Former Liverpool legend retires

[DeeGame]

McAteer opts to hang up his boots

Former Bolton, Liverpool and Republic of Ireland midfielder Jason McAteer has announced his retirement.

McAteer became a free agent at the end of last season when League One side Tranmere Rovers opted not to renew his deal as player/coach at Prenton Park.

And the 35-year-old has decided to hang up his boots after a 16-year career.

He made his name under Bruce Rioch at Bolton, making 109 appearances between 1992 and 1995, before big-money moves to Liverpool, Blackburn and Sunderland.

He also made 52 appearances on the international stage with Ireland, scoring three goals and appearing in the 1994 and 2002 World Cups.

McAteer left Rovers this summer after three years at Prenton Park, having joined on a free transfer from the Black Cats in 2004.

[retroquestions]

I know McAteer retired, but who's the Liverpool legend you're talking about?

[Rich]

Legend?

[Imy]

He's a legend in the shampoo industry, was it head and shoulders?

[Tee]

Surely you mean Leg end.

[tsb]

Que pasa? Legend?

[retroquestions]

I think what he means is he's an Irish Legend. I mean, he scored a goal against Holland once and also put a good cross in one of the other games he played in.

[simey85]

I think what he means is he's an Irish Legend. I mean, he scored a goal against Holland once and also put a good cross in one of the other games he played in.

he scored two crackers against holland in two qualifying games, the dutch must have been looking at him and thought wow this guy is world class. little did they know!

[simey85]

he also nutmegged maldini in 94 i think!

[retroquestions]

he scored two crackers against holland in two qualifying games, the dutch must have been looking at him and thought wow this guy is world class. little did they know!

Yes, even Kevin Kilbane looked world class in those games!

[cadmium]

I read a story on here a few weeks ago that McAteer once phoned up and ordered a pizza and the guy on the phone asked him if he wanted the pizza cut into 6 or 8 slices, he said 6 because he didn’t think he could eat 8!

And once when he was filling in a credit card application, in the boxes that say company and position he put Liverpool Football Club and right back!

Brains of Britain he most definitely isn’t!

[retroquestions]

he also nutmegged maldini in 94 i think!

It was Baggio as far as I remember.

[Maestro]

He was a tidy enough player but legend he certainly was not.
I think he played his best football for Bolton and remember him putting in an excellent performance against us in the 95 League Cup Final.
We were all excited then, because he looked like a real player and we more or less knew he was coming to us.
He comes across as being a nice guy, so good luck to him.

[retroquestions]

I read a story on here a few weeks ago that McAteer once phoned up and ordered a pizza and the guy on the phone asked him if he wanted the pizza cut into 6 or 8 slices, he said 6 because he didn’t think he could eat 8!

And once when he was filling in a credit card application, in the boxes that say company and position he put Liverpool Football Club and right back!

Brains of Britain he most definitely isn’t!

He also said a while back he wanted to manage the Irish national team.
I mean c'mon seriously. Imagine a former Liverpool and Irish international footballer with absolutely no managerial experience WHATSOEVER, who also SOUNDS a bit thick, taking up the job as coach of the Irish national team .........That's a bloody ridiculous proposition.

[cadmium]

He also said a while back he wanted to manage the Irish national team.
I mean c'mon seriously. Imagine a former Liverpool and Irish international footballer with absolutely no managerial experience WHATSOEVER, who also SOUNDS a bit thick, taking up the job as coach of the Irish national team .........That's a bloody ridiculous proposition.

I know why would they give a job to somebody like that......hang on a minute!