Retro Snapshot: Mick McCarthy Locks In Submission Hold On Ray Houghton…
By Chris Wright
Apropos of nothing, here’s a cracking shot we’ve stumbled across of Mick McCarthy taking down his prey (we think it’s Ray Houghton) and locking in his submission finisher during a Republic of Ireland training session in Malta, 1990…

“Tap! Tap! TAP!”
Mick always gets his man.
(Photo: Phil O’Brien/EMPICS Sport)

















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