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Mick McCarthy: 'I will not quit'

Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy insists that he will not resign following his side's 2-0 home defeat to Fulham.

Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy has insisted that he will not resign as manager after his side fell to a 2-0 Boxing Day home defeat to Fulham.

The result extended the Tractor Boys' league run to just four wins in 16 games and left them 16th in the Championship table.

Speaking after the game, McCarthy conceded that his team were not "particularly good" but vowed to "keep scrapping".

"I can't take any criticism away from us, because I don't think we were particularly good, but I think you have to give credit to the opposition when they are a good side," he told the Ipswich Star. "It's easy for me to come in here and blame my players and say we weren't any good, but we tried our best, as we always do, and they were better than us.

"Well I haven't changed a lot, so whatever I'm doing now isn't that different from four years ago. I fully understand it; it's [the fans'] right to shout, they want to see better football than that and see their team win at home. I've no complaints about it at all. I much preferred it when it was supportive and 'super Mick', but as I've said before I've always known the mood can change very quickly. It's going to be a tough job to turn that around now though.

"I won't be resigning in the morning if that's what you're asking me. I'll be here on Friday for the game and keep scrapping as I always do. It's been made harder, that's for sure."

Town next welcome Bristol City to Portman Road on New Year's Eve.

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Manager of Ipswich Town Mick McCarthy looks on during the Sky Bet Championship match between Brentford and Ipswich Town at Griffin Park on August 8, 2015
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