S1 E21 | Mick McCarthy | Merlin the Magician

Mick McCarthy becomes the 21st inductee into the Old Gold Club as he joins Mikey Burrows and Chris Iwelumo to reflect on his six years as manager of Wolves. The trio discuss building a 'young & hungry' squad, picking a club captain, making ten changes at Old Trafford and moving on from Molineux as well as much, much more.

[@midnightwolfee2128]

Super Mick! Wolves Legend dont care what anyone says

[@legionofkinsmen2900]

Agreed. Top man and straight as a dye. No nonsense, no dressing things up, Mick always tells it like it is.

[@stuartcorbett5756]

What a great interview, with the manager I grew up with. All my memories of Wolves start from Mick, and some of my best days ever were watching him and his team. As he has said he has never had the massive money and pretty much had his hands tied with a lot of it due to the owners he was working under who undermined him and never really gave him enough cash to push on. Managed to bring the club from a low point and give a massive boost to the city with promotion, a great togetherness and a family feel around the club. Much like Nuno is doing now, but Nuno on a wider scale with a lot more money to spend. Even though Mick made mistakes, I totally believe they were done with the best intentions. You can see the love he has for the club and the fondness he has when he talks about his time here, and that also means a lot to me. I really could listen to hours and hours of this interview! I would like to thank Mick for everything he had given Wolves and for the fantastic memories he has given to me. I will always look back at the 5 years he had at the club with fondness and I truly believe he should be considered a Wolverhampton Wanderers legend because of success he brought to the club at the time. Super, Super Mick, Super, Super Mick, Super, Super Mick, Super Mick McCarthy!!

[@nigelsharratt933]

Nine minutes in before he said 'put a shift in' . Magic Mick. Great job you did lifted us when we needed it. Many thanks

[@legionofkinsmen2900]

My favorite all time Wolves manager, after Nuno of course. Refreshingly honest and straight-talking. Super Mick isn't afraid to call a spade a spade he tells it the way it is 👐🙏🙌 🇬🇧

[@alangreen5183]

I'll never forget how sad I felt when MM was sacked ! Great manager!

[@markriley5863]

A lot of fans including me still love you Mick.

[@TheGingernut79]

Great man,top manager gave us some good memories down the molineux

[@GETAUSERNAMEGETALIFE]

He always told it like it was. Honest and a damn good manager for us with very little support. Good on you mate!

[@Mouldy7890]

Thank you for everything you did for our club Big Mick!

[@markriley5863]

I love Nuno and what we he has achieved but I will always love Mick because he produced a great Championship side and 3 years in the premier league with sod all funds. A Wolves legend. I will always love him. Not only for what he achieved with the team but his honesty and bluntness in interviews.

[@vonfaahquard8532]

Thanks for the memories, Mick!

[@ManyFunAdventures]

Awesome. Love Mick. Great personality. I'll never forget when we lost against the baggies at that time, and I knew that it would be his ending then. Such a shame. Mind you, it makes you wonder if he had the finances that Nuno has now, how would he of got on then? Great manager great bloke. If anything happened to Nuno in the future (which right now I don't want to see) I would be happy to see him come back. 🙂👍

[@paulsomersetwolf5970]

Felt sorry for MM for getting sacked didn’t deserve that he done wonders for this club on very little money brought in some great young talent with the likes of kightley jarvis Ebanks b all from lower leagues even the conference So credit where credits due. Always be remembered for his time at the Molineux. Best of luck to you Come on you wolves.🐺

[@OldWolflad]

Top top man, so sorry it finished in such a sour way, as it inevitably always does in football management. Thanks for 5 great years Mick.

[@ubernoobage3548]

Always liked Big Mick and still do. It annoys me when I see supposed "fan's" badmouth his time with us, as he was one of the most successful manager's we have had in the last 30 years and did so on a shoestring budget. The revolving door we had afterwards just proved to me that he left some big shoes to fill.

[@welloilbeefhooked4984]

Got great respect for Mick McCarthy, Did a great job at Wolves and a nice bloke too.

[@Wolvesfan-oz6yh]

What a top bloke... Fantastic man manager. Wherever he’s been he’s done better than most. 🧡🖤

[@brianweale5539]

Always get an honest answer from Mick, what you see is what you get. Thanks for your time at Wolves and the good times you gave us.

[@JaseNico3310]

Given Mic some stick over the years as I never agreed with the style of play, however, have to say after watching this he's a top bloke, brought us success and didn't deserve the sack under those circumstances. All the best Mad Mic!

[@scotttheboss1]

Brilliant bloke straight John bull!! Loved him , big Chris my favorite striker since bully

[@robcross4458]

Shouldn’t have been sacked till the end of the season. Might have stayed up.

[@stephenvowles1326]

Moxley was well rid of. Mick did his very best with what he had. He will remain a hero in my eyes.

[@daveharris6979]

Respect to Mick. Takes a big man to come in and talk openly about the not so good times. Yes it was a car crash at the end but as others have said, it wasn't all down to him and hell, he gave us lots of happy memories in the years he was with us.

[@andrewharrison7912]

Good manager did only miss 3 matches all the time he was manager

[@alexshinton1556]

Super mick

[@garyrandall8217]

Great podcasts. Would it be possible to contact Martin Patching?

[@fatheremmet2003]

Fascinating and enjoyable insight but way too short, where is the "podcast extra" please?

[@joeleighton4051]

fatheremmet2003 it’s on apple podcast app on iPhone or google podcast on android. Think it’s on Spotify as well

[@fatheremmet2003]

@@joeleighton4051 Okay, thanks mate.

[@danielfletcher5577]

Where are alternative highlights for cardiff

[@Martinw_909]

Nuno the special one your not!!

[@kevinjackson6387]

Sorry never liked this guy loved himself to much ,should have gone the season before he went ,him and cry baby Terry Connor ,jobs for the boys me thinks