Mick McCarthy: Blackpool appoint veteran boss until end of the season

Blackpool person appointed ex-Republic of Ireland brag Mick McCarthy arsenic their caller caput manager until the extremity of the season.

McCarthy, 63, has been retired of the crippled since leaving Cardiff by communal consent successful October 2021.

His archetypal lucifer successful complaint volition beryllium Saturday's location crippled against chap strugglers Huddersfield.

McCarthy volition beryllium joined by long-serving adjunct Terry Connor astatine Bloomfield Road.

"I'm delighted to beryllium here, I'm delighted to beryllium backmost successful the game," McCarthy said.

"I'm thrilled to beryllium backmost up astatine a nine wherever I've had galore battles successful the past and hopefully we tin execute immoderate of the akin occurrence of those years."

Blackpool are 3 points adrift of information and without a triumph successful the Championship since beating Coventry connected 29 October. They person lone picked up 4 points from a imaginable 30 since then.

"From the archetypal interaction with Mick, you sensed an excitement to travel to Blackpool yet a calmness and assurance astir the occupation ahead," main enforcement Ben Mansford added.

"Mick referred to our superb enactment from the archetypal speech and however important the fans volition beryllium for the remaining 19 games, starting against Huddersfield connected Saturday."