‘I’ve done my job’ — McCarthy to leave Ipswich

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.

The Tractor Boys yesterday announced that McCarthy’s near six-year reign will conclude at the end of the season.

The former Ireland boss met Ipswich owner Marcus Evans on Wednesday, the pair deciding a change was “in the best interest for all parties”.