[Football] McCarthy gone from Ipswich

[chaileyjem]

Very wrong - he was sacked at Wolves as they were going down, as they eventually did rock bottom so 2 out of 3. He was also at Ipswich and got them in to the play offs I think after taking them out of the relegation zone the season before.

He kept Wolves in the prem for 2 seasons and was sacked in the 3rd before they were relegated. A lifetime compared to some. So fair to say he has some Prem pedigree. As much as Hughton anyway.

As for Ipswich then when he joined they were in the Champ and nearly 6 years later, they are still there. So he didn’t , a few play offs aside, get them up.

 

[Weststander]

He kept Wolves in the prem for 2 seasons and was sacked in the 3rd before they were relegated. A lifetime compared to some. So fair to say he has some Prem pedigree. As much as Hughton anyway.

As for Ipswich then when he joined they were in the Champ and nearly 6 years later, they are still there. So he didn’t , a few play offs aside, get them up.

Matt Holland on the radio just then, said Ipswich's player payroll budget was the 5th lowest in the Championship.

MM over achieved.

 

[chaileyjem]

Matt Holland on the radio just then, said Ipswich's player payroll budget was the 5th lowest in the Championship.

MM over achieved.

Agreed. I think he’s a good manager , his record shows that, and he did well at Ipswich to a certain extent given his budget. Although in the end - no promotion. He also saw through Leon Best in about 10 minutes.

I was illustrating to the OP that the glib summary - not a prem manager , gets teams up , can’t keep em up - was a bit more nuanced than that. It normally is.

 

[Weststander]

Agreed. I think he’s a good manager , his record shows that, and he did well at Ipswich to a certain extent given his budget. Although in the end - no promotion. He also saw through Leon Best in about 10 minutes.

I was illustrating to the OP that the glib summary - not a prem manager , gets teams up , can’t keep em up - was a bit more nuanced than that. It normally is.

Totally agree with all your points in this thread.

Ipswich followers said Keane went on a spending spree, which never paid off. The Ipswich owner reined in spending after that, giving MM next to no transfer budget in his 5 plus years. In a division where some clubs are spending on over £10m on single players.

 

[Mr Banana]

He also saw through Leon Best in about 10 minutes.

He signed Leon Best

 

[chaileyjem]

He signed Leon Best

Hughton signed him twice !

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Hughton signed him twice !

That was mean

 

[ac gull]

Just the sort of manager Ipswich will need next season in League One

Mick M quite good as a pundit for BT re Wolves v Everton a few weeks ago - must be quite enjoying his time away from full time job at minute

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Just the sort of manager Ipswich will need next season in League One

Mick M quite good as a pundit for BT re Wolves v Everton a few weeks ago - must be quite enjoying his time away from full time job at minute

Wonder if he’s doing any scouting for us.

Does seem good friends with CH.


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[BensGrandad]

Perhaps his wage demands would be too high but I would have thought that he would have been better for Notts County than Harry Kewell.

 

[LlcoolJ]

Just the sort of manager Ipswich will need next season in League One

Mick M quite good as a pundit for BT re Wolves v Everton a few weeks ago - must be quite enjoying his time away from full time job at minute

He was basically hounded out of Ipswich as they're another shitty club with ideas above their station. Seems that most fans didn't understand that keeping them safe from relegation with next to no money to chuck around was actually a great achievement. The six fingered twats.

He's a sound bloke.

Interesting rereading this thread that everyone was saying similar and predicting them to be relegated without him.

 

[Muzzman]

Have to admit to not really paying any attention to the Championship lately, this thread lead me to check the table. I had a chuckle at Reading's form.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Have to admit to not really paying any attention to the Championship lately, this thread lead me to check the table. I had a chuckle at Reading's form.

Yes. It's quite the surprise to all of us who know the players in their squad. They have a crap Championship team, their relegation looks pretty certain at the moment but the concern is who they appoint to replace Clement when he is inevitably sacked. Reading are Brighton under Hyypia, dreadful recruitment and a manager with no clue. When Clement leaves, McCarthy will come in and then my 9/2 bet on their relegation is a busted flush. But all the time 00Clement is in place, they'll continue to lose every game without much danger of scoring a goal.

 

[Weststander]

Ipswich fans in 606 and TS in phone-ins this season are incredibly arrogant and still very spiteful/ungrateful about Mick. They repeatedly state that they don't mind dropping divisions, because "the football is so much better than that under McCarthy". When put straight by the presenters about the relatively minute Championship budget he operated under, the proverbial ear-plugs go in ..... an inconvenient truth.

 

[LlcoolJ]

Ipswich fans in 606 and TS in phone-ins this season are incredibly arrogant and still very spiteful/ungrateful about Mick. They repeatedly state that they don't mind dropping divisions, because "the football is so much better than that under McCarthy". When put straight by the presenters about the relatively minute Championship budget he operated under, the proverbial ear-plugs go in ..... an inconvenient truth.

I hope the inbred twats get relegated. Along with Reading and Wednesday.

 

[bob_monkhouse]

Paul Hurst sacked with Ipswich bottom of the league. Wonder if the McCarthy haters are pleased with their progress since he left?

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[Brovion]

I didn't realise he'd been re-employed?

 

[Ernest]

Paul Hurst sacked with Ipswich bottom of the league. Wonder if the McCarthy haters are pleased with their progress since he left?

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That worked well

 

[Grizz]

Poor bloke never had a chance. The get rid of their front two and left him with a load of youngsters. He was never going to be given enough time to turn that ship around. Just goes to show that they may not have enjoyed their style of football, but McCarthy got the best out of what he had.

 

[Simster]

I'd quite like to see Ipswich in league one. They are like Palace - never really had it tough.