that Morrison would do this the logical thing would be to introduce the youngsters gradually.

In the games against WBA MM didn't start with a single youngster no Cowill no Bagan no Harris let alone Bowen or Simba it was back to Jurassic park and a fat lot of good it did us.

The club needs a total change from top to bottom. Swansea seem to do everything better than us, from appointing managers, to scouting players Piroe is the latest in a long line of finds. Perhaps it's something to do with having football people involved?

“Mick McCarthy, you football is sh*t” sang Ipswich fans

As more time goes by without any tangible success to show, the more perilous one’s position may become.

When your own home ‘faithful’ are chanting in unison against you, it’s a pretty clear sign that things probably won’t end well.

What has gone wrong since his terrific start that won him his contract. I don't blame the club for giving him the contract, who would have? What was it 4 losses in 26 games? So where has it all gone wrong?

The only answer I see is the quality of our squad. We are one directional with no means to make it two, More worrying is we are not that good at it. We are obvious and we have been sussed out with ease. I hear people say promote Morison and let him play the youth the way he has been coaching them. If that happens we will get steam rolled by the experienced teams out there. That's happening now so perhaps we have no choice but to try that.

The problem is that our fans, at some point, are going to have to accept a period of change that will not equate to challenging for the playoffs if we're really serious about developing a more attractive identity and way of playing.

Along with that we may have to take a gamble on a young manager, like Morrison, and be patient.

Even now with us all calling for McCarthy's head (that includes me !) the options being mentioned on here are Hughton, Big Sam, etc. I like Hughton and would have given him the job when it went to Harris, but I'm not sure it's a forward looking appointment.

It pains me to say it but look at the Jacks, who, up until now, have been pretty successful in management appointments. What had Martinez, Rogers, Monk, Potter or Cooper done before they were given the job ? Nothing, you could argue they were all risky but all they were all given a bit of time and all of them had different degrees of success. Even Monk kept them in the Prem which is more than Mackay, OGS or Warnock could do for us. What had the WBA manager done before he got the Barnsley job, what had Scott Parker done before the Fulham job, etc., etc.

For me, unless we can pull a rabbit out of the hat like Eddie Howe (and that simply isn't going to happen !), why not give it to Morrison on a temporary basis ? At least he has demonstrated that he knows how football should be played, the question is can he implement that at the higher level and command the dressing room and we won't know that until he's given a chance.

The choice is pretty clear, we can either make a "Big Sam" type appointment that will get us in or around the playoffs this season and then find ourselves no further forward at the end of it, or we can be brave and appoint somebody with no proven track record and give them time to prove themselves.

My worry is that even a single loss provokes mass hysteria on here and I think there will have to be a change in fans attitudes too if we are serious about long-term progression.

Agree with what you say. I think the vast majority of genuine fans would be willing to put up with a period where the club is not challenging for play offs and trying to integrate players from the academy but there are a number of provisos to that:-

The most important is that we must retain our Championship status at all costs. Look at the likes of Sunderland, Portsmouth, and Ipswich who've all been relegated from the Championship and are finding it extremely difficult to get back.

Also, it's great to see youngsters coming through but they should be integrated slowly and individually rather than being forced into the first time all at the same time. Also, they have to be good enough and not just played like they're cheap labour.

I think we'd all agree that the style of football needs to change but that takes time and needs the right set up in place - would we trust those at the top to be able to recognize the right man and appoint him then back him?

I agree, I think fans would be far more patient if we could see we were building something and had a long term plan in place. At the moment we are a shambles. We have a manager who has got us playing terrible football and a club aim of bringing through youngsters who do not suit the football. Its never going to work.

We need a manager who will get the best out of what we got. If that involves the youngsters then mick isn't that person.

Need to get that chant going on the weekend.

Boro game will be intersting if he' s still with us i think the canton would sing neil warnocks barmy army.

He should have known that once he was told to get rid of the big earners we would struggle, especially against the bigger teams. He should have only agreed to the new contract if he was assured of money to bring players in to replace the ones he let go. He would know that he would take the rap from fans and the board alike when results go pear shaped