Mick McCarthy insists authority not undermined by one-shot deal

Critics of the plan for Stephen Kenny to take over the Ireland job in 2020 are already damning Mick McCarthy as an interim manager, a caretaker gaffer, and - because the players have learned his time of departure at his time of his arrival - a leader who has had his authority undermined before a ball has even been kicked.

McCarthy hears out the rap sheet without any change in expression, then offers a short but firm response.