Kasey McAteer

[Frances Dempsey]

24 minutes ago, ALC Fox said:

Good luck to him. The more football he gets will be all the more beneficial for us right now I think. Hopefully he'll be fit for the next international window?

[Frances Dempsey]

16 minutes ago, Frances Dempsey said:

42 minutes ago, ALC Fox said:

Good luck to him. The more football he gets will be all the more beneficial for us right now I think. Hopefully he'll be fit for the next international window?

Another good Englishman opting for Ireland!! FAI will never learn. 

[coolhandfox]

As long as he's good for City, I couldn't care who he plays for internationally.

[sacreblueits442]

22 minutes ago, Frances Dempsey said:

Another good Englishman opting for Ireland!! FAI will never learn. 

...I presume this is not a good thing for the Irish F.A!!!

[lcfc sheff]

Mcateer x Evan Ferguson what a combo 

[Stevosevic]

Thought he was English tbh 

[K789]

53 minutes ago, Stevosevic said:

Thought he was English tbh 

Northampton born 

[sacreblueits442]

1 hour ago, Stevosevic said:

Thought he was English tbh 

...with a name like that!!!

[Stevosevic]

Just now, sacreblueits442 said:

...with a name like that!!!

The name could have come from 5 generations a go….Cant use a name to determine nationality. 

 

 

[UniFox21]

Fair play to the lad; gives him opportunities to play internationally as let's face it unless he hugely kicks on and moves to a big 6 side, he isn't getting into England squads 

[Frances Dempsey]

2 hours ago, Stevosevic said:

Thought he was English tbh 

He is. Money is a great incentive 

[ALC Fox]

30 minutes ago, Frances Dempsey said:

He is. Money is a great incentive 

So is actually playing international football. He could have ten years playing for the Republic of Ireland. How many England caps could he get considering the young talent coming through in his position? One if he's lucky?

Edited 18 October 2023 by ALC Fox

[Bryn]

Not a chance he ever plays for England. So fair play to him.

[OntarioFox]

Kasey is about as Irish as Souttar is Aussie, doesn't mean he won't be well received by them. 

[sacreblueits442]

1 hour ago, ALC Fox said:

So is actually playing international football. He could have ten years playing for the Republic of Ireland. How many England caps could he get considering the young talent coming through in his position? One if he's lucky?

...I  would say by the time you are 10 years old, you would know your nationality!!!

  That would be something constantly brought up by their family and made you very much steeped in your heritage.

[An Away Move]

I think identity is way over done in today's cultural climate, and Kasey might be as English as they come - but I have a Leicester born friend, also a McAteer by coincidence, who grew up 'English' but now looking back fully identifies as Irish and a son of immigrants which made him feel very different to the other Leicester folk he drew up with. 

 

Edited 18 October 2023 by An Away Move

[Jimmy]

1 hour ago, OntarioFox said:

Kasey is about as Irish as Souttar is Aussie, doesn't mean he won't be well received by them. 

Souttar's mum is an Aussie 

[Frances Dempsey]

5 hours ago, ALC Fox said:

So is actually playing international football. He could have ten years playing for the Republic of Ireland. How many England caps could he get considering the young talent coming through in his position? One if he's lucky?

He couldn’t care less about Republic of Ireland I can guarantee you that!! Knows he won’t get an England call up fact!

 

4 hours ago, Bryn said:

Not a chance he ever plays for England. So fair play to him.

Exactly

[Stuntman_Mike]

4 hours ago, Bryn said:

Not a chance he ever plays for England. So fair play to him.

Why not? Look at some of the players who've made appearances over the years who you'd never expect. 

 

Yeah, he'd likely make more appearances for Ireland, but it's too soon to say if he'd never play for England at all imo.

 

 

 

 

 

[gurru991]

5 hours ago, Frances Dempsey said:

He is. Money is a great incentive 

I doubt very much that it's the money providing the incentive. He is never getting picked for England so he may as well enjoy the International experience by playing for Ireland.

Well done for finding a negative slant to the story .

You are a breath of fresh air.

[Sampson]

Patriotism is one of the worst traits of humanity.

 

Who cares how English or Irish he “feels”? It’s just a temporary career and a short one at that. I’d play for whichever national team I qualified for who I thought would give me the most matches. 

[Frances Dempsey]

6 minutes ago, gurru991 said:

I doubt very much that it's the money providing the incentive. He is never getting picked for England so he may as well enjoy the International experience by playing for Ireland.

Well done for finding a negative slant to the story .

You are a breath of fresh air.

Well your very nieve if you believe that!! Never set foot in the country before. Wonder how long it takes him to learn the national anthem 😂😂

[Guest]

Just now, Frances Dempsey said:

Well your very nieve if you believe that!! Never set foot in the country before. Wonder how long it takes him to learn the national anthem 😂😂

Genuinely mate what is your problem?

[Sampson]

7 minutes ago, Frances Dempsey said:

Well your very nieve if you believe that!! Never set foot in the country before. Wonder how long it takes him to learn the national anthem 😂😂

I doubt Jamie Vardy had ever set foot in Leicestershire before he joined us, what’s the difference? It’s not the 1800s anymore, the team you represent has nothing to do with weird nationalistic chest thumping.

Edited 18 October 2023 by Sampson

[ALC Fox]

39 minutes ago, Frances Dempsey said:

He couldn’t care less about Republic of Ireland I can guarantee you that!! Knows he won’t get an England call up fact!

 

Exactly

Absolutely not being likely to get an England call-up will have factored heavily in his decision. But I'm not sure how you can say he doesn't care about the Republic of Ireland unless you know him extremely well. He may have a great interest in the country - whether he's stepped foot on Irish soil or not - because of his family. Or his interest might be quite mild or non-existent, as you suspect.

 

What puzzles me is why the cynicism. He sees an opportunity play international football. The Ireland manager has courted him by his own admission, so he's wanted. It could be a great opportunity for him to increase his reputation while also (if he didn't have the interest before) sparking an interest in a country where some of his ancestors are from.