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ashfordblue wrote: I'll bet he was shoved, rather than left by mutual consent BM

marko69 wrote:Had to google where Bromley was. 81 miles away from Ipswich. Does Mick do the 162 miles round trip every day? No wonder he can't be arsed anymore. Fk that.

Blues boss Mick McCarthy is now some bookmakers' odds-on favourite for the vacant job at Barnsley, his hometown club where he started his playing career.

Having been very much an outsider in the early betting following Paul Heckingbottom’s departure for Leeds on Tuesday, McCarthy’s odds came in significantly this morning and, at the time of writing, stand at 8/11 with SkyBet and Bet Victor.

With Sky Bet Lincoln City boss Danny Cowley is second favourite at 6/4, current Tykes caretaker-manager Paul Harsley is third at 10/1 with former Leeds, Huddersfield, Preston and Sunderland manager Simon Grayson fourth at 14/1.

McCarthy, who celebrated his 59th birthday yesterday, was born in Barnsley and came through the ranks at Oakwell.

He made his senior debut in 1977 and went on to make 314 appearances, scoring 10 goals, before leaving for Manchester City in 1983, having been part of a side which had climbed from the Fourth to the Second Division.

It’s not the first time McCarthy has been the bookies' favourite for another job during his five-and-a-half-year spell with Town, the Blues boss, who is widely expected to move on when his contract is up in the summer, having been linked with a return to the Republic of Ireland role which he previously occupied between 1996 and 2002 on a couple of occasions.

Barnsley were rocked this week by Paul Heckingbottom joining Yorkshire rivals Leeds, just days after signing a new contract.

The search is on for the Tykes’ new boss and it appears they may be looking to a hometown legend to fill the role.

Mick McCarthy has been at Ipswich for five years but his odds have dropped to just 8/11 to take over a club that he played 272 times for.

Operating on a shoestring budget, McCarthy and assistant Terry Connor have continually steered Ipswich away from relegation and made the Play-offs in 2015.

But a rigid, agricultural playing style and barbed press conferences have led to criticism from some Tractor Boys supporters, with signs that McCarthy’s fifth season in charge could be his last.

Punters appear to agree with this, as the 58-year olds odds have been slashed from an original price of 4/1.

Other frontrunners include Lincoln City’s Danny Cowley, available at 6/1 and Simon Grayson, who is a best price of 14/1.

Oddschecker Spokesman George Elek: “Mick McCarthy and Barnsley seem like a perfect fit and the local lad is now odds-on for a Yorkshire homecoming after five years at Ipswich. Whilst McCarthy has done a tremendous job with the Tractor Boys, there are many supporters calling for a change and it appears that they could get their wish sooner rather than later.”

Bluemike wrote:How's big signing Keiffer Moore doing ?

charlton837 wrote:

Bluemike wrote:How's big signing Keiffer Moore doing ?

has he scored yet? I think that was a good deal for us, I always thought he looked pretty useless. I know hes probably gone for money as he will earn more at Barnsley but I cant help thinking he may have been better off going to Rotherham permanently as he seemed to be enjoying himself there. Probably would have earnt half the wages hes on now though