FORMER IRELAND manager Mick McCarthy has been appointed as Blackpool manager until the end of the season with a very clear brief from the Championship strugglers: avoid relegation.
McCarthy, 63, has not worked as a coach since leaving Cardiff City in October 2021 but now replaces Michael Appleton who was sacked on Wednesday after less than a year as head coach.
“I’m delighted to be here, I’m delighted to be back in the game,” McCarthy said on Thursday.
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Terry Connor, McCarthy’s long-time assistant in a number of his previous roles, will link up with him once again at The Seasiders.
Blackpool currently lie second from bottom in the Championship, without a win in their last 10 league matches, and three points from safety.
Two Irish players are currently part of the first-team squad — CJ Hamilton and Andy Lyons, who only joined the club at the beginning of the month from Shamrock Rovers.
Blackpool’s sporting director Chris Badlan said McCarthy’s arrival “gives us the best opportunity to maintain our Championship status”.
Chief Executive Ben Mansford added: “Everyone connected to the club has worked so hard to get us to the Championship and it is so important we do all we can to stay there.
“We believe appointing Mick gives us that opportunity.”
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Mick McCarthy appointed manager of Championship strugglers Blackpool
LAST UPDATE | 19 Jan 2023
FORMER IRELAND manager Mick McCarthy has been appointed as Blackpool manager until the end of the season with a very clear brief from the Championship strugglers: avoid relegation.
McCarthy, 63, has not worked as a coach since leaving Cardiff City in October 2021 but now replaces Michael Appleton who was sacked on Wednesday after less than a year as head coach.
“I’m delighted to be here, I’m delighted to be back in the game,” McCarthy said on Thursday.
Terry Connor, McCarthy’s long-time assistant in a number of his previous roles, will link up with him once again at The Seasiders.
Blackpool currently lie second from bottom in the Championship, without a win in their last 10 league matches, and three points from safety.
Two Irish players are currently part of the first-team squad — CJ Hamilton and Andy Lyons, who only joined the club at the beginning of the month from Shamrock Rovers.
Blackpool’s sporting director Chris Badlan said McCarthy’s arrival “gives us the best opportunity to maintain our Championship status”.
Chief Executive Ben Mansford added: “Everyone connected to the club has worked so hard to get us to the Championship and it is so important we do all we can to stay there.
“We believe appointing Mick gives us that opportunity.”
Additional reporting by Press Association
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