Ipswich Town wouldn’t be everyone’s idea of salvation right now.

McCarthy saw both current and potential Ireland internationals notch goals on his scouting trip on Saturday.

How the Irish fared

He becomes the first man to manage both clubs.

So much was so different about English football when a 33-year-old Mick McCarthy agreed to step into the breach as player-manager in the wake of Bruce Rioch’s departure from Millwall back in March of 1992, writes Brendan O’Brien.

Mick McCarthy has revealed his wife pleaded with him to call it quits at Ipswich when the unhappy Portman Road natives were at their most vicious.

Ipswich will clarify the future of manager Mick McCarthy before the end of next month, the Championship club have announced.

Irish players also scored for QPR and Sheffield United.

“He looks a different player. He’s oozing that confidence now and he looked the real deal today.”

With Martin O’Neill’s position as Ireland manager moving closer to the brink than it’s ever been before over the last 48 hours, the question of who might succeed him — whether that’s sooner or later — has gained fresh momentum.

Who would you choose?

Sport is the very definition of a results business but success can be measured in more ways than first, second or third, writes Brendan O’Brien. 

Brighton reclaimed their place at the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a 3-1 win over Birmingham.

Non-league leaders Lincoln stunned Sky Bet Championship side Ipswich with a stoppage-time goal from Nathan Arnold to secure a 1-0 win at Sincil Bank in their FA Cup third-round replay — and leave Mick McCarthy’s future at Portman Road bleak.

Huddersfield extended their lead at the top of the Sky Bet Championship courtesy of a 2-1 victory over QPR at the John Smith's Stadium.

Daryl Murphy has set his sights on promotion after completing his move from Ipswich to Newcastle yesterday.

Wes Hoolahan was among the goals for Norwich.

David McGoldrick knows the question is coming. It always does these days.

It may prove too little, too late but David McGoldrick served a timely reminder to Martin O’Neill after scoring his first goal since August in Ipswich’s 3-2 championship win over MK Dons on Saturday.

Ipswich 0 Middlesbrough 2: Daryl Murphy may be the darling of Portman Road but the prolific Irishman’s record at Portman Road is nothing on David Nugent’s.

Stoke 0 West Brom 1

Former Shelbourne Red Adam McDonnell could be about to face Manchester’s famous Reds of United after the young midfielder finally took his belated first bow for Ipswich Town in their 4-1 League Cup win at Doncaster on Tuesday night.

He’ll be back on the stage he belongs tonight when Everton visit Oakwell in the Capital One Cup but whether Conor Hourihane can stay there while at Barnsley remains to be seen.

Daryl Murphy’s importance to the Ipswich cause was brought into sharp focus at the weekend.

Shane Long believes Southampton have what it takes to challenge for the FA Cup and maintain their top-four push in the Premier League

Shane Long believes Southampton have what it takes to challenge for the FA Cup and maintain their top-four push in the Barclays Premier League.

Ipswich 0 Southampton 1: Shane Long starred as Southampton progressed to the FA Cup Fourth Round last night.

Ipswich 0 Southampton 1

Stephen Hunt is not taking this season’s FA Cup lightly, despite Ipswich Town side’s main focus being on securing promotion to the Premier League.

Mick McCarthy says Ipswich represent his best chance of a return to the big time as he doubts a Premier League club will employ him.

Southampton 1 Ipswich Town 1

Even now in this country that he used to captain and manage with such pride, we still don’t or can’t give Mick McCarthy due credit.

Norwich made it three straight Sky Bet Championship wins and claimed local bragging rights by securing a 1-0 derby success over arch rivals Ipswich, with Lewis Grabban netting the crucial strike on 24 minutes at Portman Road today.

Not many, if any, of the current Ireland squad have encountered Mick McCarthy and Roy Keane more in the past decade than Daryl Murphy and Ipswich Town’s Irish striker realises the pair of adversaries are integral to his future.

Cork City FC’s climb back towards the summit of Irish football this season hasn’t gone unnoticed in Irish football circles.

Former Ireland boss Mick McCarthy and his assistant Terry Connor have agreed new three-year deals with Championship side Ipswich Town.

Ipswich manager Mick McCarthy and his assistant Terry Connor have signed new three-year deals, the club have announced.

Martin O’Neill’s mantra that age is no barrier to an international career has fallen kindly for Ipswich Town striker Daryl Murphy ahead of his Ireland re-launch tonight against Serbia.

Roy Keane’s former recruit Danny Higginbotham admits the spicy Euro 2016 draw could persuade him to extend his international career with Gibraltar.

Jon Walters knows all about being on Roy Keane’s bad side but the Stoke player insists they have cleared the air.

Mick McCarthy’s hopes of becoming Ireland manager may be fading and he was fully focused on his current side Ipswich last night.