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Mick McCarthy: Blackpool appoint veteran boss until end of the season

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Mick McCarthy left Cardiff City in October 2021 after a run of eight consecutive defeats Mick McCarthy left Cardiff City in October 2021 after a run of eight consecutive defeats

Blackpool have appointed ex-Republic of Ireland boss Mick McCarthy as their new head coach until the end of the season.

The Seasiders, who are 23rd in the Championship, sacked Michael Appleton on Wednesday after a run of one win in 11 league games.

McCarthy, 63, has been out of the game since leaving Cardiff by mutual consent in October 2021.

His first match in charge will be Saturday's home game against fellow strugglers Huddersfield.

McCarthy, who has also managed Millwall, Sunderland, Wolves and Ipswich in England, will be joined by long-serving assistant Terry Connor at Bloomfield Road.

"I'm delighted to be here, I'm delighted to be back in the game," McCarthy said.

"I'm thrilled to be back up at a club where I've had many battles in the past and hopefully we can achieve some of the similar success of those years."

Blackpool are three points adrift of safety and without a win in the Championship since beating Coventry on 29 October. They have only picked up four points from a possible 30 since then.

"From the initial contact with Mick, you sensed an excitement to come to Blackpool yet a calmness and confidence about the job ahead," chief executive Ben Mansford added.

"Mick referred to our superb support from the first conversation and how important the fans will be for the remaining 19 games, starting against Huddersfield on Saturday."

 

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Dunno if their performances have been so bad necessarily but he might tighten them up.

Some decent January signings too and he's liked wide players in the past- Bowler returning, Poveda already there and Rogers on loan.

Get Yates or Madine in the middle and that is the basis of a useful 4-3-3 or front 3 anyway.

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18 minutes ago, redysteadygo said:

Ooops had Cardiff on the brain after reading Salah fiasco and Mick's previous involvement.See edit

 

Salah plays for Liverpool.

Salah was the player you mean?

You'll have a better day tomorrow.

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25 minutes ago, David Brent said:

Good luck to him. Got a lot of respect for him as a manager.

Me too.  Feels a bit like Blackpool doing a City when we appointed Nige.  Initially short term, suss each other out…

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9 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Me too.  Feels a bit like Blackpool doing a City when we appointed Nige.  Initially short term, suss each other out…

Mick was always who I wanted after LJ. I never thought we could interest Nige.

 

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Strange club at the moment. I though they might establish themselves as a lower mid Championship club but they have been shocking. The fans seem to have turned against the newish owners too after carrying them shoulder high after they got rid of the Oystons.

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24 minutes ago, Charlie BCFC said:

Shocking appointment in the first place, think they’ve left it too late personally. If they do somehow pick it up then my word we have a relegation battle on our hands

Where next for Mick And Terry then? 

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On 19/01/2023 at 19:31, redysteadygo said:

 

Mick McCarthy: Blackpool appoint veteran boss until end of the season

Last updated on1 hour ago1 hour ago.From the sectionBlackpool144

Mick McCarthy left Cardiff City in October 2021 after a run of eight consecutive defeats Mick McCarthy left Cardiff City in October 2021 after a run of eight consecutive defeats

Blackpool have appointed ex-Republic of Ireland boss Mick McCarthy as their new head coach until the end of the season.

The Seasiders, who are 23rd in the Championship, sacked Michael Appleton on Wednesday after a run of one win in 11 league games.

McCarthy, 63, has been out of the game since leaving Cardiff by mutual consent in October 2021.

His first match in charge will be Saturday's home game against fellow strugglers Huddersfield.

McCarthy, who has also managed Millwall, Sunderland, Wolves and Ipswich in England, will be joined by long-serving assistant Terry Connor at Bloomfield Road.

"I'm delighted to be here, I'm delighted to be back in the game," McCarthy said.

"I'm thrilled to be back up at a club where I've had many battles in the past and hopefully we can achieve some of the similar success of those years."

Blackpool are three points adrift of safety and without a win in the Championship since beating Coventry on 29 October. They have only picked up four points from a possible 30 since then.

"From the initial contact with Mick, you sensed an excitement to come to Blackpool yet a calmness and confidence about the job ahead," chief executive Ben Mansford added.

"Mick referred to our superb support from the first conversation and how important the fans will be for the remaining 19 games, starting against Huddersfield on Saturday."

 

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Always rated Mick at this level, thought he did a excellent job at Ipswich considering the lack of funds he had to spend there.

Maybe time has caught up with him a bit though, you wonder where he goes from here.. at 64 this might be the end of the road for him.

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