I agree, we look a damn sight more competitive under McCarthy and we're consistently challenging at the right end of the table. However, while I have no real problems with him staying another season (bar a collapse in form over the next month or so), I also wouldn't be too disappointed if he decided to move elsewhere in the summer. My main reason is that, despite the general sense of over-achievement and his good record, I'm not impressed with our style of play and the idea of a more progressive coach coming in and overhauling the style of play is an appealing one.
I agree that McCarthy is one of our better managers recently, in terms of results and what he has done for the club, rather than on-pitch performances and style of play. I just get a general sense that change would be a good thing, and despite the grass not always being greener on the other side, I feel McCarthy may have taken us as far as he can.
This squad needs freshening up and it would be nice to see attractive, entertaining football at Portman Road once again. Easier said than done, of course, and it'd certainly be more achievable with a competitive budget and not relying on other clubs' rejects, but I don't have confidence that McCarthy can, or will, overhaul the playing style in the long run. Whenever we look like playing attractive football under him, it takes it one defeat or bad performance and he scraps everything and reverts to an overly-conservative style of football.
I'm most likely going to go to the Charlton match tomorrow night. No disrespect intended to the club, but they're more than likely getting relegated this season and they're a shambles off the field. This is a winnable home game where I hope we can impose ourselves, play good football, and get the three points. Let's face it, we need all three.
