{"id":556761,"date":"2020-07-05T11:39:51","date_gmt":"2020-07-05T15:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=556761"},"modified":"2020-07-05T11:39:51","modified_gmt":"2020-07-05T15:39:51","slug":"report-mick-mccarthy-keen-on-vacant-bristol-city-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/07\/05\/report-mick-mccarthy-keen-on-vacant-bristol-city-job\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Mick McCarthy Keen on Vacant Bristol City Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/tag\/mick-mccarthy\/\" target=\"_self\">Mick McCarthy<\/a> is interested in taking over the role of manager at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/league-football\/championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Championship<\/a> side <a href=\"\/tag\/bristol-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Bristol City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>REPORT: Mick McCarthy Keen on Vacant Bristol City Job<\/h2>\n<h3>McCarthy Interested in Management Return<\/h3>\n<p>The Robins are looking for a new boss after <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/07\/04\/lee-johnson-bristol-city-sack-head-coach-as-play-off-hopes-diminish\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lee Johnson was sacked<\/a> after his side&#8217;s 1-0 defeat to rivals Cardiff City.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/12034297\/bristol-city-mick-mccarthy-lee-johnson-sacked\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sun on Sunday, <\/a>the Irishman has &#8216;thrown his hat into the ring&#8217; after the role became available yesterday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The 61-year-old has been out of work since leaving his managerial role with the Republic of Ireland in April.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy has a wealth of experience at the Championship level.<\/p>\n<p>He has previously managed a host of Championship clubs as well as taking charge of his home country during two separate spells.<\/p>\n<p>He left his last role in club management, at <a href=\"\/tag\/ipswich-town\/\" target=\"_self\">Ipswich Town<\/a>, in 2018, where they pushed for the playoffs on multiple occasions during his six-year tenure.<\/p>\n<p>However, his most successful managerial stints came prior to that with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/sunderland\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunderland<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/wolves-club-analysis-news-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy secured promotion to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/category\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Premier League<\/a> with both clubs and this winning mentality may prove attractive for the Robins.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving the national setup in the spring, McCarthy is available to clubs without the need for any compensation fees.<\/p>\n<p>Given the impact of the coronavirus on football clubs&#8217; finances, this may be an inviting prospect.<\/p>\n<h3>Bristol City&#8217;s Play-Off Woes<\/h3>\n<p>The Robins parted ways with Johnson after losing all four games since the Championship restarted last month.<\/p>\n<p>That poor form saw Bristol City drop from seventh to twelfth during this time.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday&#8217;s result sees them now nine points behind sixth-placed <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/cardiff-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cardiff City<\/a> with their play-off fading away.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson was at the helm of the South West side since 2016 and made steady progress during those four-and-a-half years.<\/p>\n<p>He took them from fighting relegation to challenging for the play-offs but could never break into the top six.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"FAMhwes_R-VrMNY81VeaSA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1183266524\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'FAMhwes_R-VrMNY81VeaSA',sig:'ASTWw4Or7HtDfIgOua8EjJMRsqZTkD1UTiUBVvgYE<span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>Ms=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'1183266524',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mick McCarthy is interested in taking over the role of manager at Championship side Bristol City. REPORT: Mick McCarthy Keen on Vacant Bristol City Job McCarthy Interested in Management Return The Robins are looking for a new boss after Lee Johnson was sacked after his side&#8217;s 1-0 defeat to rivals Cardiff City. 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