{"id":585620,"date":"2021-03-04T12:36:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T17:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=585620"},"modified":"2021-03-04T12:36:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T17:36:54","slug":"mick-mccarthy-signs-new-cardiff-city-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/03\/04\/mick-mccarthy-signs-new-cardiff-city-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Mick McCarthy Signs New Cardiff City Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/18\/report-crewe-alexandras-perry-ng-cardiff-city-medical\/\" target=\"_self\">Cardiff City<\/a> have officially announced that manager Mick McCarthy has signed a new two-year contract at the club. The news comes after just one month under McCarthy&#8217;s reign, which has seen the Bluebirds rise from a potential relegation scrap to play-off candidates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/03\/03\/cardiff-on-track-for-promotion-mccarthy\/\" target=\"_self\">The experienced manager arrived before overseeing an immediate transition<\/a>. All of a sudden, Cardiff found their confidence, form and goalscoring touch to rise the table. It is no wonder McCarthy has been rewarded with a new contract so soon after taking over, having overseen such an impressive turnaround.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">McCarthy Signs New Cardiff Deal<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u270d\ufe0f We are very happy to announce that Mick McCarthy has signed a new two-year contract with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CardiffCity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CardiffCity<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc99<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CityAsOne?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CityAsOne<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q1Cru1bicl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/q1Cru1bicl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CardiffCityFC\/status\/1367522426008064001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Transformed Under McCarthy<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Speaking to the club&#8217;s website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk\/news\/mick-mccarthy-signs-new-city-deal\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">McCarthy said<\/a>: &#8220;TC and I have enjoyed every minute of the time we\u2019ve had at this great club so far and we\u2019re delighted to be staying. I\u2019d like to thank Vincent for offering us the opportunity to do that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe players have responded to us over these past ten games in the manner we hoped they would, and it\u2019s a pleasure working with them each day in training.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;Credit to them for the efforts they\u2019ve put in so far and the results they\u2019ve earned. They\u2019re enjoying it and deservedly so. I\u2019m very much looking forward to the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tan Sri Vincent Tan<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk\/news\/mick-mccarthy-signs-new-city-deal\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> said:<\/a><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cMick and Terry have done a fantastic job over these past two months and I\u2019m thrilled that they will be staying with us longer term.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cMick is an experienced and respected manager whose work ethic, discipline and honesty I respect and admire. I am confident that he is the right man for our club and the right man to take us forward.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI\u2019m sure that our supporters are enjoying what they\u2019re seeing from their team again and will echo my sentiments and sincerest best wishes to Mick and Terry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The contract news will be music to Cardiff City fans&#8217; ears after seeing their side transform under McCarthy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"cwbZi4PqTVZsI5SAL8foMA\" 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\/1231479067\" 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:'cwbZi4PqTVZsI5SAL8foMA',sig:'dG7c1jfhRylhPJrYEYLRixT6F-Ni1IquUkpWjOCz1g4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1231479067',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>Cardiff City have officially announced that manager Mick McCarthy has signed a new two-year contract at the club. The news comes after just one month under McCarthy&#8217;s reign, which has seen the Bluebirds rise from a potential relegation scrap to play-off candidates. The experienced manager arrived before overseeing an immediate transition. 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