The Barnsley native didn’t take too kindly to being asked about arithmetic after his side’s victory last night.
Ipswich Town confirmed themselves as definite promotion contenders, in the Championship, with a 2-1 win over struggling Fulham.
The Tractor Boys are in sixth now and will hope to climb further with a bountiful Christmas period.
Mick McCarthy was asked about his side’s promotion chances last night but, he felt, in a rather convoluted manner.
BBC reporter Mark Clemmit asked McCarthy: ‘If you need to get 10/10 to get promoted, where do you guys have to be right now?’
McCarthy playfully lambasted the host before declaring, “You do realise you’re talking to a plain-speaking Yorkshire man than coming out with that nonsense.”
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