Its Mick McCarthy...

[DubaiDai]

Are any of us surprised?

It is underwhelming but we cling to the hope that this is some sort of temporary solution to see Cardiff to the summer, hopefully avoid relegation and look to appoint a new manager with long term ambitions.

But McCarthy is not coming on a 6 month deal

[Eric Cartman]

Difficult one. Mick is likeable and will probably steady the ship but can't help but think this is a missed opportunity. I think you can be pretty sure that we aren't going down and we aren't going up so any new manager would have had time to embed change.

[adz-a32]

Can the board learn. We had the same old for like half a decade! Never gonna progress at this rate...

[BLUETIT]

They have done this to save money on the new mangers kit and coat, as he can use Malky Mackay's now.

[Tuerto]

They have done this to save money on the new mangers kit and coat, as he can use Malky Mackay's now.

I would laugh, although that wouldn't surprise me.

[198bore]

I actually really like Mick McCarthy as a bloke. Funny, no nonsense, old school. But this is a terrible footballing decision with no foresight. They must be really worried about relegation.

[Rjk]

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[J R Hartley]

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poor taste

[J R Hartley]

I actually really like Mick McCarthy as a bloke. Funny, no nonsense, old school. But this is a terrible footballing decision with no foresight. They must be really worried about relegation.

This

Hopefully its just until the end of the season

[Tuerto]

This

Hopefully its just until the end of the season

It wont be

[Rjk]

poor taste

*the club not any individuals

[life on mars]

Nothing wrong with this CV :

Cardiff have turned to the vastly experienced McCarthy, who has won promotion to the Premier League with Sunderland and Wolves over the course of a managerial career dating back to 1992.

He has also had two stints in charge of the Republic of Ireland and managed Ipswich between 2012 and 2018.

His Ipswich sides were half decent .

better punt than Pulis or even Sparky ??

[life on mars]

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Not really funny ,thought us socialist were better than that ?

[Trigger]

As usual our managerial appointments are a bit like new years eve, bit of excitement then the massive anti climax. Least this was less than a day.

Banter club. I'm sure in 18 months we will be back here again.

Still, welcome Mick, hope you prove us wrong but we probably may as well have kept Warnock, then Harris might as well have stopped also.

Think overall its not even about Mccarthy himself, the fans just want something new, something to get behind.

[Sloop_Jon_Bee]

People keep on saying that, but I've yet to see a link confirming it, there's nothing about it here;-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55762328

Agreed Paul. Fingers x it does not happen.
Spedger

[Heisenberg]

Not really funny ,thought us socialist were better than that ?

You were making jokes about me having mental health issues and depression very recently

[Moodybluebird]

If the board have any semblance of football knowledge, this appointment has to be a steady-the-ship, short-term deal only.

I've always supported the owner but if no effort is made by VT or the board to employ a management team that can finally deliver a decent brand of football, all their efforts to fill the ground will be wasted, as even diehard fans will start to pull the plug.

[NYCBlue]

Hope you’re all excited for the progressive football we hounded out Harris for

Grass isn’t always greener

No one hounded Harris out. He got sacked for being shit and then giving up. No character.

In case you haven't noticed, the club doesn't pay much attention to what the fans want.

[Vindec]

As a fan of the past 60 years I am seriously considering not going down when we eventually start.
The Cardiff City board do not deserve the support.

It's a long way from Dubai to attend a football match.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

No one hounded Harris out. He got sacked for being shit and then giving up. No character.

In case you haven't noticed, the club doesn't pay much attention to what the customers want.

Using Tan's words to fix this

[dembethewarrior]

Not sure what to think.

If you didn't know better you'd think our board were on the wind up.

I wait for MD or Choo to tell us how we're going in another direction.

I read on The Athletic that Villa often put information out there that may not always be true so they could gauge fans opinions and get a feel for how things might be taken.

I'm hoping this is a similar case.

But it's cardiff so he'll have a 3 year contract and we'll be playing worse football than under slade.

I think I could actually walk away and not glance over my shoulder if this actually happens, not so much Mccarthy but a succession of shit managers with no real vision of a future, they just keep on rolling the dice and there's no actual plan is there..

I've learned to leave the negative stuff behind (hence not posting on here for ages- don't worry board moaners/police I won't be here long) and Cardiff city has become a negative for me recently, and it's not healthy to carry that negative baggage around.


Praying this doesn't happen.

[The Bloop]

Underwhelmed is the word I'm looking for.
However, his experience will give him the knowledge of how to change things during a game, and also the ability to gel and motivate a squad. Both of which Harris has been woefully short of.
Not the long term vision we were all looking for, but an improvement (fingers crossed) on what we had.

[UNDERHILL1927]

Quite happy with that, think he'll get the best out of this squad.

Let's give him a chance for ****s sake.

[dembethewarrior]

I'll bet Warnock was consulted and he suggested ol' Mick.

Nailed it

[Heisenberg]

Is there anyone the club could hire where some posters wouldn't say "give him a chance for f**k's sake".

BBC Breaking: 'Cardiff City Hire Hitler's Ghost to Replace Neil Harris'

CCMB: "Bunch of moaners on here, give him a chance for f**k's sake".