David Connolly
FORMER EFL STRIKER AND TALKSPORT PUNDIT
BLUEBIRDS’ LACK OF CREATIVITY COSTLY

GONE: Mick McCarthy

MICK McCarthy and I go way back. As a 16-year-old in Watford’s youth team, I played up front against Millwall, who had the fearsome Ben Thatcher at the back.
No-one knew at the time Ben would go on to have such a superb career. However, I scored that day in front of the watching McCarthy, who was Millwall’s first team manager then.
So began a long and richly rewarding relationship that had a brief few flirtations with joining Mick at some of the league clubs he managed. However...