Ah, fair enough. But if they have worked with him previously they would presumably know exactly what players he's after. The same 'partnership' has never seemed apparent here.
As for Ipswich finishing below us in previous seasons, they have slowly but surely built a better team over time...
As I said last season, McCarthy is an excellent manager for this division. They've pretty much always got the better of us in our fixtures recently bar a 3-0 at the Amex, Barnes brace? It shows what you can achieve with an experienced manager who doesn't have someone else signing the players...