McAteer says he has not read any of the extracts being serialised in the national press, and has no intention of buying the book.
He said: "I'd rather buy a Bob the Builder CD for my two-year-old son."
He added: "I haven't bought the newspapers where the extracts were published, I won't be buying the book and I think the other lads are the same. The whole Roy Keane thing seems to be rearing its ugly head every five minutes. But the players have moved on."