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England Youth international (though he was brought up in
Australia) who has impressed in the reserves, but it took some time
for him to get closer to the first team than two bench appearances
in the Champions League qualifiers in 2000.
Despite the injury crisis in 2001-02, Jamie still only made it
as far as the bench, and although he was only 19, he really needed
to start turning his promise into first team appearances or face
the prospect of continuing his career elsewhere.
In 2002/03 he made a couple of creditable sub appearances
notably against Blackburn and was packed off to Cov for a not
totally impressive loan spell with Gary McAllister's men.
He's been playing with the both the senior side and the reserves
in the 2003-04 pre-season games: it remains to be seen if he can
make the breakthrough this year.
IlGino says: Haven't met the bloke but don't like the sounds of
him..... No offense to all those Englanders out there but if he
turns his back on Australia then Australia turns its back on
him!!!
Jabba says: in response to IlGino, the info I have is that
Soccer Australia wanted nowt to do with him until he got the chance
to take a trial with Leeds - and then they were all over him like a
rash. Consequently, when it came to choosing which of the three
countries he was qualified to play for, he picked the one where he
thought he'd get the most exposure and would cause least problems
for his club career. Now if it had been Harry who'd done the same
thing, you'd have a point....
Wrighty says: McMaster has made a bad decision not playing for
Australia. He will never make the England team, but could have been
an integral part of Australia's quest for World cup Qualification
for 2006.
The Big Man says: As per usual, the D/Hs are out to put their
wee claws into Jamie. For your information, Jamie HAS been capped
for international games. He played for England at schoolboy level
& scored the winning goal for them against Cyprus in Turkey, at
present plays in the under 19s & under 21s for England having
just been to France this year prior to the world cup. He also is
with the under 19s & reserves at Elland Road. I'm sure this
Gino character is from Oz ( I think i have had words with him on
this before) & has had it in for Jamie for some time just the
same as a certain SBS sports commentatators did back then, and the
comments they were making was designed to ruin his career before it
even got off the ground.And like I told you before GINO, Jamie
never turned his back on Australia, it was Australia that turned
it's back on him they knew he had offers & done nothing about
it! they showed no interest, so on recieving no offers he took an
opportunity. I didn't here you cry out like this when Craig
Mustapha Paddy O'McJohnstone decided to play o/seas so why bitch
about Jamie. Like you say you have never met Jamie, and for that i
am glad, you, like all others who put the boot in when Jamie went
o/seas were talking through their arse, had no idea what was going
on & had no information on him, certainly none from the family
or his friends, so you all made up your own little stories to suit
your own egos. Bollocks to the lot of ya'that's what I say, &
the best of wishes to Jamie, as he done at the age of 14 what none
of you had the balls to do & that was take a chance. Good onya
Jamie lad, make it to the top son & maybe then these D/Hs will
find some way to extract their feet from their mouths.
The BIG MAN says: WELL. WHERE ARE THE COMMENTS NOW???? Leeds
United V Blackburn Rovers 22/09/02 (unfortunately beaten 1-0).
Viduka substituted 15 minute into the second half. Who replaced
him??? Come on, come on tell me GINO, who replaced him. Hopefully
this is just the start for the lad. We all hope there is more of
him to be seen on the pitch at ELLAND Rd.
BiLlY bOb says: Jamie was born in Rockhampton, QLD. My home
town, and he has it over any of them big leauge tools anyday.
Simon Wingate says: I saw Jamie Mcmaster for Leeds reserves in
Septmember and he scored a hat-trick against Newcastle. Bloody
brilliant player!
Chris says: Jamie Mcmaster is a future leeds united star i know
he needs a slow bringing into the team as he needs time to mature.
But he will be a future great player i noticed his talent from 17
yrs old (i dont no where from) hes a star in the making.
Dimaz Bramastya Ak says: Super Talent...!!! he will be a great
player next, he is my favorite player when i play Championship
Manager 00-01. he become top scorer in season 2002 with 24
goals.
H. McKay says: Gino is wrong and "The Big Man" is correct -
Jamie McMaster was ignored by Australia, and incidentally he was
also rejected by Scotland after trying for them. However, both
Australia and Scotland kicked up a helluva stink as soon as Jamie
was selected by England and he started scoring goals What was he
supposed to do - wait till he was grey waiting for a better offer?
There is not a man on earth who would tell his teenage son to sit
tight and wait "just in case" he gets a better offer when teams
like Leeds United and England are opening their doors to him.
Anyway - what could possibly be better than playing for Leeds
United or England? Jamie only needs half a chance and there will be
no stopping him.
By the by, as an Australian I can advise you on authority that he
is not from Rockhampton in Queensland. He was born in Sydney to
Scottish parents and raised in Balmain. He went to High School on
the NSW Central Coast - I know because I used to live there and he
used to get a log of coverage in the local press because he was so
good. The local Soccer fraternity got annoyed because he was picked
up by the National Inst of Sport in Canberra and trained by them -
and he was also enrolled Westfield High School in NSW because they
have soccer on the curriculum. The Gosford Soccer fraternity were
annoyed that the only talent they had was being shipped off to NSW,
so various clubs have been fighting over him since he was 13. It
was at Westfield High that he got his chance to try out for Ipswich
and Leeds United, and he went to Leeds when he was barely 15 years
of age.
I follow the careers of all the LU Australians, and I hope they all
become Superstars. Kewell and Vaduka are already there - McMaster
and Cansdell Sherrif are right behind them. They should be every
bit as proud of their successes as other Australian sports people
like the golf players and tennis players. You don't hear people
whinging about them developing their careers overseas. SBS wants to
be a bit more fair when commenting on soccer players developing
their careers in Europe - especially when some of them have
offspring developing their golfing careers in America. Get real
guys, everybody wants to reach maximum potential and if that means
going overseas - so be it. I for one am proud of all the Australian
sports people who make it big abroad.
Best of British to Jamie - and best of luck from Australia.
Brusier says: Jamie is one of my good mates and i asure all of
you that he is as Auzzie as Vegimite and he hails from Umina NSW
cental coast.Get a clue Gino.
Stephen W Jackson says: Jamie Mcmaster is my mum's cousin, I
think he is a fantastic player, and he can come and play for
Blackpool,where I live,any time he wants. I hope that one day I
will be as good as he is. If he wants to play for England let
him,he's as good as Beckham any day. He's my inspiration to be a
professional, and I'm onLy 10 yrs old.
Abba says: I think that Australians are more disappointed then
anything..Disappointed that our National Federation made another
stupid decision in not chasing Jamie, and looking after him more
when he was younger. I cant see him playing any full internationals
for England, so I think his International career will be wasted. Is
anyone sure where he plays? Ive read around the place he is the
same as Harry, a LW, CAM, or ST. But then others says he is the
smae, but on the Right...Any ideas? I think that if he had his time
over, and knew Australia were getting direct entry, his decision
may have been different. How come he grew up in Australia, was born
in Australia, and has scottish parents, yet he plays for
England?
The Big Man says: The BIG MAN again here. So you see, people
like to make up their own wee stories. like Billy Bob whatever his
name is, Jamie born in Rockhampton Qld eh! Jamies' never been there
let alone having born there. in answer to ABBA, in order to live
and work in Britain without having any hassles with work permits
and visas etc, it is an ideal situation if you have access to a
British passport. Jamie having been born to Scottish parents was
also entitled to hold a British Passport. Problem solved. having
then been born to Scottish parents, and having Scottish
grandparents etc means you have a long history and ties to
Scotland. Holding a British passport, includes Scotland England
Wales and Northern Ireland, this then entitled you to try out for
either country (within a country). Whoever would sign you if you
were good enuff would win in the end. Oh! And I can confirm....
Bruiser (his comment above) IS a mate of Jamies. Thanks for
sticking up for him mate! Real mates always do.
yabbadabbadooo..... says: mmm, what p***s me off most about this
guy (mcmaster) is that he nicely uses our tax dollars by going
though the australia institute of sport before chosing to align
himself with england. i think player like him (and also josip
simunic) should have to pay back the costs + plus interest. all i
can say is what a f***ing w*****!
Zane Cosgrove says: Jamie McMaster will one day represent
Australia unless he wishes to chase the glory like Simunic and Sasa
Illic. Simunic is Australian and cannot deny his roots so he is the
one who misses out ultimetly. How can I contact Jamie? I'm also an
Australian and would never consider representing another country
apart from mine but when you do have a football association like
Soccer Australia then your bound to be offended, rejected or
ignored. Look at Bosnich! I haven't seen anything from the
Australian Soccer Association supporting him, welcoming him home to
kick start his career again or just plain supporting the champ.
It's bullshit, ruins it all for Jamie, myself, football in
Australia and our global reputation...
ThUnDeR_fRoM_dOwNuNdEr says: deadset guys, not to be mean or
anything, but yous have too much time on your hands to be on this
writing about his heritage and family..i know his cousin and i bet
he doesn't know as much about him as half your blokes do..
Jamie's mate from Umina says: I have good news for you all Jamie
is now allowed to play for Australia and he has chosen to do
so.
Zane Cosgrove says: Jamie will be playing for the Australian
national team next season... Wait till Leeds get relegated,
McMaster will be an integral part of Leeds United's revival next
season... I believe Leeds youth can top division 1 so when they are
relegated and lose Alan Smith, Viduka, Radebe, Harte, Mills, and
Matteo... they will be left with players like Batty, Robinson
should stay on a bit longer and McMaster... Go Jamie!!!
Martin Cramer says: Marty: I am a former leeds united youth. I
went on trials with jamie at the same time, we signed the same
year, I lived next door to him in the academy hostel 4 2years, and
then we moved into digs together in a small village called boston
spa. So i guess you could say i know him prety well. and i can
clear up any quiries anyone has about him. First of all the guy is
as australian as they come. And second of all the fella was
practically 'bullied' by the then head of the academy (Alan Hill)
and by the former educational officier (Dia Jones) into playing for
england. He was only about 16 when all this was happening so he was
fairly easliy pushed into something he didn't particulary want to
do. You have to relise he was just trying to keep his employers
happy. But anyway i would be more than happy to help clear up any
other grey areas about his background. all I can say is Jamie is a
top bloke, a very talented footballer and i wish him all the best
in his carear
Nick Shaw says: I think that Jamie is da best young striker
around(at Leeds)and since his successful spell at Chesterfield and
i think that he will prove vital asset to Leeds in Division 1!
Simon H says: Jamie doesn't seem to have had the best of luck so
far, with injuries this season in particular. Let's hope that he
gets more first team opportunities next season in Division One;
maybe his emergence as a top talent will be one of the good things
to come out of the current depressing shambles!
oddball says: saw jamie score two cracking goals for
chesterfield can we have him back please
tom says: Jamie come and paly for the spireites again next
season yu all but kept us up and changed our team last season gud
look anyway
Ausie Fan says: Jamie just scored 2 goals against Darlington
bringing the score to Leeds United 4 - Darlington 2. Could this be
the start of somthing big? Keep up the good work Jamie - you
obviously have more talent than some of the so called stars that
just exited the club, owing to poor performance.
abba says: He's pushing hard for a startin spot now. He's an
absolutely tremendous footballer. I really hope you'll get in this
season
Nichola Jackson says: Jamie McMaster is my cousin. He's my
second cousin my mum is his dad Andy's cousin.
Max says: I just wanted to say that the sooner Macca starts
playing regularly for us, the better. His scoring run in the
Reserves this season (3 in the last 2 games), and in previous
campaigns, speaks for itself, he scored 2 in 6 for Chesterfield and
netted again on his Swindon début. And if his 20-minute
spell in the cup match with Huddersfield is anything to go by, then
the length of time he has been left to rot on the fringes of Leeds
United is a travesty. He has certainly impressed me far more than
Michael Ricketts and Julian Joachim put together. And he should be
signed up for a contract extension NOW (if administration really is
just round the corner, then we have to re-sign as many of our
youngsters as possible before we get a transfer embargo). He should
at least be on the bench week-in week-out (and that means giving
him more than seven minutes, Mr Blackwell). Who knows, he could be
super-sub!
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