always had great time for McAteer. as said above he gave it his all whenever he put on the green shirt.
his goal against holland is one of the best moments in our recent football past.
he nutmegged Maldini (iirc) in the WC94 when he was only a young fella breaking through.
he is a very witty man.
the keane scribbling jibe oozed class as a lunatic was trying to knock his block off.
he readily admits to the trigger nickname, have heard him tell the pizza story and jimmy white story a few times too. he has a sense of humour ffs. seriously lads some people on here are a bit too PC for their own good. demeaning him indeed. get a life.
i remember his interview after the Denmark friendly in the run up to the WC02. Duff had an absolute stormer and was taken off early enough (iirc). when Macca was asked about Duff in the post match interview he said 'It is rare that a player wins the Man of the Match award in the first half alone, I can't remember a better 45 minutes by and Irish Player .... except for my second half against the Dutch'!!!!
Always liked him as a player and a man. Never took himself too seriously so why are the soft skinned PC brigade on here doing it for him.
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