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Back in November 2009, while McCarthy was manager of Wolves, Morgan wrote a scathing column<\/a> in the Daily Mail after McCarthy dropped 10 players for a Premier League trip to Old Trafford. Unsurprisingly, Manchester United cruised to a 3-0 win over the much-changed minnows.<\/p>\n In his column, Arsenal-supporting Morgan<\/a> labelled McCarthy the Premier League’s “greatest egotist,” labelling his decision to put out a B-team “appallingly arrogant,” and saying:<\/p>\n For that reason, I hope Wolves get stuffed 4-0 by Burnley today, are relegated at the end of the season and McCarthy gets sacked and replaced by Roy Hodgson.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n 17 years later, McCarthy finally gave Morgan a piece of his mind during his appearance on\u00a0World Cup Uncensored.<\/p>\n Mick McCarthy swipes at Piers Morgan<\/strong><\/p>\n A clip of the disagreement between the pair was shared on social media, with things escalating quickly after Morgan complimented McCarthy’s career as a manager.<\/p>\n \ud83d\ude33 \u201cNow I know what Roy Keane’s problem was!\u201d<\/p>\n Mick McCarthy CLASHES with Piers for criticising him in 2009 for dropping 10 Wolves players vs Man United, gifting them the PL win.<\/p>\n NEW episode has dropped!\ud83d\udc47https:\/\/t.co\/z2dEoxK3na<\/a>@piersmorgan<\/a> | @Sjopinion10<\/a> | @JohnTerry26<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Bgw4nViHfB<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sports Uncensored (@SportsUncensrd) July 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Here’s the full transcript of what was said between the pair.<\/p>\n Morgan:\u00a0<\/strong>“I’ve always respected you hugely as a manager, genuinely.”<\/p>\n McCarthy:\u00a0<\/strong>“Except when I dropped ten players at Wolverhampton.”<\/p>\n Morgan:\u00a0<\/strong>“Yes, well that was terrible.”<\/p>\n McCarthy:\u00a0<\/strong>“You did say something that I was particularly unhappy with.”<\/p>\n Morgan:\u00a0<\/strong>“Well, I thought it was shocking […] What was your problem with what I said? You must have known I was right.”<\/p>\n McCarthy:\u00a0<\/strong>“You’re never right, mate. You just antagonise people with your comments, which you’re doing on this show, clearly. I said it, my job is to win games. We went to Spurs on the Saturday before, we won 1-0 with about 35% possession. We’ve got Manchester United on the Tuesday, I went there and dropped 10 players. I’d a squad of 22, if I’m a manager, it’s my right to manage that team how I see, and get results.”<\/p>\n Morgan:\u00a0<\/strong>“And it’s my right, as an Arsenal fan, who you were directly impacting with your cowardice-“<\/p>\n McCarthy:\u00a0<\/strong>“Because you weren’t good enough to win the title…you weren’t good enough, so you blame me, which is real bad on your part”<\/p>\n Morgan:\u00a0<\/strong>“Now I know what Roy Keane’s problem was…by dropping 10 players, you let United walk all over you, which had a direct impact on my team’s chances of winning the league. I thought that was an appalling abdication of your duty as a manager to entertain the fans with the best available team.<\/p>\n McCarthy:\u00a0<\/strong>“My duty was to beat Burnley on the Saturday, and we did.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The line referring to Roy Keane and Saipan<\/a> was a low blow on McCarthy, who responded with a brutal put-down.<\/p>\n “I’ve been waiting…how many years?” McCarthy said<\/p>\n 15 years to say it, you know? I’ve been waiting 15 years to call you a wanker, so happy days.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Mick McCarthy has clearly struck a nerve with Piers Morgan, with the much-maligned talk-show host<\/a> taking to Twitter to defend himself with a link to his original article.<\/p>\n This is the column I wrote about Mick in 2009 which enraged him so much. I was absolutely right to hammer him – what he did was outrageous: https:\/\/t.co\/601M7RY5CL<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/ihyK30Bkxl<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n We’re counting Mick McCarthy as the winner on this occasion.<\/p>\n\n
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