LISTEN: Mick McCarthy tears into BBC reporter after being asked a Maths question

The Barnsley native didn't take too kindly to being asked about arithmetic after his side's victory last night.

Ipswich Town confirmed themselves as definite promotion contenders, in the Championship, with a 2-1 win over struggling Fulham. The Tractor Boys are in sixth now and will hope to climb further with a bountiful Christmas period. Mick McCarthy was asked about his side's promotion chances last night but, he felt, in a rather convoluted manner. BBC reporter Mark Clemmit asked McCarthy: 'If you need to get 10/10 to get promoted, where do you guys have to be right now?' McCarthy playfully lambasted the host before declaring, "You do realise you're talking to a plain-speaking Yorkshire man than coming out with that nonsense." Have a full listen to the 50 second sound clip here: