McCarthy to quit in 2004 "no matter what"

Bard · 14-10-2002 8:13am #1

From http://msn.skysports.com/skysports/article/0,,1-1067168,00.html :

Mick McCarthy says he will quit as Republic of Ireland manager after their Euro 2004 qualifying campaign has come to an end - no matter what the outcome.

McCarthy, preparing for the Sky Live clash with Switzerland on Wednesday, has been linked with a string of Premiership posts, and was favourite to replace Peter Reid at Sunderland before Howard Wilkinson was appointed last week.

But club management is where the former Millwall boss sees himself in the long-term, and he will not seek to stay with the Irish beyond his current contract, even if he leads his country to Portugal in the summer of 2004.

He said: "I'd like to qualify for the European Championships and then I will have done eight years in the job and I think that's more than enough.

"I will go away from it, whatever happens. Even if we qualify I will go and look for a job.

"I would still like to manage in the Premiership," he added. "I'll manage a football club but the kick is the team. That's what drives us all on, I imagine. It certainly drives me: the football matches.

"You can have more of an influence on the players at a club. That is the best part of the job, training with the players, doing coaching sessions, not all the other stuff that goes with it."

Cathal Dervan - ghost-writer of McCarthy's forthcoming World Cup diaries - has suggested McCarthy may even be ready to walk away from his post before his deal runs out, as the fallout from Roy Keane's international retirement continues to dog the manager.

McCarthy himself admits his annoyance at persistent questioning about Keane's controversial departure just days before the start of the World Cup , but he has refused to blame the furore for Ireland's disappointing start to their Group 10 campaign - a 4-2 defeat in Russia.

"While that remains it doesn't do us any favours but that's the way it is, I'm afraid.

"I'm not going to suggest that anything to do with the performance in Moscow was down to that. But when you are preparing for a big game, you don't want to be answering questions about that."

yop · 14-10-2002 8:18am

FFS - The pain of listening to that gimp for the next 2 years and watching him put out our worst team match after match!!

:mad:

Kone · 14-10-2002 10:06am

"........and there was great rejoicing! Yay yay!"

Bard · 14-10-2002 10:41am

Let us just emphasise what Cathal Dervan says... McCarthy may even be ready to walk away from his post before his deal runs out.

With the increasing pressure on him from the 'Roy Keane affair', this seems to be a fairly strong possibility...

Sposs · 14-10-2002 10:55am

run Mick run.....

LFCFan · 14-10-2002 10:59am

the sooner he skidadles the better. If he plays Duff up front again on Wednesday he should be fired. IMHO he should play

Given

Finnan-Cuningham-O'Shea-Kelly
--Reid---Holland---Healey--Duff--

Keane----Morrison

of course I'd rather have Roy Keane in the centre but as long as Mick is in charge, that ain't gonna happen.

Kone · 14-10-2002 11:09am

Unfortunately Reid and Finnan are both injured.

Bateman · 14-10-2002 11:16am

In the unlikely event of a defeat against Switzerland, he will quit I think. But if we win and keep winning, the pro-Keane knives will be silenced, and we'll have him for the 2 years more.

Two World Cups and two European Championships (not that we competed in all of the above!) is even longer than normal. Two failed campaigns should be enough to get the sack, but after 4 major tournaments, enough is enough, things will be getting stale. The story is no big surprise though.

LFCFan · 14-10-2002 11:21am

Originally posted by Kone
Unfortunately Reid and Finnan are both injured.

I know. It's just the team I'd like to see played but of course McCarthy is such a stubborn f*cker he'll continue to be 'loyal' to the likes of Kilbane and continue to play Duff up front. Pratt!

Sposs · 14-10-2002 11:32am

If Mc Carthy plays Duff up font and Kilbane on the left again,im going run into FAI headquaters with an AK45 and kill every mother fcuker in the room.......whilst chanting pro duff on the left slogans

LFCFan · 14-10-2002 11:37am

the problem is, the man is so fcuking stubborn, he probably will play Duff up front, just to prove that he won't be swayed by public opinion. We could have won the World Cup if it wasn't for his stupidity and stubborness.

Samba · 14-10-2002 11:59am

Originally posted by LFCFan
the problem is, the man is so fcuking stubborn, he probably will play Duff up front, just to prove that he won't be swayed by public opinion. We could have won the World Cup if it wasn't for his stupidity and stubborness.

Lets not get carried away shall we

WC is done and dusted

LFCFan · 14-10-2002 12:01pm

it still hurts :mad:

Bard · 14-10-2002 12:34pm

Originally posted by Sposs
If Mc Carthy plays Duff up font and Kilbane on the left again,im going run into FAI headquaters with an AK45 and kill every mother fcuker in the room.......whilst chanting pro duff on the left slogans

No you won't.

Anyway, I personally believe that McCarthy will end up deciding to leave well before his remaining 2 years is up.

PH01 · 14-10-2002 1:19pm

Sounds like McCarthy has his mind on other things other than managing the National team? Why doesn't he go now and save us all the trouble?

LFCFan · 14-10-2002 1:31pm

but that would be the right thing to do, and he's hardly known for doing the right thing, now is he?

Bateman · 14-10-2002 2:31pm

I think its gonna depend on results, the pro-Keane agenda will have no legs if the results come good, if Switzerland beat us, he has to go.

Sposs · 14-10-2002 2:42pm

No you won't.

yes i will.

Bateman · 14-10-2002 2:52pm

There will be a protest at Merrion Square in the next few weeks, I will update shortly.

mike65 · 14-10-2002 5:50pm

I heard someone comment that the next game is'nt till the spring and chances are a few more Premeriship or top Division 1 jobs will have come availible before then, so if the Swiss roll Ireland over he'll be gone and new manager installed without causing too much disruption.

Mike.

jonno · 14-10-2002 6:15pm

WoooHooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tellox · 14-10-2002 9:22pm

this means that when mccarthy is gone, roy keane will probably have retired from international football, so now we lose both the thick headed fools.

Waylander · 16-10-2002 9:05am

Batemam I do not think it is just the pro Roy lobby sharpening their knives any more. I think most people would be happier to see him gone now. I do not think he will be there another two years, I would say there is a good chance he will be gone early next year. Maybe he will replace Wilko at Sunderland when he gets sacked, cause I just cant see that lasting even to the end of the season.

Bard · 16-10-2002 9:13am

Originally posted by Sposs
yes i will.

No, really you won't run into FAI headquaters with an AK45 and kill everyone in the room. Really. :rolleyes: Trust me.

Johnny_the_fox · 16-10-2002 11:55am

there is reports stating that FAI are going to extend McCarthy's contract after Euro 2004 ...

teamtalk.com

FAI chiefs plan to hold talks with Mick McCarthy in an attempt to persuade him to extend his contract as Republic of Ireland manager.
McCarthy admitted earlier this week that he was keen to return to club management after the Euro 2004 championships in Portugal, regardless of whether the Republic qualify or not.
However, despite recent criticism of McCarthy following his World Cup showdown with former captain Roy Keane and Ireland's 4-2 defeat to Russia in their opening Euro 2004 qualifier, the FAI insist it is fully behind his reign as national coach.
McCarthy was recently linked to the Sunderland job, but FAI general secretary Brendan Menton says the link came as no surprise and that they were eager to tie the former Millwall boss down to a new deal.
"We have risen to 13th in the Fifa rankings and reached the last 16 of the World Cup," Menton said on the eve of Ireland's Group 10 qualifier against Switzerland in Dublin on Wednesday.
"Mick has been very, very successful and that has to be recognised. Mick's results have been fantastic.
"We are delighted the Sunderland issue was quickly put to bed. We are not surprised his name is linked when jobs come up."
Speaking to Sky Sports, Menton added: "We are delighted he is staying for the full Euro 2004 campaign and we will be speaking to him. We have a young team that is only improving.
"Mick may have his own ambitions but we will certainly sit down with him before the end of his current contract."

Congoose · 16-10-2002 12:10pm

No more McCarthy. Please!!! We've put up with him for six years, two more is all I can take! I can't say I'm surprised at the FAI though.

CCCP^ · 16-10-2002 4:50pm

I'll Miss Mick McCarthy. He is a good manager in my opinion.

At the same time, it will certainly be exciting to see who takes over from Mick.

/me salutes Mr. McCarthy.

Sposs · 16-10-2002 4:56pm

Originally posted by CCCP^
I'll Miss Mick McCarthy. He is a good manager in my opinion.

At the same time, it will certainly be exciting to see who takes over from Mick.

/me salutes Mr. McCarthy.

Sorry to inform ya but he sayed he staying another two years.

LFCFan · 17-10-2002 3:53pm

he's a twat. He's so predictable now. Play Kilbane on the left(who can't even get on the Sunderland team), Duff and Keane up front. 60 mins gone. Take of Kilbane put Morrison on up front with Keane and Duff on the left where he's supposed to be. Suddenly the team starts playing well. Then with 5 mins to go stick on the lanky boy to get a headed goal but leave gaps at the back. Same thing happened in Russia, yet he did it again. It's time for change. We've gone as far as we're gonna under Mick and it's time for new blood. Also, we NEED Roy back to give some steel in the middle of the park. As for Kinsella! Only for I saw his name on the starting lineup, I'd hardly have known he was there. He's too quiet.

McCarthy to quit in 2004 "no matter what"

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