| McAteer 20:37 - Jan 10 with 4198 views | _CliveBaker_ |
The more I see of him the more I think he’s got something about him.
He’s deceptively quick, gets up and down really well, fit as a butchers dog. I’m not saying he’s worth £11m but I reckon he’s got a role to play. I don’t mind him, the reaction from some of our fans is well OTT. |  | | |  |
| McAteer on 20:39 - Jan 10 with 3422 views | SheffordBlue |
I think he makes some good movement - often finds good pockets of space inside. If our other forwards had finished some of the crosses he's put in (or he'd finished some of his shots) there'd be less pressure on him. |  |
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| McAteer on 20:45 - Jan 10 with 3328 views | billabasblue |
Yep zero assists and zero goals in half a season is exactly what I hope for when we spend £11m on an attacking winger ! Let’s hope for more transfer coups like this one in January !!!! [Post edited 10 Jan 20:46]
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| McAteer on 20:49 - Jan 10 with 3257 views | jas0999 |
I’m sure he’s a nice lad and no doubt tries his best. But, sorry, I really haven’t seen what you have! He doesn’t look good enough. I don’t think that’s an OTT reaction, but a reflection of what we’ve seen to date and in line with what Leicester fans observed as well. | | | |
| McAteer on 20:51 - Jan 10 with 3236 views | _CliveBaker_ |
| McAteer on 20:45 - Jan 10 by billabasblue |
Yep zero assists and zero goals in half a season is exactly what I hope for when we spend £11m on an attacking winger ! Let’s hope for more transfer coups like this one in January !!!! [Post edited 10 Jan 20:46]
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Assists is a bullshit metric. He’s created chances, some have deserved better finishing.
He’s also played the equivalent of 7 full games, he needs some time but he’s got the attributes to be effective in that role.
Not saying we don’t need to see more from him, we clearly do and that’s probably behind his lack of game time, there’s definitely a player in there though. I think people were down on him before he stepped on the pitch tbh. | | | |
| McAteer on 20:54 - Jan 10 with 3197 views | lazyblue |
| McAteer on 20:45 - Jan 10 by billabasblue |
Yep zero assists and zero goals in half a season is exactly what I hope for when we spend £11m on an attacking winger ! Let’s hope for more transfer coups like this one in January !!!! [Post edited 10 Jan 20:46]
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If we had a forward that could finish from 6 yards he would have 3 assists so not really his fault . His first cross today should have been buried too. | | | |
| McAteer on 20:59 - Jan 10 with 3115 views | billabasblue |
| McAteer on 20:54 - Jan 10 by lazyblue |
If we had a forward that could finish from 6 yards he would have 3 assists so not really his fault . His first cross today should have been buried too. |
You Say that but other players don’t have any issues getting assists with the same forwards ? In fact Nunez is almost top in the division! | | | |
| McAteer on 20:59 - Jan 10 with 3117 views | Stenvict |
Imagine if we were playing the way we played 2 seasons ago and had Chaplin hanging around the edge of the box, he'd have many assists. Unfortunately, every cross is into the 6 yard box right in front of the GK, making it very difficult to convert.
The same can be said for Leif on the left. Many of his assists were the cut back, which we simply don't do anymore. | |
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| McAteer on 21:00 - Jan 10 with 3107 views | Libero |
The criticism has been well over the top. He’s no world beater and his game isn’t about technical proficiency, but he can stretch and get in behind defences, test them - as you say, he’s very fit too and covers that whole right side when the right back ticks in to make a third centre half.
Solid tool to keep in the box. |  | | |
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| McAteer on 21:03 - Jan 10 with 3067 views | MattinLondon |
He works really hard - especially off the ball. His positioning is excellent but he simply seems to lose composure when he has to do something with the ball. It’s as if panic sets in - hopefully the coaching staff can improve this.
But so far, I think that if an U21 player has been afforded the same minutes on the pitch, the club would neither be better or worse off. |  | | |
| McAteer on 21:04 - Jan 10 with 3054 views | grow_our_own |
While I don't think he's as bad as the form he's shown so far, and he's a decent athlete, his ceiling is the best we saw from Kayden Jackson. I think we should be aiming higher these days. Should remain behind Egeli and Burns. [Post edited 10 Jan 21:05]
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| McAteer on 21:04 - Jan 10 with 3049 views | RobTheMonk |
I've begun to appreciate that he's one hell of a presser which wins us the ball back when a team inevitably goes long.
He's also excellent at nullifying an attacking fullback.
Definitely needs to improve, but did well today. |  | | |
| McAteer on 21:11 - Jan 10 with 2985 views | _CliveBaker_ |
| McAteer on 21:04 - Jan 10 by RobTheMonk |
I've begun to appreciate that he's one hell of a presser which wins us the ball back when a team inevitably goes long.
He's also excellent at nullifying an attacking fullback.
Definitely needs to improve, but did well today. |
He’s very good out of possession, his positional discipline is good and I can see why he appealed as in that respect he does a lot of what Burns does so well. Needs to add end product and a bit of composure when he gets into good areas, but as others have said he could and should have a few more goal involvements to his name. His season has barely got going yet, but I really do think he can add a lot of value there. | | | |
| McAteer on 21:15 - Jan 10 with 2908 views | Miaow |
He showed some really good pace today on a couple of occasions. |  |
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| McAteer on 21:23 - Jan 10 with 2838 views | Simonds92 |
| McAteer on 20:51 - Jan 10 by _CliveBaker_ |
Assists is a bullshit metric. He’s created chances, some have deserved better finishing.
He’s also played the equivalent of 7 full games, he needs some time but he’s got the attributes to be effective in that role.
Not saying we don’t need to see more from him, we clearly do and that’s probably behind his lack of game time, there’s definitely a player in there though. I think people were down on him before he stepped on the pitch tbh. |
Defending McAteer by criticising others finishing is a bit of a bizarre take when his finishing has been genuinely terrible. He should actually have at least 3 goals to his name himself. | | | |
| McAteer on 21:26 - Jan 10 with 2810 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
Quick and works hard but a top two team needs more than that (even taking the fee out of the equation). End product is important, Egeli has a lot of learning to do but has provided a couple of goals and assist. Burns showed his qualities and decision making (knowing where to position himself) and technique with his goal against Cov.
He reminds me a bit of Jackson - quick and hard working, will press well but ultimately limited in terms of technical ability. Maybe there’s more quality to come from McAteer but you do have to be cognisant of Leicester fans views on him. And they aren’t from a position of malice because they were chuffed with the fee and liked him because he was an academy product. | | | |
| McAteer on 21:47 - Jan 10 with 2645 views | Bigalhunter |
| McAteer on 20:51 - Jan 10 by _CliveBaker_ |
Assists is a bullshit metric. He’s created chances, some have deserved better finishing.
He’s also played the equivalent of 7 full games, he needs some time but he’s got the attributes to be effective in that role.
Not saying we don’t need to see more from him, we clearly do and that’s probably behind his lack of game time, there’s definitely a player in there though. I think people were down on him before he stepped on the pitch tbh. |
I think he’s broadly been the victim of his price tag.
Three years ago, that level of expenditure would have been out of our wildest dreams for a decade’s worth of transfers, let alone a vanity project that might or might not eventually come good.
If we do go back up to the PL, there’s no way he’s going to have a part to play, based on what we’ve seen so far.
He isn’t suddenly going to morph into a valuable asset in the next four months, and we won’t be getting a third of what we’ve paid Leicester if we decide to cut our losses.
I think it just represents a ridiculous bit of business when we could have, potentially, spent some or all of that money on a promising striker from somewhere outside of the ridiculously over-inflated UK transfer market. [Post edited 10 Jan 21:57]
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| McAteer on 21:57 - Jan 10 with 2559 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
| McAteer on 21:47 - Jan 10 by Bigalhunter |
I think he’s broadly been the victim of his price tag.
Three years ago, that level of expenditure would have been out of our wildest dreams for a decade’s worth of transfers, let alone a vanity project that might or might not eventually come good.
If we do go back up to the PL, there’s no way he’s going to have a part to play, based on what we’ve seen so far.
He isn’t suddenly going to morph into a valuable asset in the next four months, and we won’t be getting a third of what we’ve paid Leicester if we decide to cut our losses.
I think it just represents a ridiculous bit of business when we could have, potentially, spent some or all of that money on a promising striker from somewhere outside of the ridiculously over-inflated UK transfer market. [Post edited 10 Jan 21:57]
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This is all based on what was allegedly paid, which is not public knowledge and based on a tweet from David Ornstein. Several people have suggested the actual figure was far lower (initially a few months ago, and in other threads today).
The ‘price tag’ needs to be set to one side whilst it’s unknown (and being undisclosed at the time, we’ll likely never know). | | | |
| McAteer on 22:00 - Jan 10 with 2534 views | itfcserbia |
Well Blackpool is about his level, he is a really good League 1 player. No malice in that btw |  |
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| McAteer on 22:01 - Jan 10 with 2519 views | StNeotsBlue |
| McAteer on 21:57 - Jan 10 by SuffolkPunchFC |
This is all based on what was allegedly paid, which is not public knowledge and based on a tweet from David Ornstein. Several people have suggested the actual figure was far lower (initially a few months ago, and in other threads today).
The ‘price tag’ needs to be set to one side whilst it’s unknown (and being undisclosed at the time, we’ll likely never know). |
Not sure that is true, Phil and his TWTD subordinates have reported the fee was around that figure, before add ons. |  | | |
| McAteer on 22:16 - Jan 10 with 2367 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
| McAteer on 22:01 - Jan 10 by StNeotsBlue |
Not sure that is true, Phil and his TWTD subordinates have reported the fee was around that figure, before add ons. |
This was reported after the David Ornstein, is noted as being ‘understood to be’ and the exact same £11.5M figure. This is how these things cascade  .
The official figure remains ‘undisclosed’. | | | |
| McAteer on 23:07 - Jan 10 with 2067 views | Bigalhunter |
| McAteer on 21:57 - Jan 10 by SuffolkPunchFC |
This is all based on what was allegedly paid, which is not public knowledge and based on a tweet from David Ornstein. Several people have suggested the actual figure was far lower (initially a few months ago, and in other threads today).
The ‘price tag’ needs to be set to one side whilst it’s unknown (and being undisclosed at the time, we’ll likely never know). |
I purposely didn’t mention a figure, purely because of the wild conjecture surrounding it.
If the figures widely reported at the time were wildly wide of the mark, I’m sure someone at the club would have set the record straight by now, if only to relieve the level of expectation on the poor lad.
You obviously doubt Phil’s version of the transfer fee involved, perhaps you know better? | |
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| McAteer on 23:19 - Jan 10 with 1967 views | Kieran_Knows |
| McAteer on 21:47 - Jan 10 by Bigalhunter |
I think he’s broadly been the victim of his price tag.
Three years ago, that level of expenditure would have been out of our wildest dreams for a decade’s worth of transfers, let alone a vanity project that might or might not eventually come good.
If we do go back up to the PL, there’s no way he’s going to have a part to play, based on what we’ve seen so far.
He isn’t suddenly going to morph into a valuable asset in the next four months, and we won’t be getting a third of what we’ve paid Leicester if we decide to cut our losses.
I think it just represents a ridiculous bit of business when we could have, potentially, spent some or all of that money on a promising striker from somewhere outside of the ridiculously over-inflated UK transfer market. [Post edited 10 Jan 21:57]
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Though, as I’ve said all along, the price tag, IMHO, lays at the door of Ashton and the staff behind it. Whilst McKenna probably felt he was a player that could improve us - and I can see why - he would’ve simply been on board that he’d have been a good addition and the fee that followed was out of his control.
I don’t mind him, has got a very, very rough ride from this fan base.
Another one falling victim of not being part of the 23/24 squad and therefore is ultimately sh!t, no matter what performance he puts in. |  |
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| McAteer on 23:20 - Jan 10 with 1939 views | FrimleyBlue |
| McAteer on 20:51 - Jan 10 by _CliveBaker_ |
Assists is a bullshit metric. He’s created chances, some have deserved better finishing.
He’s also played the equivalent of 7 full games, he needs some time but he’s got the attributes to be effective in that role.
Not saying we don’t need to see more from him, we clearly do and that’s probably behind his lack of game time, there’s definitely a player in there though. I think people were down on him before he stepped on the pitch tbh. |
I would wonder tho for someone who' did indeed come in for that amount of money and someone who hadn't come in as a teen like egeli.. why has mcateer only played around 7 full games worth of minutes..
There was a spell where KM was choosing clarke to go right side instead of mcateer.. |  |
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| McAteer on 23:22 - Jan 10 with 1929 views | SuffolkPunchFC |
| McAteer on 23:07 - Jan 10 by Bigalhunter |
I purposely didn’t mention a figure, purely because of the wild conjecture surrounding it.
If the figures widely reported at the time were wildly wide of the mark, I’m sure someone at the club would have set the record straight by now, if only to relieve the level of expectation on the poor lad.
You obviously doubt Phil’s version of the transfer fee involved, perhaps you know better? |
I think it’s fair to say that the current management never entertain comments on speculation or provide details of undisclosed transfer agreements. They’ve been very consistent with this.
And why would you say I doubt TWTD’s reporting? It’s not unreasonable for them to report on something written by another media outlet (that’s how much of media reporting happens, didn’t you know?), and it was caveated with the common phase ‘it is understood’, which typically means that they can’t independently verify the information. So, if Ornstein was wrong, which several people have suggested, then all reporting based on his information is incorrect.
Maybe the figure is correct, but maybe it’s not. However it being accurate appears to suit some people’s agenda, and therefore is often used as the basis for criticism of McAteer. | | | |
| McAteer on 23:22 - Jan 10 with 1920 views | ITFC_84 |
Christ. It’s Kayden Jackson all over. He runs about at a quick pace so worth a squad spot.
Come off it | | | |
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