Ipswich Town’s Mick McCarthy now 8/11 to become next Barnsley manager

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The Ipswich Town boss began his playing career at Barnsley.

Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy is the new odds-on favourite to succeed Paul Heckingbottom at Barnsley with Sky Bet.

McCarthy was 4/1 for the Barnsley vacancy on Thursday morning, but has seen his odds cut to 8/11 in the space of a few hours.

Lincoln City’s Danny Cowley remains at 6/4 with the bookmaker, although no other boss is listed at shorter than 10/1.

McCarthy, who is from Barnsley and began his playing career at Oakwell, is out of contract at Ipswich in May.

Despite leading Ipswich to three top-half finishes on a limited budget, the 59-year-old is well aware that he is not everyone’s cup of tea in Suffolk.

On Wednesday, several Town fans took to Twitter encouraging Barnsley to make a move for the manager they appointed in late 2012.

Barnsley fans, meanwhile, showed their appreciation for McCarthy after their side wished him a happy birthday on the social media website later that day.

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