Mc Ateer on Sky

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

Houghton was THE player of the Charlton era. He was unbelievable up and down that right wing. McAteer would have only played with him though at the tail end of his career. Keane and Whelan at his prime would also be there or there abouts but did McAteer play with Whelan I wonder. McGrath was a great player for us - strong and a great reader of the game but passing wouldn't have been a strong point so I am not sure, and I know this is heresy in some quarters, he could be called a "world class" player.

I definitely take exception to your statement of Houghton being THE player.

Yes he scored some important goals and was dangerous in many matches, but he wis performances for Ireland were in my view overrated. I thought myself that McGrath, McCarthy, Moran were of more value than houghton....and they didn't consider themselves as Scottish either

I wonder has the last bit of your post coloured your view of Houghton. Houghton was amazing for Ireland. I remember Spailn 89 at Lansdowne he was fantastic and many many occasions he was great for Ireland.

Did Trigger never play in a side with Shay Given?

Originally Posted by NeilMcD

I wonder has the last bit of your post coloured your view of Houghton. Houghton was amazing for Ireland. I remember Spailn 89 at Lansdowne he was fantastic and many many occasions he was great for Ireland.

We agree on something

[QUOTE=Peadar]Did Trigger never play in a side with Shay Given?[/QUOTE

eh?