Blues boss Mick McCarthy says Town player contracts are not something for him to deal with now that it has been confirmed he will be leaving the club in the summer.

Midfield duo Teddy Bishop and Luke Hyam are among those whose deals are up but with the club having an option to keep them for a further season, while David McGoldrick’s contract, which includes no clause along those lines, also ends in the summer.

Asked whether he’ll continuing to do ‘housekeeping’ type tasks in the final weeks of his time at Town, McCarthy responded: “To a point. Everything I’ve done up until this point will go forward but I can’t think of anybody else I’ve been recommending for deals.

“Luke Hyam and people who are coming of contract, that’s not for me to deal with now, I’ve given my opinion on all those.

“It would be wrong wouldn’t it, for me now to be doing it when I’m not going to be here and certainly in terms of anybody’s future not to be here, that’s not for me to deal with.”

Are those players more unsettled as a result of the change in management situation? “Luke’s just playing. He quite wanted to go out on loan in the window because he didn’t think he’d get any football. But I said, ‘You will, you’ll get some games’ and he’s better of playing here, he knows everybody, he doesn’t have to go and settle in.

“And he’s come on, he’s had a couple of games and he will get some more football before the end of the season.

“I guess it’s for the people who are going to decide now to watch and see whether they think he’s got value to the squad.

“I’d only say that at the moment currently we’ve Tom Adeyemi, Emyr Huws, Dozzer, Bish all injured. We’ve got Tristan Nydam coming through, we’ve got Flynn Downes coming through, all who want to come back and play.

“We’ve had more midfield players this year than you can shake a stick at and yet they’ve all been injured, so we’ve needed more.

“It’s up to somebody else to decide who’s going to come, who is going to stay. That’s not my job that one now.”

Quizzed on McGoldrick’s situation, he added: “I’m not quite sure. I think he’s been one of the big players and any time a transfer window’s come along there’s always been conjecture, ‘he might leave, he might not’.

“So I haven’t spoken to him really on that subject. And, of course, I won’t be speaking to him now on it. Unless I tap him up for somewhere else, of course!”

Pressed further on currently-injured Bishop’s situation, he added: “You’ll have to speak to someone else, I’m afraid.”

Photo: TWTD

Edmundo added 10:07 - Apr 6 Evans is at fault. He is supposed to lead, or milne by proxy, but it's clear our owner, like someone who bought a puppy at Christmas, put little thought into anything other than the chance to make some quick cash back in 2007 via promotion.
3

osborne1nil added 10:34 - Apr 6 As Town are not going to be in the play offs and not going down then to me it makes perfect sense for Ipswich / ME to take his time in appointing what will hopefully prove to be a good Manager. I would much rather they do this than rush in to taking somebody soon and miss out on a potentially better candidate and why potentially pay compensation if the right person becomes available for free at the end of the season? MM comes across as still wanting to win and finish as high as possible and any new Manager will have plenty of time to get to know players and watch recordings of games and talk to other members of staff on players, so can't see the need to rush somebody in. The Club have made their decision in good time for ST holders to make an informed decision on whether to renew or return. Let's hope that Town can finish the season strong and above Norwich and line up a really good Manager to move forward with.

2

dirtydingusmagee added 10:52 - Apr 6 I just hope that once the dust of McCarthy,s departure settles,supporters get on Evans's case and make it perfectly clear that he is not up to the task unless he steps up, invests AND interacts with supporters. His ''invisible presence '' and apathy is destroying the club .
3

Skip73 added 11:15 - Apr 6 Pilgrimblue, What a stupid comment, he should never have sold Moore?! Have you seen how he's done at Barnsley? We got him for virtually nothing and sold him for £750k, great business!
0

Ipswichbusiness added 13:02 - Apr 6 The problem with appointing a new man now is that it limits us to the unemployed. Someone like Paul Hurst will leave whilst on the verge of promotion. MM is under contract until the end of the season, we have to pay him until then so we might as well get some work out of him. I would be happy to see Hyam and McG leave; they just haven't done enough this season. Bishop is more complicated. If he is fit and on form then he's a Prem quality player. Much would depend on the prospects for sustained fitness and his attitude

2

Battyboy added 15:48 - Apr 6 Great news!!
0

thundercat600 added 09:21 - Apr 7 Well said Mick, leave and poach some of Towns best players then whoever take over will have to go cap in hand to Evans for some cash to buy as good as or better players. We all know how that's going to pan out do we not. Town will then be on the slippery slope towards league one, Mick then, and rightly so, stick his fingers up to the people who hounded him out of Town

-1

Blogs 296 bloggers

Ipswich Town Polls