Mick McCarthy admits that like all managers he’d love to have more cash to spend but says that he’s realistic and deals with whatever budget he is handed. Various reports in recent weeks have claimed that the Blues boss is frustrated by the lack of funds available as he looks to strengthen for the campaign ahead.

McCarthy says even the most well-heeled of managers still push for more cash: “I remember Mancini at Manchester City having spent how many hundreds of millions and wasn’t happy with what he was getting. There’s always somebody that wants more.

“I’m of the feeling, I’m of that school, that whatever hand you get dealt, no matter what it is, then you crack on with it and do the best you can with it. And that’s always going to be the same with me.”

He believes that the Blues are amongst the sides to have made most progress in the transfer market during the early stages of the summer: “The Financial Fair Play that’s coming in to the Championship is certainly causing everybody problems. I haven’t seen anybody do anything of any great significance yet.

“I’ve heard lots of stories about who’s doing this, who is doing what, who’s paying this, who’s paying what, and I think we’ve done as much as anybody in terms of signing David McGoldrick, Jay Tabb, Daryl Murphy and Cole Skuse.

“All right, aside from Cole, they were here, but we’ve re-signed them and I’m delighted. From that point of view, already we’ve done as much as anybody has.

“We’ve got the good nucleus of the team from last year as well. So, of course we do [want more money to spend], but I think everybody puts too much emphasis on it.

“Everybody who spends wants some more to spend and, let me tell you, there’s one way to get shot of it and that’s giving it to footballers and footballers’ agents, and managers as we’ll all take it!”

He says he knows what his budget is and will be dealing with the situation accordingly: “I know what it is and we get on with it.”

He believes that’s an approach a lot of players ought to be taking with plenty of them currently without clubs and with their agents asking for wages which are unrealistic as clubs adjust to Financial Fair Play: “[That’s the situation] everywhere [not just here].

“There was a time when ‘the Bosman’ was the pot of gold, but that’s [now] not the case. There’ll be some teams that’ll do it and there’ll be some players where you want to push the boat out and get them and sign them, and I’m sure at different places they’ll do it.

“But if there is a budget, that’s what it is. If there is a budget, adhere to it, get on with it, get the best team you can, coach them, manage them and get every last drop out of them, get the best out of them.

“Because of players’ expectations, there’ll be some not [finding clubs]. There’s lots not gone back today. There might be some, there might be a lot at the start of the season who have still not got jobs.”

McCarthy enjoyed his break away from the club despite never being fully off duty during that period: “I had a good holiday and a good break and if I needed to answer the phone, I answered the phone.

“My view is that with a mobile phone I’d rather be doing it sitting on the beach than in the office in Ipswich or anywhere else for that matter. A couple of phone calls while I’m sat in the sunshine is no hardship at all.

“I’ve enjoyed my holiday, but I have to be honest, in the last week I’ve been looking forward to coming back.

“I came back on Monday, that was my first day in just to make sure everything was OK and prepared for this week and I got the bit between my teeth then really. I wanted to come back.

“But I go away on my holiday and I enjoy it. I enjoy the break, but I’m still working because I’m on my phone and speaking to people. But I was really looking to coming back today.”

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Len_Brennan added 06:19 - Jun 25 We've got a very good, smart, sensible manager.
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dannym09 added 07:01 - Jun 25 Mcgoldrick signing confirmed then ?
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suffolkpunchdrunk added 07:33 - Jun 25 Mr Evans, thankyou for giving us Mick McCarthy.
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bluemikey100 added 07:51 - Jun 25 bargain buys = promotion with mick
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Keaneish added 08:09 - Jun 25 I'm 33 and watched my first game at home to Grimsby when i was seven. This is the best manager we have had in my time as a town fan. Open and honest, direct, hard working, talented, experienced,disciplined and passionate and already backed by 98% of town fans in just over half a season. The future is bright.
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theobald1985 added 08:58 - Jun 25 absolutely right mick the clubs are in a strong position now with the amount of good players out of contract and the lack of money to spend means players will have to adjust there expectations accordingly or risk not having an income at all. Keanish i too am a big fan of mick but to say he is the best in 33 years after less than a season at the club surely does burley, royle and lyall a dis-service

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TurinBlue added 09:32 - Jun 25 It's a solid start. MM inspires much more confidence that his two predecessors. It's a results business - lets see where we get to this year.
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Hiltzkooler added 10:17 - Jun 25 Keanish, not sure about the best, but MM doesn't deal in pyscho babble or mealy mouthed words...in this day and age, and in football, it's refreshing...so yes, I am grateful he is at our club and your other points about MM's skillset I agree with!!..MM detractors just need to consider Blackburn, Wolves etc.....
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Keaneish added 11:34 - Jun 25 True - we've had some good ones (and our fair share of rubbish!). Burley, Lyall and Royle all did fantastic jobs. I'm confident MM will surpass that. It'll be difficult to compare given how much football has evolved since the Lyall and Burley eras. If MM takes us up and keeps us up (which I feel he will) he'll certainly be worthy of the 'best manager' accolade in my eyes.

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HARRY10 added 11:56 - Jun 25 "bargain buys" / Hardly, out of contract players are not buys, there is no money for transfers so it will be freebies however we look like we have a manager who can get the best out of players so I'd rather it that way around
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NoCanariesAllowed added 12:01 - Jun 25 Dannym09 - I don't think we'll get the 100% absolute confirmation until 1 July, but plenty of reports across the media have been stating his move to Town as fact for months now, and it was good to see him in the training photos yesterday too. I presume like Tabb and Murphy that the contract has already been prepared, so I wouldn't think we'll miss out on him from here. I'm still utterly delighted we can call Mick McCarthy our manager. He has a shrewd, level-headed and hard-working attitude to the game. I honestly think that if you took all the current Championship managers out of their clubs and reassigned them on a random draw, Mick would be the one almost every club would be secretly hoping to get.

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algarvefan added 12:09 - Jun 25 I love this guy, just what we needed after Keane and Jewell & he will bring us success in the long term of that I'm certain. Looking forward to the new season COYB!!!!!!!!!
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Michael11 added 12:45 - Jun 25 I did love Joe Royle but look at the team we had when he was manager. If we had Mick back then then we would have been promoted without doubt i reckon. I'm slowly getting optimistic about our chances next year.
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warktheline added 12:59 - Jun 25 Keep grinding Mick,very refreshing.We are going to be a competitive team in a very competitive league.MM and TC will fight tooth and nail for every point.No more soft touch tag.
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DiamondGezzer added 13:54 - Jun 25 Do what you have to do when needs must, great way of thinking.
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bohslegend added 19:36 - Jun 25 Imagine Mrs McCarthy sitting beside him on the sun lounger saying "put that bloody phone away!" :-)
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iTFC4LiFE99 added 23:55 - Jun 25 I think we are being very quiet about our budget, as teams in the past have bumped up the prices of players due to our big budget aka lee Martin, mick knows who he wants a ME will get them! ME is no fool
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