Mick can’t get no satisfaction
IPSWICH manager Mick McCarthy was gutted a loudmouth fan left before his side equalised – because he couldn’t give him an earful in return.
A supporter behind the dugout threw a whole host of abuse at McCarthy and his staff. But when McCarthy turned around to gloat after the Tractor Boys grabbed an 88th-minute equaliser, he had already walked out.
Ipswich opened the scoring early on through David McGoldrick. But Hull took the lead with goals either side of the break from Jarrod Bowen and Nouha Dicko.
McGoldrick missed a golden chance to equalise from the penalty spot before Jordan Spence spared his blushes with a late leveller at the KC Stadium.
And McCarthy said: “If I ever lose that feeling of pure elation when we score a late equaliser then it’s time to pack it in.
“I’d been getting some dogs abuse from behind me. Nobody likes a sore loser and all that but unfortunately he’d left when I turned round.
“I always think we’ve got a chance because I know we’ll keep going.
“To miss the penalty when we did to come back and to keep going was brilliant.”
It was Town’s first draw in 23 games and McCarthy insists he would always take a point if it was on offer.
The veteran manager admitted: “We had too many of them [draws] last year, but had we not had them we might have been going down.
“You know me, I’ll always take a point, a point in my pocket is always precious – certainly when we’ve equalised in the 88th minute. But I’m doing the lads a disservice. We played really well.”
Town got off to the perfect start in their chase for a play-off spot as McGoldrick grabbed his eighth of the season in only the sixth minute with a well-taken finish after the Tigers failed to clear a corner.
McCarthy will have been gutted with the way his side let Hull back in to the game.
Kamil Grosicki was allowed room to cross, with the ball making its way to the back post for Bowen to slam home his ninth of a fruitful campaign.
Goalkeeper Allan McGregor did well to keep out Bersant Celina’s speculative effort. And in the 51st-minute, Dicko took advantage of Luke Chambers’ poor defending to race on to the end of a hoof up field to give the Tigers the lead.
The game was destined to go level once again when Martyn Waghorn was tripped inside the host’s box by Kevin Stewart. But McGregor, who spread himself well to his right, superbly kept out McGoldrick’s spot-kick.
However, the penalty save was in vain as Spence fired home off the post.
Hull missed a golden chance to snatch all three points at the death when the unmarked Adama Diomande headed wide.
Hull boss Leonid Slutsky said: “For us it is a step forward because we showed a really good performance.
“I understand the disappointment in the result but we have to focus on the positives.
“Of course I am disappointed not to have held on for the win.
“The owners are meeting the supporters’ trust next week and peace is better than war.
“I want the fans on board. We need their support and for them to get behind us.
“We know we should be higher up in the league but we need everyone pulling in the right direction to achieve that.”