Mick McCarthy

NewtNewbie wrote:

Why would the FAI extend Mick's contract beyond July? It's not as if it's going all that terribly well. Mick's going to continue to invoke Einstein's definition of insanity; picking the same team with the same underperforming players, set up in the same dysfunctional way. We won't qualify under McCarthy, and surely the FAI are as aware of this as we are. A change of approach at least gives us some sort of chance.

And why would Kenny agree to such an extension? He's signed a contract effective from August and should fully expect it to be honoured.

we finished 3 points off qualification and could well have qualified had we beaten the Danes in our last game?

You might not like the football or the philosophy but to suggest it didn't go all that terribly well is even more insane.

If we had had scored a goal more then the Danes we would have gone to the Euros, if we draw 0-0 with Slovakia and North/Bosnia but win on penalties we qualify.

Who gives a crap how we do it?

You sound similar to Michael Owen giving out about Atletico Madrid beating Liverpool. It might not have been pretty but they won.

Edited by lassassinblanc - 13 Mar 2020 at 3:28pm

Why would the FAI extend Mick's contract beyond July? It's not as if it's going all that terribly well. Mick's going to continue to invoke Einstein's definition of insanity; picking the same team with the same underperforming players, set up in the same dysfunctional way. We won't qualify under McCarthy, and surely the FAI are as aware of this as we are. A change of approach at least gives us some sort of chance.

And why would Kenny agree to such an extension? He's signed a contract effective from August and should fully expect it to be honoured.

There will be an agreement to stay on until its finished if it gets postponed.

Kenny wouldn't force the hand, imagine coming in like that.

Unless Mick was looking forward to sailing off into the sunset in July

I cannot imagine a contract without an end date. I've dealt with many working contracts and I've never seen one without a specified end date. There may be a clause 'with possible extension' but it should have an end date. Then again, this is the FAI so who knows.

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lassassinblanc wrote:

Been told the wording on Micks contract is "Until the end of the involvement of the National Team in the European Championships"

No date stamp.

meaning he may well be in the job for another year.

Wouldn't worry about it. Mick is a straight man and whatever you think about him as a manager he would never hold Irish football to ransom. Last time he left he took a couple of months pay with him in lieu of notice. He will do the right thing.

It's not me it's you:-)

King_Kenny wrote:

Who will Quinn side with, Mccarthy or Kenny?🤔

The last time mother Theresa sided with Mick

Green Cockade wrote:

Mick's contract is another idiosyncracy from the Delaney era. It does expire in July, it is not extant for the duration of the Euro campaign, so any unforeseen circumstance that disrupts the original timetable for the latter means Kenny will be in place from August and managing the senior team from then. Mick has a lucrative contract and he is well rewarded for this unusual and irregular situation. Nobody can blame him for that, Delaney and co. put up the dosh, but he's gone come July.

Unless Kenny and Mick come to a gentlemanly agreement for him to see out 'his' campaign.

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Mick's contract is another idiosyncracy from the Delaney era. It does expire in July, it is not extant for the duration of the Euro campaign, so any unforeseen circumstance that disrupts the original timetable for the latter means Kenny will be in place from August and managing the senior team from then. Mick has a lucrative contract and he is well rewarded for this unusual and irregular situation. Nobody can blame him for that, Delaney and co. put up the dosh, but he's gone come July.

Been told the wording on Micks contract is "Until the end of the involvement of the National Team in the European Championships"

No date stamp.

meaning he may well be in the job for another year.