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Jason McAteer’s description of our 1994 World Cup squad is not one bit surprising

Published 15:21 15 Nov 2015 GMT

Updated 15:29 15 Nov 2015 GMT

Kevin McGillicuddy
Jason McAteer’s description of our 1994 World Cup squad is not one bit surprising

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Jason McAteer's goal against Amsterdam may finally have been overshadowed in the minds of Irish football fans.

14 years on since his wondergoal against Holland in Dublin, Shane Long's stirke against Germany is now the 'Where Were You Moment' for Irish fans. The former Liverpool man was a key figure as we booked out place at the 2002 World Cup, which was the Scousers second major tournament with Ireland, having featured in the 1994 World Cup in the USA under Jack Charlton. The midfielder was part of the famous 'three amigos' group of Gary Kelly and Phil Babb, who had a reputation as good footballers and also a men with a taste for the night-life and more. https://twitter.com/chris_kammy/status/665869680721182720 Kelly and McAteer were guests on Sky's Goals on Sunday show today and he provided a perfect description of what many Irish fans would have suspected about the Irish squad and some of its younger members 21 years ago https://twitter.com/TheJediGunner/status/665854955081871360 https://twitter.com/bazdjcooper/status/665855408154812416 The comments seemed to go down well with many watching at home https://twitter.com/cducksbury/status/665855980295602176 https://twitter.com/LoveCycling/status/665854556383928320 https://twitter.com/andypovey/status/665858946398347264 https://twitter.com/landubh/status/665855810673725441

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