On-loan Arsenal winger Ainsley Maitland-Niles’s mother is reported to have left a foul-mouthed voicemail on Blues boss Mick McCarthy’s phone, leading to her son's recent omission from the Town side.

According to The Sun, the 18-year-old’s mother, Jule Niles was angered by McCarthy preventing the England U19 international from appearing at an England kit launch in March in order to prepare for a Town game.

She called the Blues manager, apparently while abroad, leaving him the lengthy abusive and threatening expletive-packed rant.

McCarthy is said to have left Maitland-Niles out of the squad for Town’s 2-0 home victory over Blackburn as a result.

The youngster hasn’t hasn’t featured for Town since, although he was an unused sub for the subsequent game against Rotherham at Portman Road and was in the 20-man squad for Tuesday’s 0-0 draw with Charlton but was left out of the final 18.

McCarthy is said to have been so shocked at receiving the message that he asked members of his staff to listen to it, reportedly "to make sure I'm not going mad".

Arsenal have been made aware and a Gunners source is quoted as saying: "Mick's a Yorkshireman and he's prepared to tolerate most things, but not something like this.

"The language was disgusting and so poisonous that it even shocked Mick. He's only ever tried to do what's right for the kid and protect his career, but this is something new to him.

"He likes the boy and thinks he has potential to be a top player, but he's worried that his mother is having a detrimental affect on his career.”

It’s not the first time Maitland-Niles’s mother has hit the headlines. Last year she was arrested on suspicion of assaulting two people at Arsenal’s training ground, amongst them Arsene Wenger's negotiator Dick Law. She was later released without charge.

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BanksterDebtSlave added 08:35 - Apr 8 Think I might ring up pretending to be Jonathan Douglas's dad!
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Cloddyseedbed added 08:52 - Apr 8 Can'y someone pretend to be Douglas's mum and phone up ranting!
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FriskinPriskin1 added 09:22 - Apr 8 Can we sign his Mum for the last few games? She'll add more bite to our midfield than we've seen all season.
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Kikapu added 09:23 - Apr 8 hapybeingble - Then said parents come home and rant on here! Poor lad (going back to AMN) - we can't choose our parents
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carsey added 10:13 - Apr 8 Sign Her Up Sign Her Up Sign Her Up
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blueherts added 10:20 - Apr 8 MM was probably hacked with him after Bolton -
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BondiBlue added 10:29 - Apr 8 Doubt very much mick dropped him because of this phone call, if indeed it happened. Phil - i'm surprised you're even reporting this. TWTD has always been my go-to site for things that have actually happened, not what has been 'reported' in a murdoch paper.
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PhilTWTD added 10:30 - Apr 8 Removed off-topic rumour-mongering (and subsequent responses), much of which was clearly groundless and some of which I think was getting too personal.
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coolcat added 10:58 - Apr 8 Ainsley Maitland Niles only on season long loan anyway. Mum has had previous for this kind of behaviour. Feel a bit sorry for him. Can't be doing his career any good.
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alfromcol added 12:49 - Apr 8 Someone more frustrated with MM than me!
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neil1968 added 13:15 - Apr 8 Henryblue your having a laugh ain't ya . He's been crap . Only slightly better than gouglas
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neil1968 added 13:25 - Apr 8 Douglas rather . And the age argument doesn't cut it . We are not a development squad for other teams players
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chepstowblue added 14:16 - Apr 9 Somebody needs to tell his deluded mother that not only is he obviously not good enough for Arsenal,he has yet to prove that he's capable of playing championship level football. Has run with the ball once this season,flimsy in the challenge when playing more central and unable to make a 5 yard pass with any accuracy. Id forgotten all about him such is the impact he's made. For the brave boys on here.......MM would rip you to shreds verbally and physically.

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