Boss Mick McCarthy was frustrated that his side conceded two bad goals after the Blues’ 2-1 loss at QPR, a game he felt Town should never have lost having put in a “terrific performance”.

“If frustrated is another word for completely pissed off, then yes I am,” McCarthy responded when asked if he was frustrated by the result.

“What went wrong? We conceded two bad goals, that’s what went wrong. We created loads of chances, the second half was a terrific performance, but we haven’t scored and we’ve given a milky goal away.”

He added: “Very happy with the performance, I thought we played really well, it was a good performance all round.”

But he admitted it was frustrating that the Blues have again been unable to record back-to-back wins, something they’ve not managed since the end of last season.

“Two good performances but a really good performance and a good result and a good performance and a bad result, unfortunately,” he continued.

“You’ve more chance of winning if you’re playing well and we have played well today but if you give goals away like we have, then it’s going to be difficult.”

Regarding QPR’s winning goal, which came in the 83rd minute via Pawel Wszolek after he had got in behind Adam Webster, he said: “It was a great header from Jonas and the ball came back and it was a poor clearance.

“Inevitably if you don’t clear it properly it ends in behind you, which is where our ball should have gone and they were sticking it in the net instead of us.”

McCarthy was pleased with Tom Lawrence’s overall performance as well as his excellent goal: “Tom’s been a thorn in their side all afternoon, certainly in the second half when we went to 4-4-2. He created chances and he scored a great goal.”

He was also impressed with David McGoldrick’s display, although said that the Irish international was disappointed not to have scored.

“Didz is back at it, he’s playing well,” McCarthy continued. “He himself says he should have scored, he’s disappointed that he didn’t.

“If we don’t score a winner, it should have ended one-all, we shouldn’t have lost that game.”

McCarthy explained why he started his side in a 3-5-2 system for the first time: “I wanted two up front and I knew they’d be playing three in the middle, so I matched them up them up there.

“The shape of the team had nothing to do with the goal, I thought we played well in the first half, after five or 10 minutes I thought we started and played well. We dominated up to the goal.”

Why did he switch back to 4-4-2 at half-time? “We played well but they were sticking it in behind us and in the channels and having a bit of joy and just wanted to get Wardy on, a bit more of an attacking threat.

“I thought Josh played well, it was nothing to do with his performance why I took him off, I just wanted to go to 4-4-2.”

McCarthy was pleased with Josh Emmanuel and Myles Kenlock’s performances in the wing-back roles.

“I thought they both played very well,” he added. “Myles, unfortunately, was struggling with his calf when I took him off. I might have changed a striker, been more attacking, but I couldn’t, that was forced upon me.”

The introduction of Jonathan Douglas rather then Andre Dozzell prompted boos from some Town supporters and then chants of the 17-year-old’s name.

“I guess that’s what they want to see,” McCarthy reflected. “We’re away from home, it’s not like the game on Friday. It’s a different game completely.

“Poor old Kevin Bru was running on empty and we’re coming here and it required Dougie in there. They’d got three in there at one stage and we were playing 4-4-2, so we might have got overrun and we didn’t.

“We’ve just given a [bad goal away]. The criticism can be levelled because we’ve lost, but we’ve given two piss poor goals away in a really good performance.

“It gives people a stick to beat me with because we’ve lost but ultimately that’s bullshit, to be honest with you.”

Does the defeat change his plans for next week’s FA Cup third round tie at home to Lincoln? “Not really, I’d not given it too much thought before today. But no, I’ll be playing as strong a side as possible, we need to win it.”

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therein61 added 07:31 - Jan 3 Totally tactically inept, Arrogant, foul mouthed, deluded excuse for a manager, if you are not going to put a player on the pitch why put him on the bench!!?? you threw away a potential 3 points trying to guard a precious 1 as soon as you made the switch over 2000 fans as one knew what to expect yet we know nothing!!!!, enough of you pathetic excuses and clueless performance kindly clear your desk GOODBYE.

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smellmycheese added 08:00 - Jan 3 We didn't lose it. You did.
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grubbyoik added 09:13 - Jan 3 The saddest day was when Evans gave them both a contract extension.. And before that hiring Jewell.. And before that hiring Keane.. I'm suprised the lights are still on!
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battyblue added 10:58 - Jan 3 ANY OTHER MANAGER WE WOULD HAVE WON FULL STOP.............go now while there is still time to save us from sinking further.
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Edmundo added 11:01 - Jan 3 I'm with Warky: demos and pitch invasion in 1994 helped catalyse change although it took a relegation and change of board and management till we saw success. Think we may need it all over again.
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blueherts added 11:07 - Jan 3 What Mick should rightly be pulled up on is the woeful defending we have had over the past 12 months - we have conceded some shocking goals - and if it wasnt for Bart - would have been worst Mick , as a 'defender ' yourself how do you account for such sloppy and 'milky'' goals ( what the hell does that mean) anyway ? we certainly do not have the 'cream' for the crop when it come to defensive coaches obviously

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brittaniaman added 11:22 - Jan 3 We gifted that threatened relegation team with 3pts. so that team is only 2pts. behind us now !!! Thought McCarthy was a Defence minded manager??? not working now is it Dino !!!
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brittaniaman added 11:25 - Jan 3 What a Statement :: a game we should have never lost, BUT WE DID DINO !!!
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woohoo added 11:50 - Jan 3 Anyone seen the film 'The Bunker'?
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Cakeman added 13:36 - Jan 3 Indeed a game we shouldn't have lost. However no matter how I look at it the reason for our defeat was almost completely down to a negative substitution (Douglas for Bru) when at that point in time we were in full flow and pushing to take the lead. I am not here to hammer Douglas although I do not think he does anything for us and never has done. He can only play one way so it was inevitable what was going to happen as soon as he came on. I seriously question what our Manager was thinking of. Why change a potential winning situation? That was mistake number two of the afternoon. Number one was with the change to a winning team when he left out Ward from the starting eleven. That is why we went in at Half-time a goal down. Yes McCarthy can moan about poor defending of QPR's goals but I would respectfully suggest he gives consideration to his bizarre decisions of yesterday which were 95% of the reason we lost! As Jim Bowen on Bullseye used to say.......'look what you would have won!'

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dubblue added 14:33 - Jan 3 The only reason MM is still manager is because his two predecessors were even more inept. To be fair he did us some good (coming from a very low base) but he's used up his credit. Time to do the honorable thing and go.
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dirtydingusmagee added 16:36 - Jan 3 sums MM up, everyone at fault except him, any excuse for failure as long as fingers not pointing his way, Mick'' its not my fault'' McCarthy, just p#ss off home and play Subuteo with Terry ,let someone with balls and a passion to win take over. GO, GO, JUST GO .
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FromIpswichToPhoenix added 19:10 - Jan 3 Shouldn't but did and that's all that matters.
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