Mick McCarthy: "I've done a bloody good job"

Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy has insisted that he has "done a bloody good job" at the club with limited transfer funds.

The 57-year-old took over at Portman Road four years ago with Town in the relegation zone but has since guided them to league finishes of ninth, sixth and seventh despite his transfer dealings being mostly limited to loans, free transfers and swap deals.

The Tractor Boys have had a tough start to the current campaign and sit five points above the dropzone, but McCarthy insists that he will not complain about the lack of transfer funds available to him.

"You give me a chance and a position and a profile to stamp my feet and pull my hair and to say 'it's not fair, I wish I was doing something else'," he told the Ipswich Star. "Why? Why would I do that? From day one, when I came here, I've never changed what I've said which is probably unusual for managers because normally they change their mantra time and again.

"I'm holding myself responsible. These are my players, the ones I've signed, and I've got to do better with them and make sure results are better.

"I've sold Murphy, I've sold Mings, and others, and we've stayed competitive. I've done a bloody good job under the terms and conditions of what I've been asked to do. I'll continue to do that."

Ipswich welcome league strugglers Cardiff City to Portman Road this afternoon.