McCarthy unfazed by fans

MICK McCARTHY vowed to prove the critics wrong and said he was the perfect fit for ‘funny bunch’ Cardiff after returning to British football management.

The former Ireland boss, who left Cypriot side APOEL earlier this month, has been parachuted in to take charge of the Bluebirds until the end of the season after they sacked Neil Harris following a run of six straight defeats.

The Welsh side are 15th in the second tier and McCarthy, 61, is tasked with reviving their fortunes on a short-term deal — but his appointment has been unpopular with fans.

McCarthy said: ‘I am alright with funny bunches, because I come from a funny bunch myself!

‘I’ve managed to be able to settle and manage and have a fair bit of success wherever I’ve been. I’m hoping that’s going to be the case in Cardiff. Nobody has once said to me, “Wow, you should see

Cardiff’s ground and training ground”. I have been knocked out by it, it’s amazing!

‘If you ask every Cardiff supporter you would get a long list of people they would like to employ and there would be a lot of people in front of me.

‘I can’t do anything about that and I am not interested in that.

‘I just want to come in, enjoy these 22 games, and do as well as I possibly can. Then, hopefully, the ones who didn’t want me will be proven wrong.’