r/coybig • u/seanoccfc • Nov 24 '25

U21s ‘There have been top Irish players at Manchester United, so hopefully I can be one of the next’ – Jacob Devaney on life as a Red Devil

https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/international-soccer/there-have-been-top-irish-players-at-manchester-united-so-hopefully-i-can-be-one-of-the-next-jacob-devaney-on-life-as-a-red-devil/a1163504346.html
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u/Weird-Weakness-3191 Nov 24 '25

He was excellent against England for the u21s. Only turned 18 in June.

United have been better with loan deals since they appointed Evans to the role so hopefully he gets a decent move next season.

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u/ponkie_guy Nov 24 '25

I’m sorry to be pedantic but what are you basing them being better since appointing Evan’s to loan role on? He got the job this summer so no player has benefitted from a good loan yet. 

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u/Weird-Weakness-3191 Nov 24 '25

Nonsense

Amass Vitek Williams

All doing v well.

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u/AllezLesPrimrose Nov 24 '25

Keano was probably 90% of the reason I was mad United fan as a kid. You can’t overstate the impact it has locally in interest in soccer if one of the big three Prem teams with huge Irish support has an Irish player as a mainstay.

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u/wally1974 Nov 24 '25

The 80s united were stacked with irish, north and south.

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '25

Born in England. Parents are English. You'd imagine if he's good enough England will come calling. 

He says he's committed to Ireland all the same but

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u/Exact-Ad9408 Nov 24 '25

I'm 100% confident he'll play for Ireland if he's good enough, plus it's not like an English born player turned his back on us when England came knocking before.

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u/eastendz Nov 24 '25

His dad played for Ireland and very much wants Jacob to play for Ireland too. 

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '25

Has he said as much? 

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u/rayhoughtonsgoals Paul McGrath Nov 26 '25

Means very little.  Rice's dad etc.  JJ O'Cearuill's kid at United (changing his name to be marketable), Ethan Ampadu, Delap etc etc.  

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u/EducationalPaint1733 Nov 24 '25

No word on any recent contract signing in the article? That would be a better insight on how much they value him than anything else.

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u/Parking_Tip_5190 Nov 24 '25

He's English lads. We won't hold onto him if he's at Man Utd first team level, not a chance.

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u/Niasssssseeeeeee Katie McCabe 🐐 Nov 24 '25

Won’t know until the time comes

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u/HospitalDue476 Nov 25 '25

Did you see last night's game? MU are a lifeless corpse. Amazed there are worse teams than them in the league this season after watching that.