"We've got the drug testers here today. They shouldn't be going to see the players. They should go to see the officials instead."
"At the moment we've got 16 first team players. My initials stand for Mick McCarthy, not Merlin the Magician."
"F**king abysmal, that was what I f**king thought of it [a Wolves own goal after just 60 seconds of a match against Reading in January 2009]. C'mon, let's get to it, I'm trying my best here. What did I make of it? I thought it was the best bit of f**king football I've seen in a long time. Do me a favour. It was a crap start to a game. There you have it, can you print all that? F**king rubbish, absolute tosh. Drivel. ****e. Bullshit. That's what I thought of it. Did that help? I'm quite pleased, apart from the fact that's given them the poxy result, I'm f**king livid about it – of course I am. So, there you have it."
Anyone who uses the word 'quintisentially' in a half time talk is talking crap."
Reporter: "No yellow cards today..."
McCarthy: "No and I asked all the lads to go out there and knock seven bells out of everybody as well like I normally do. Shame that isn't it? They went out there and played free-flowing football and were rampant for 45 minutes. What were they playing at?"
"Every single one of the players has been slapped around the head but they keep coming back for more."
"The Serbian keeper is a big tart doing that [going down injured] because there's nothing wrong with him"