McCarthy says his time at the club has been "educational", but not a success.

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Cardiff has a bigger population than West Brom, Burnley and Wolverhampton, but is smaller than the others mentioned

Newcastle 809,000; Brighton 607,000; Leicester 552,000; Southampton 924,000; Cardiff 478,000

Thats the population of the greater urban areas

For example Newcastle, as a city , has a population of around 300000 but tyneside has a population of 800000 plus

Cardiff has a greater urban area of a similar size