Here is a profile on our fantastic but sometimes underrated manager Super Mick McCarthy. Will he be the one who takes us back up to the Premier League? I certainly hope so!!!
As a player Mick McCarthy played for Barnsley where he started his career, Manchester City, Celtic, Lyon and Millwall. He also represented his country the Republic of Ireland on 57 occasions and also captained the side. He retired from playing in 1992 when he took his first job as a manager at Millwall but not before winning the Scottish league and the Scottish cup on 2 occasions.
He took the Millwall to the playoffs in 1993/94 after a strong 3rd place finish, but they lost out to Derby County in the semi finals. During the 1995/96 season, he became the prime candidate for the vacant Republic of Ireland manager's job, after the resignation of Jack Charlton. After a protracted period of speculation, he was officially appointed on 5 February 1996, two days after his resignation at the club.
After two narrow failures to qualify for the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000, McCarthy took the nation to the 2002 World Cup held in Korea and Japan. However, their tournament was overshadowed by a very public and bitter spat between him and the team's star player Roy Keane, who was sent home without having kicked a ball on the eve of the tournament. The conflict occurred after Keane had angrily questioned the quality of the preparations and facilities the team were using. Despite this furore, Ireland reached the second round but were eliminated by Spain in a penalty shootout (after having already missed a penalty in normal time), thus fractionally missing out on a quarter-final place. After a poor start to Euro 2004 qualifying he resigned in November 2002.
On 12 March 2003, he was appointed manager of struggling Sunderland as an immediate replacement for Howard Wilkinson, who was sacked after six successive Premiership defeats left the club facing near-certain relegation. McCarthy could not stop Sunderland's slide, and the Black Cats were relegated at the end of the season. He then took Sunderland to the play-offs the next season but lost to Crystal Palace before being promoted the very next season as champions. After sruggling to keep Sunderland in the Premiership however he was sacked before the end of the next season.
But now the time that we are realy bothered about- His time at Wolves.
On 21 July 2006, McCarthy was appointed manager at Wolves, replacing Glenn Hoddle who had departed a fortnight before. At this time Wolves faced an uncertain future after having to sell the majority of our first-team players. From this awkward position, McCarthy managed to collect together a team from the club's youth ranks, and some lower league signings, and free transfers. Despite the lack of expectations, the team managed to make the promotion playoffs, but it was third time unlucky for McCarthy in them as we lost out to local rivals the Tesco carrier bags West Bromwich Albion over two legs, losing 3-2 at Molineux and 1-0 at The Hawthorns.
In the 2007-08 season he took us to within a single placing of a Premier League play-off position, finishing 7th, losing the coveted 6th place to Watford by a goal difference of only one (although another goal would have been required to overcome Watford's superior goals scored record). The campaign had also seen him linked with the international positions of South Korea and his previous post as Republic of Ireland manager. However, he maintained that he wanted to stay at Wolves. The new season has started well for McCarthy as he won the August Championship Manager of the Month Award, after seeing his side reach the top of the table.
So there it is. All the key information about Super Micks playing and particularly managerial career.
As a player Mick McCarthy played for Barnsley where he started his career, Manchester City, Celtic, Lyon and Millwall. He also represented his country the Republic of Ireland on 57 occasions and also captained the side. He retired from playing in 1992 when he took his first job as a manager at Millwall but not before winning the Scottish league and the Scottish cup on 2 occasions.
He took the Millwall to the playoffs in 1993/94 after a strong 3rd place finish, but they lost out to Derby County in the semi finals. During the 1995/96 season, he became the prime candidate for the vacant Republic of Ireland manager's job, after the resignation of Jack Charlton. After a protracted period of speculation, he was officially appointed on 5 February 1996, two days after his resignation at the club.
After two narrow failures to qualify for the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000, McCarthy took the nation to the 2002 World Cup held in Korea and Japan. However, their tournament was overshadowed by a very public and bitter spat between him and the team's star player Roy Keane, who was sent home without having kicked a ball on the eve of the tournament. The conflict occurred after Keane had angrily questioned the quality of the preparations and facilities the team were using. Despite this furore, Ireland reached the second round but were eliminated by Spain in a penalty shootout (after having already missed a penalty in normal time), thus fractionally missing out on a quarter-final place. After a poor start to Euro 2004 qualifying he resigned in November 2002.
On 12 March 2003, he was appointed manager of struggling Sunderland as an immediate replacement for Howard Wilkinson, who was sacked after six successive Premiership defeats left the club facing near-certain relegation. McCarthy could not stop Sunderland's slide, and the Black Cats were relegated at the end of the season. He then took Sunderland to the play-offs the next season but lost to Crystal Palace before being promoted the very next season as champions. After sruggling to keep Sunderland in the Premiership however he was sacked before the end of the next season.
But now the time that we are realy bothered about- His time at Wolves.
On 21 July 2006, McCarthy was appointed manager at Wolves, replacing Glenn Hoddle who had departed a fortnight before. At this time Wolves faced an uncertain future after having to sell the majority of our first-team players. From this awkward position, McCarthy managed to collect together a team from the club's youth ranks, and some lower league signings, and free transfers. Despite the lack of expectations, the team managed to make the promotion playoffs, but it was third time unlucky for McCarthy in them as we lost out to local rivals the Tesco carrier bags West Bromwich Albion over two legs, losing 3-2 at Molineux and 1-0 at The Hawthorns.
In the 2007-08 season he took us to within a single placing of a Premier League play-off position, finishing 7th, losing the coveted 6th place to Watford by a goal difference of only one (although another goal would have been required to overcome Watford's superior goals scored record). The campaign had also seen him linked with the international positions of South Korea and his previous post as Republic of Ireland manager. However, he maintained that he wanted to stay at Wolves. The new season has started well for McCarthy as he won the August Championship Manager of the Month Award, after seeing his side reach the top of the table.
So there it is. All the key information about Super Micks playing and particularly managerial career.
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