Mick McCarthy

Ask him " What was the atmosphere like at Maine Road when he played in front of the Kippax, especially when he scored that great header in the 86 Derby, and how it compares with his wide experience of football grounds today?"
 
Three Questions

1. How did he keep a straight face when he signed his contract seeing the state of Swales' "Hair"?

2. Is he aware that he is one of a few (in relative terms) City players that got to play in the now iconic Shiny Powder blue Philips City shirts. (My favorite retro shirt of all time)

3. Was he ever cup tied?
 
ask him......not that the dust has settled & everyone appears to have kissed & made up...does he agree with Keane about how unprofessional the Irish were prior to the WC in 2002......
 
LadislavMplmx said:
ask him......not that the dust has settled & everyone appears to have kissed & made up...does he agree with Keane about how unprofessional the Irish were prior to the WC in 2002......
Click to expand...

They were what they were and punched above their weight because of it. The most unprofessional part of that sorry mess would have been if Mick hadn't taken the trouble maker out of the team. Even Ferguson did that when it was time. Mick got very little backing from the FAI for what I think was the correct decision. The team galvanised and should have got further against Spain, but Mick gets the blame for not knowing they had only 10 on the field at the end of the game. He was undermined by those that should have been backing him.
We all had our fill of it over here and now the c**t , Keane is back, sort of.
Rather than wanting to know what Mick thinks of Keane (who cares, we all know what he is), I would be more interested in knowing what he thinks of how he was witch hunted, and the FAI's treatment of him. In particular what does he think of John Delaney, the now CEO who was spokesman at the time and rose to prominence as a result of the whole Saipan affair.

On second thoughts, scrap all that, it's got nothing to do with City. No further questions Your Honour.
 
Ask him if he remembers seeing me at the Manchester Motor Show in the early 80's.
 
Ask him is he an ex bitter blue who doesnt recognise the City of today,cause I heard him a few year back spouting something on those lines
 
Ask him how he thinks Cameron has handled the economy, and how he feels it would be different under a Labour government.
 
Can't have a McCarthy thread and not have his gif posted

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li4GfSsJxpk[/video]
 
Jack74 said:
taleofbluehalves said:
JOGAMIGMOG said:
goal v rags

Didn't City sign Tony Grealish to play in that game. What was he like? What did the players think of that.
How would he rate our current defenders and defending?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...

And John Gidman
Click to expand...

and Varadi's home debut...

and was it Jimmy Frizzell's home debut as manager as well I wonder...?
 
ask mick what was harder for him.
kicking the ball really high in the air or
kicking the ball as far away as possible.
ask mick,
for free kicks would it have been better if he could
throw the ball instead.
and finally does he go to work on a horse.
Thanks .
 
I cant remember which game it was at Maine Road but we were losing and Mick wasn't having a great game. The crowd were jeering the odd pass he made and it got to the stage where quite a few of the Blues in the North Stand were actually booing him. When the ball went out of play, Mick was in the penalty area and turned to the Blues in the North Stand and told them all in his big booming Yorkshire voice to "F*** Off". He wasn't happy. After a stunned silence and the initial shock wore off, the whole North Stand crowd fell silent and never booed or jeered him again. He gained my respect that day. Can you ask Mick does he remember it because lots of us haven't forgot it!

ps. Tell him I'm sorry and I didn't really mean it (gulp). Also it was 20 odd years ago and I learned a lesson that day never to boo a City player ever again. I realised that the players can hear it, that it can't be pleasant and it is counter productive. Hopefully other Blues reading this will learn the lesson too. I also went to a supporters meeting a few weeks ago and listened to Richard Edgehill talk about his time at City. Now he really did suffer dogs abuse but he still had the guts to take a crucial penalty in the play off penalty shoot out in the Final against Gillingham. Maximum respect to that man too.
 
Bluebee2 said:
Always liked McCarthy at City and his goal against the scum is probably one of the best headed goals I ever witnessed.
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8Vra0gGVDI[/video]
Click to expand...
Superb header...Love seeing old clips that include my uncle kenny Clements as well
 
Notinmylifetime said:
I cant remember which game it was at Maine Road but we were losing and Mick wasn't having a great game. The crowd were jeering the odd pass he made and it got to the stage where quite a few of the Blues in the North Stand were actually booing him. When the ball went out of play, Mick was in the penalty area and turned to the Blues in the North Stand and told them all in his big booming Yorkshire voice to "F*** Off". He wasn't happy. After a stunned silence and the initial shock wore off, the whole North Stand crowd fell silent and never booed or jeered him again. He gained my respect that day. Can you ask Mick does he remember it because lots of us haven't forgot it!

ps. Tell him I'm sorry and I didn't really mean it (gulp). Also it was 20 odd years ago and I learned a lesson that day never to boo a City player ever again. I realised that the players can hear it, that it can't be pleasant and it is counter productive. Hopefully other Blues reading this will learn the lesson too. I also went to a supporters meeting a few weeks ago and listened to Richard Edgehill talk about his time at City. Now he really did suffer dogs abuse but he still had the guts to take a crucial penalty in the play off penalty shoot out in the Final against Gillingham. Maximum respect to that man too.
Click to expand...

Remember McCarthy getting some stick from some fans before a game at Southend on a midweek League Cup tie........he went over and took issue...brilliant.Great player for City.
 
Our best centre back in the 80s .
We even made a profit on him when he moved to Celtic .
I liked him anyway .
 
lastmanback said:
ask mick what was harder for him.
kicking the ball really high in the air or
kicking the ball as far away as possible.
ask mick,
for free kicks would it have been better if he could
throw the ball instead.
and finally does he go to work on a horse.
Thanks .
Click to expand...

Wow.
Just wow.
Not only do you insult a top blue repeatedly but you manage to squeeze in a snivelling example of post colonial bigotry.
For what it's worth, he kicked it as far as two World Cups and one European Championship - captaining his country and holding Linekar and Van Basten (on two occasions each) scoreless whilst doing so. He headed it as far as a professional career in three countries, winning a league in Scotland when that was still a major achievement. He also served City with considerably more respect and common decency than your post suggests you would ever be capable of mustering.
 
mad4city said:
Wow.
Just wow.
Not only do you insult a top blue repeatedly but you manage to squeeze in a snivelling example of post colonial bigotry.
For what it's worth, he kicked it as far as two World Cups and one European Championship - captaining his country and holding Linekar and Van Basten (on two occasions each) scoreless whilst doing so. He headed it as far as a professional career in three countries, winning a league in Scotland when that was still a major achievement. He also served City with considerably more respect and common decency than your post suggests you would ever be capable of mustering.
Click to expand...
Nicely put.
Everyone knew Mick's deficiencies, but nobody more than himself. He played a simple game. Kept to his strengths. I listened to one critic over here, for all the years you mention above, lambasting him and telling us how he would be found out. But it never happened. Not in the Irish team anyway.
He was a very good captain. Even though he was not the best footballer he was a true leader on the park. Him and Moran as the CBs would run through a brick wall for the team.
We could do with the likes of them now.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Unread Posts

Don't have an account? Register now and see fewer ads!

SIGN UP
Back
Top