Not seen this elsewhere, but apologies if it's already been posted. Provides a fuller picture of McCarthy's thoughts than the earlier Telegraph article that only referenced the 'I wonder what MON's thinking?' part. The last bit is the best.
By Bill Howell in the
Mail.
Darren Bent transfer to Aston Villa will be felt throughout Premier League says Mick McCarthyMICK McCarthy believes Villa’s £18 million deal for Darren Bent could have a domino effect throughout the Premier League.
“It could change things,” he said. “It will throw something up, there’s no question.
“We will get to the 31st and then all start running around like blue-arsed flies because someone has become available that nobody thought would.
“Of course we’re continuing to look. We had Steve Sidwell here on the running machine – that deal was as good as done and that’s what we’re looking at.
“We’d still like something like that, but if we can’t do it, we can’t do it.
“We shouldn’t stop looking elsewhere to take a chance and get players in though.”
The Wolves boss has no gripes with Villa over their sensational dart into the transfer market for Bent.
“Good for them. I just wonder what Martin O’Neill is thinking!” he joked.
“It was said to me they were selling players, but good luck to them. There’s nothing we can do to affect it. I’m sure the French midfielder (Jean Makoun) will find out how difficult the Premier League is.
“Bent has been there, seen it, done it – but it doesn’t always work out that they move and it is seamless. He has been having a great time at Sunderland, it didn’t appear he had a great time when he first went to Tottenham.
“Aston Villa are having a few problems at the minute, but finished sixth three years on the bounce. They strike me as a real top club. Going out and spending that kind of money is what top clubs do and they expect to be up near the top not near the bottom.”
