Walters worth his weight in gold

In the canon of Jason McAteer stories, the one about the credit card is still king.

The former Ireland international was at Liverpool at the time, filling out an application for a gold card, when he alighted on the question asking which position he held at his company. His response, ‘wing-back’, has gone down in football lore.

It’s a yarn ‘Trigger’ has happily told against himself but, for all the confusion, there was little doubt about his actual role on the pitch. Ask Jonathan Walters to describe what he does for Stoke City and he all but consults the Trade Descriptions Act.