Aiden McGeady

[drinkfeckarse]

Hardly a fall from grace methinks. Just different tactics for a different game. Agree though that the fact he was poor in OT MIGHT have had a bearing on it.

[eirebhoy]

It's been a very fast fall from grace for McGeady. Every1 agreed he was Celtics best player in the first couple of months of the season and now he's not even getting a run in their biggest game.

Maybe it was the fact he had a shocker against Man u at Old Trafford
You could say the same about Maloney. He was the best player in the league last season, as soon as he gets an injury he loses his place. At the moment Maloney is still the better of the 2 players imo.

[OwlsFan]

Obviously you see Maloney a lot more than me but to me he is just one of those players who scampers around the place to no great effect and I would be disappointed to see McGeady losing his place out to him.

I'd be worried if Strachan doesn't see McGeady as a player to use in a game Celtic can't afford to lose (i.e. he's not effective going back).

[youngirish]

McGeady still does not provide enough consistency, end product or goals to get me even remotely excited about him. He prances about on the pitch most of the time like he's an extra from Riverdance without adding anything to the game.

He needs to improve big time if he's to fulfill any of the supposed potential it's claimed that he's shown since his early teens. At the mo he shouldn't be let near our starting 11.

I'd still have Duff on the left with A Reid as backup with A Reid on the right with Elliot or Doyle as backup instead of upfront (both can play there).

[princeofoslo]

Fed up with this McGeady adulation. As someone who regarded by so called "everyone" as one of the best players in scotland he didnt get his game when it mattered. Cetic played Sno who is also 20 ahead of McGeady and nobody has ever called him brilliant. McGeady should be playing if he is worth even a tiny fraction of the hype

[dodgycanadian]

McGeady looked out of place in the first match against man u. His party tricks failed to fool neville on the right and he was quite ineffective. By going with Sno was strachan maybe playing more for the draw? I know at Feyenoord Sno was used as a defensive midfielder and played in defence quite a bit.

[eirebhoy]

Obviously you see Maloney a lot more than me but to me he is just one of those players who scampers around the place to no great effect and I would be disappointed to see McGeady losing his place out to him.

I don't know what you've seen of Maloney but he's an excellent player. Great goalscorer for a midfielder, sets up tons of goals and has a real intelligience which McGeady could do with. Very similar player to Joe Cole. Celtic could sign Aaron Lennon and he'd be doing well to get into the team ahead of Maloney and Nakamura which probably puts McGeady's challenge into perspective.


McGeady looked out of place in the first match against man u. His party tricks failed to fool neville on the right and he was quite ineffective.
McGeady was rubbish at Old Trafford but I can't remember him trying to beat Neville once.


Cetic played Sno who is also 20 ahead of McGeady and nobody has ever called him brilliant.
Well he was in the last Dutch squad so van Basten must think he has potential. McGeady's hardly in competition for his place anyway.

I said it before but I'm certain McGeady will make it big. A showboater like McGeady will always be on the backfoot from the start. 90% of people slag off Ronaldo but he'd still walk almost any team in the world.

[youngirish]

I said it before but I'm certain McGeady will make it big. A showboater like McGeady will always be on the backfoot from the start. 90% of people slag off Ronaldo but he'd still walk almost any team in the world.

Big difference. Ronaldo is almost the same age as McGeady yet is one of the first names on the United teamsheet. He's also week in and week out up against some of the best defenders in the world unlike McGeady who (when not warming the bench) is generally playing against sub standard sh*te. Also he's played in two major international championships and has been impressive in both. Oh yeah and he scores goals.

[johnnyc]

I'm a fan of McGeady, but I do worry if he's going to make it. I've seen clips of James McFadden when he played in Scotland and he looked very McGeady like at times. Has faded since.

Scoring the odd spectacular goal is a sign of class, but unless you're playing week in, week out and turning it on in 90% of your games, you're not going to make it at the top.

[youngirish]

I'm a fan of McGeady, but I do worry if he's going to make it. I've seen clips of James McFadden when he played in Scotland and he looked very McGeady like at times. Has faded since.

Scoring the odd spectacular goal is a sign of class, but unless you're playing week in, week out and turning it on in 90% of your games, you're not going to make it at the top.
100 % agree. He needs to be making his mark at his age. I would also prefer him to get a move to a more competitive league if he's going to be needed by Ireland.
Flashback to Liam Miller. Looked like class when young and at Celtic but proved not to be good enough in more competitive football.

[eirebhoy]

He was making his mark though. If you look back a few pages he was miles ahead of anyone in the Celtic fans polls for man of the match. Only last week week did Nakamura finally catch him and Naka has started about 6 or 7 more games than him.

99% of Celtic fans would have him in the starting lineup on Sunday. He has been really superb this season and also set up about 8 or 9 goals. We don't know the reasons Strachan has decided to go with Maloney but I would be suprised if this contract situation had nothing to do with it. Not to mention the fact that Maloney is superb.

youngirish - I love the way you insist on slating the SPL at every opportunity yet have nothing against Championship players. When you knew Stokes was on trial at Sunderland you listed him in the players to look out for. As soon as he joins Falkirk you write him off. Fair enough, the SPL may be weaker than the Championship but believe me, it's no tougher to judge a player's ability playing for Celtic than to judge a premiership player. I certainly find that the case, you may ignore it thinking I'm biased. Put it this way, can anyone say that one of Celtic's best players ever constantly failed to perform against the best in Europe?

Liam Miller joined Man Utd based on a months performances against Rangers, Hearts, Anderlecht and Lyon. That really is all. He started about 10-15 games when he signed that contract with United.

Why constantly ignore the points I make? Maybe I sound too biased? I'd be very happy if McGeady stayed at Celtic for the rest of his career. He certainly doesn't need to be playing in the premiership to fill his potential and the history of SPL players has shown that.

[youngirish]

youngirish - I love the way you insist on slating the SPL at every opportunity yet have nothing against Championship players. When you knew Stokes was on trial at Sunderland you listed him in the players to look out for. As soon as he joins Falkirk you write him off. Fair enough, the SPL may be weaker than the Championship but believe me, it's no tougher to judge a player's ability playing for Celtic than to judge a premiership player. I certainly find that the case, you may ignore it thinking I'm biased. Put it this way, can anyone say that one of Celtic's best players ever constantly failed to perform against the best in Europe?


I slag it cause it's sh*te. No other reason. If yo've any doubt just look at the quality of players who play week in week out in it. Even some of those players for the so called big two would not set the world alight in the Championship.

If McGeady wants to be a top player and has as much talent as he's been hyped up to have, he needs to be playing week in and week out at a decent level - not prancing about looking good against Dunfermiline and Falkirk defenders. If that's the quality of opposition he's accostomed to it makes it very hard for him to be rolled on for Ireland every two or three months to adjust and play his part in games against top class opposition.

I only care about Ireland and if McGeady is MOTM for Celtic in all the games he plays against Motherwell and Aberdeen etc this season but can't get a game or turn it on against decent opposition like United then I don't give a s*it. It'll just show that he's no use to us and unfortunately only another squad filler.

P.S. I'd still have much preferred Stokes to get a loan move to the Championship. Unfortunately it doesn't really seem to matter much many goals he scores for Falkirk. If he'd scored half as many in the Championship by now he'd be the most sought after young player in England and that's the cold hard facts.

[tetsujin1979]

If he'd scored half as many in the Championship by now he'd be the most sought after young player in England and that's the cold hard facts.

Stokes has scored 12 goals this season in Scotland.
Half of 12 is six.
The following strikers have scored 6 (or more) goals in the Championship this season
Chopra Cardiff City
Earnshaw Norwich City
Rasiak Southampton
Eastwood Southend United
Gray Burnley
Vine Luton Town
Kamara West Bromwich Albion
Cureton Colchester United
Lee Ipswich Town
Howard Derby County
Hume Leicester City

Of these, only Eastwood has been linked with a move to the Premiership, those are the cold hard facts

[eirebhoy]

If McGeady wants to be a top player and has as much talent as he's been hyped up to have, he needs to be playing week in and week out at a decent level - not prancing about looking good against Dunfermiline and Falkirk defenders.
No he doesn't. I don't see what makes you believe this. There has been dozens of international quality players in the SPL in recent years.



P.S. I'd still have much preferred Stokes to get a loan move to the Championship. Unfortunately it doesn't really seem to matter much many goals he scores for Falkirk. If he'd scored half as many in the Championship by now he'd be the most sought after young player in England and that's the cold hard facts.
I think this paragraph sums up your bias against the SPL. I've no problem with people stating the reality, that the SPL is a poor league but in your case it's mainly bias for some reason.

[youngirish]

Stokes has scored 12 goals this season in Scotland.
Half of 12 is six.
The following strikers have scored 6 (or more) goals in the Championship this season
Chopra Cardiff City
Earnshaw Norwich City
Rasiak Southampton
Eastwood Southend United
Gray Burnley
Vine Luton Town
Kamara West Bromwich Albion
Cureton Colchester United
Lee Ipswich Town
Howard Derby County
Hume Leicester City

Of these, only Eastwood has been linked with a move to the Premiership, those are the cold hard facts

Vine is also linked with a move to the Premiership if you must know.

Nearly all the others are journeymen strikers anyway some of which have already tried their luck at higher levels (Gray, Earnshaw, Chopra) and not looked too hot. None are an 18 year old striker in their first season. Walcott moved for 10 or 11 mill last year and was a similar age to Stokes scoring less goals per game so look to that if you want a comparison. Fact.

[eirebhoy]

Vine is also linked with a move to the Premiership if you must know.

Nearly all the others are journeymen strikers anyway some of which have already tried their luck at higher levels (Gray, Earnshaw, Chopra) and not looked too hot. None are an 18 year old striker in their first season. Walcott moved for 10 or 11 mill last year and was a similar age to Stokes scoring less goals per game so look to that if you want a comparison. Fact.
Stokes has been linked with many premiership clubs. Lupoli has scored half as many goals as Stokes and he's certainly not "the most sought after young player in England".


Can't we just celebrate the number of decent number of young lads coming through and be happy?
Exactly.

[republicofwhite]

McGeady has got MOTM in a few Old Firms and Against AC Milan...Far Superior to just Motherwell and Aberdeen. I think people's view is also coloured by one of his only poor performances this season against United in a high profile match in the CL. This was unfortunate. He has ridiculous technical ability, probably more so that anyone else in the Irish squad. Has a lot more to offer than Kilbane, can unlock defences and is still only 21.
December 2004 - SPL Player of the Month
Season 2004/05 - Celtic Young Player of the Year
November 2005 - SPL Young Player of the Month
Season 2005/06 - Celtic Young Player of the Year
August 2006 - SPL Young Player of the Month
Consistency? Too good for the SPL perhaps? Either way, he's doing very well and is definitely a player we should not take for granted.

[republicofwhite]

I slag it cause it's sh*te. No other reason. If yo've any doubt just look at the quality of players who play week in week out in it. Even some of those players for the so called big two would not set the world alight in the Championship.

If McGeady wants to be a top player and has as much talent as he's been hyped up to have, he needs to be playing week in and week out at a decent level - not prancing about looking good against Dunfermiline and Falkirk defenders. If that's the quality of opposition he's accostomed to it makes it very hard for him to be rolled on for Ireland every two or three months to adjust and play his part in games against top class opposition.

I only care about Ireland and if McGeady is MOTM for Celtic in all the games he plays against Motherwell and Aberdeen etc this season but can't get a game or turn it on against decent opposition like United then I don't give a s*it. It'll just show that he's no use to us and unfortunately only another squad filler.

P.S. I'd still have much preferred Stokes to get a loan move to the Championship. Unfortunately it doesn't really seem to matter much many goals he scores for Falkirk. If he'd scored half as many in the Championship by now he'd be the most sought after young player in England and that's the cold hard facts.

My Above post is In response to that post by youngirish by the way... Quoting it wouldn't work for some reason... Gremlins, you know yourself

[geysir]

McGeady.... is still only 21.
Season 2004/05 - Celtic Young Player of the Year
November 2005 - SPL Young Player of the Month
Season 2005/06 - Celtic Young Player of the Year
August 2006 - SPL Young Player of the Month

I hope that now he's too old for another one of those young player awards.

[eirebhoy]

He also got young player of the month for September. Stokes won the October award so it's all Irish so far this season. :)

[geysir]

Must be time for McGeady to be called a man.

[eirebhoy]

Latest McGeady press conference:
mms://channel67.celticfc.net/ondem/2006/PC/2006-11-24_AM_PC.wmv

and his latest icons diary entry:

We've qualified!
Friday 24th November 2006

I thought we were outplayed for most of the game against Manchester United in the Champions League on Tuesday evening. The main thing was the result, the 1-0 victory that put us through to the last 16 for the first time. At first, I just thought it was a great result but then in the dressing room a few people said we were through and that was excellent news.

Although the performance was not great, the main thing for the players in a match like that is the result. We could have played really well, as we did away to Manchester United, and lost and not made it through. In such a situation playing well on the night would have been of little consolation.

When I saw Naka lining up to take the free-kick, I thought it was pretty far out but he’s done things like that before so nobody was really surprised when he scored. He’s got a great technique and he does practice it quite a lot - but a lot of it is natural ability as well.

I didn’t see the penalty so I don’t really know whether it was fair or not and Shaun hasn’t said much about it.

It’s great to be part of the Celtic team that's made history by getting through to the second stage of the Champions League for the first time. It’s impossible to say how much further we will go in the competition but it is just fantastic to have that platform. We have beaten Manchester United and other top-class teams in Europe so that shows we could possibly go on and do well against similar opposition. It depends on which team we are drawn against and how we perform against them on the day but we must have a chance.

I don’t really have a particular preference as to which club I would like us to meet in the last 16 although Real Madrid would be a nice one. I’m not too fussy - just being involved is wonderful and ensures there are two great games in Europe coming up for us after Christmas.

On Sunday we travel to Edinburgh to play Hibernian, who have a new manager in John Collins. I was a big fan of John Collins when I was a young Celtic supporter. He was a player I always looked up to and he did great things in a Celtic shirt . He was my favourite Celtic player when I was growing up. We weren’t doing particularly well as a club when John was here in the early to mid-1990s, Rangers were dominating and winning the League every year, but John and Paul McStay were the two Celts who lit up the gloom for me more than any others.

John was a good passer and had the ability to go past players as well. He was decent at free-kicks too; I remember two superb goals scored by him from free-kicks against Rangers at Ibrox; in consecutive seasons . Both were extremely similar - one was scored at the end of one season and the other at the start of the following season. He is remembered well at Celtic Park for those moments.

He has been doing well since taking over as Hibernian manager. He has maybe added a wee bit of consistency to the Hibs team, which is perhaps something that they were looking for. I always like playing at Easter Road - they are always good, open games. John’s management may add an extra edge and competitiveness to Hibs that would make them powerful challengers to us but it’s not really my concern whether there are more and better challengers to us - my only concern is that we keep being better than the competition and keep winning.

[co. down green]

McGeady sounds like he will look at other options , if he fails to gain regular first team football at Celtic.


Midfielder Aiden McGeady admits a lack of first-team action could jeopardise future contract talks with Celtic.

The 20-year-old Ireland international has 18 months of his present deal to run and is currently losing his battle with Shaun Maloney for the left midfield position.

However, both were left out of the starting line-up for the dramatic Champions League win over Manchester United which sent Celtic through to the knockout stages of the competition for the first time.

McGeady's disappointment at watching yet another huge match at Celtic Park from the sidelines could affect his future career plans.

"I'm in competition with Shaun for a place on the left-hand side of midfield," he said. "I think we were both surprised when the team was read out for the United game.

"I'd been looking forward to the game because I thought I might play.

"Not getting a regular game could have a bearing on my contract talks because I can't commit myself to a long-term deal if I can't get a game.

"I feel I should be getting more time on the pitch.

"But all I can do is play as well as I can in training and hope that's good enough to get me a game.

"I was happy as anybody that the side beat Manchester United and made the last 16 in the Champions League, but to not get on the park was a disappointment."

[tetsujin1979]

Excellent article in today's Times about McGeady, if someone could post it here

[eirebhoy]

McGeady sounds like he will look at other options , if he fails to gain regular first team football at Celtic.

Don't mind that. You can see from the above press conference that he's happy. Those quotes are from the Daily Record and they just want to create something out of nothing as usual.

[eirebhoy]

He played well when he came on today and earned Celtic a point with a good goal. He'll surely start next week and we'll see if he can keep his place in the team for a while.

[eirebhoy]

Excellent article in today's Times about McGeady, if someone could post it here
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2093-2471919.html

[Qwerty]

Vine is also linked with a move to the Premiership if you must know.

Nearly all the others are journeymen strikers anyway some of which have already tried their luck at higher levels (Gray, Earnshaw, Chopra) and not looked too hot. None are an 18 year old striker in their first season. Walcott moved for 10 or 11 mill last year and was a similar age to Stokes scoring less goals per game so look to that if you want a comparison. Fact.

This is all nonsense. The lads at Arsenal ( and other clubs ) tracking Stokes won't be looking at the quality of the SPL, or the Falkirk team but just Anthony Stokes and the things he does and doesn't do, the decisions he makes on the pitch etc. IBut you think it's not enough he has done very well at Falkirk, ah no it doesn't count unless he banging them in the Championship :rolleyes: .

[Fergie's Son]

I'll be happy so long as he gets his game be it at Celtic or in the Premiership. Imagine he went to the continent? That might do wonders for his game.

[youngirish]

This is all nonsense. The lads at Arsenal ( and other clubs ) tracking Stokes won't be looking at the quality of the SPL, or the Falkirk team but just Anthony Stokes and the things he does and doesn't do, the decisions he makes on the pitch etc. IBut you think it's not enough he has done very well at Falkirk, ah no it doesn't count unless he banging them in the Championship :rolleyes: .
Yeah good one. Are you seriously telling me that it wouldn't be far better for Stokes and his future career options if he was banging in goals for a decent Championship team on loan as opposed to Falkirk? If so you're deluded.

Stokes has taken the SPL by storm and is proving that he's too good for the sh*te that plies it's trade up there but I still don't see Premiership teams lining up to sign him in January. If he was doing anywhere the same amount of damage to Championship defences there would be offers flooding in to Arsenal. Any statement otherwise is rubbish.

[as_i_say]

i think it would do wonders for some of our other players as well-imagine andy reid, mcgeady, duff playing in spain or italy-twould be grand, as i say.

[eirebhoy]

Stokes has taken the SPL by storm and is proving that he's too good for the sh*te that plies it's trade up there but I still don't see Premiership teams lining up to sign him in January.
http://www.eleven-a-side.com/boysingreen/irish_soccer_detail.asp?newsid=25339

I'm biased towards the SPL but I'm suprised at how biased you are against it. I don't know if you live in Ireland but Stokes is well known over here by anyone with half an interest in football. I don't think Stephen Elliott was getting such reviews at this stage in his career even though he was getting plenty of goals. People do take notice of SPL players whether you like it or not.

[Qwerty]

Yeah good one. Are you seriously telling me that it wouldn't be far better for Stokes and his future career options if he was banging in goals for a decent Championship team on loan as opposed to Falkirk? If so you're deluded.

Stokes has taken the SPL by storm and is proving that he's too good for the sh*te that plies it's trade up there but I still don't see Premiership teams lining up to sign him in January. If he was doing anywhere the same amount of damage to Championship defences there would be offers flooding in to Arsenal. Any statement otherwise is rubbish.

Yes I am. You are welcome to think otherwise but I think you are clearly wrong. The kid is 18, he is on the books of Arsenal, whether he is on loan at Falkirk or Preston NE doesn't really matter, it is what he makes of the opportunity. You seem to think the guys at the Gunners are morons or something.

[greendeiseboy]

Reports in the media state that Aiden McGeady will ask for a 3fold increase in his wages to match those in the premiership when his contract comes up for renewal.

I'm a great admirer of Mcgeady but on what basis can he make such demands.

He's hardly what you'd call a regular in the first team.
He's injury prone.
He has yet to prove himself as a quality player in any shape or form.
If he made a move to the premiership he would struggle to get a regular first team place with any of the top ten teams.

This smacks of greed and of being ill advised by cash hungry agents and could end up having a negative affect on his career

[eirebhoy]

Come on. If you think the Irish media is bad you haven't seen anything. The Scottish media will do anything for a story. There wasn't one quote in this "article" in yesterdays Daily Record. The Record is the biggest rag I've ever read tbh.

Anyway, if he wants his wages trebled so what? You do realise he is currently going through contract negotiations which will probably last months. The max he's on atm is about £5-6k. If there's an agent out there that wouldn't be wanting Aiden's wages trebled than he ought to get a new job.

[greendeiseboy]

fair point and well put but the point i'm making is that let him prove he's worth that increase first and then it would be justified but at the moment he cant get a starting place in the celtic line up and it's not beyond strachan to let him sit in the reserves regardless of how good he is - just look at pearson who in my opinion is no worse than mcgeady - he's been allowed leave - we'll see how many offers come in for him from premiership clubs

[eirebhoy]

Yeah but it was Celtic that approached him about a contract extension. He hardly demanded this pay rise. :)

[Scram]

He made a big difference v Hibs on Sunday when he came on. He is certainly a useful player to have in the side be it starting or not. What's he worth?...whatever a club is willing to pay.

[irishfan86]

He's hardly what you'd call a regular in the first team.

This guy has credibility. :rolleyes:

McGeady was a huge part of Celtic's success in recent months, and it was only since his injury with Ireland that he has seen a more reduced role at Celtic, coming off the bench (to great effect) quite often.

[greendeiseboy]

This guy has credibility. :rolleyes:

McGeady was a huge part of Celtic's success in recent months, and it was only since his injury with Ireland that he has seen a more reduced role at Celtic, coming off the bench (to great effect) quite often.


I'm not doubting the part he plays as i said i'm a huge admirer of mcgeady but the point i'm making and if you read all my comments fully is the fact that he has yet to prove that he is worth a wage that equals premiership players and by that i'm sure he's not looking to match sheffield utd, watford or wigan players - 5 or 6 good games in the SPL count for very little

[irishfan86]

I'm not doubting the part he plays as i said i'm a huge admirer of mcgeady but the point i'm making and if you read all my comments fully is the fact that he has yet to prove that he is worth a wage that equals premiership players and by that i'm sure he's not looking to match sheffield utd, watford or wigan players - 5 or 6 good games in the SPL count for very little

In a previous season he impressed against Milan, and afterwards some of his opponents were complimenting his play.

He's not the finished article just yet, but I'd argue that he would make at least the bench of any Premiership team save Chelsea, and certainly the starting lineup for most of the teams in the second half of the table, and possibly a starter in teams of the lower top 10.

But opinions aren't going to bring this debate far, only time will tell how good he is, and how good he can become.

Hopefully he'll make a few people into believers in this Champions League campaign.

[eirebhoy]

I'm not doubting the part he plays as i said i'm a huge admirer of mcgeady but the point i'm making and if you read all my comments fully is the fact that he has yet to prove that he is worth a wage that equals premiership players and by that i'm sure he's not looking to match sheffield utd, watford or wigan players - 5 or 6 good games in the SPL count for very little
Stop believing what you read in the rags. :)

[eirebhoy]

greendeiseboy - Here's a perfect example of the Record twisting quotes:

http://foot.ie/showpost.php?p=584429&postcount=1024

[eirebhoy]

Here's a recent thread on McGeady for those that want to see what the fans think:
http://kerrydalestreet.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=40560

[eirebhoy]

A few clips from the Aberdeen match:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGOMDcVY-Tc

In fairness, that video just makes him look like a headless chicken but he played well overall. Nice pass to Miller on 16 seconds.

[GavinZac]

makes him look like a headless chickenshock :eek:

[eirebhoy]

shock :eek:
Not really. Maybe for the McGeady of last season but he's a different player this season as you'd know if you watched him. He'll start tomorrow night if you're interested.

You're a Cork City fan and judging by your posts you have no interest in Ireland and hate Celtic. If there was a load of Celtic fans on the Eircom league board saying that Roy O'Donovan has no composure and is a terrible finisher I'm sure it would annoy many Cork fans. If you've no interest in Ireland then I don't see why you're posting here. Probably seen McGeady's name on the main foot.ie page and couldn't resist...

[Soper]

How would Celtic fans have seen Roy O'Donovan play?

[GavinZac]

If there was a load of Celtic fans on the Eircom league board saying that Roy O'Donovan has no composure and is a terrible finisher I'm sure it would annoy many Cork fans.

i'd be more confused than annoyed since he's wanted by bigger clubs than celtic purely because of his current good finishing.

i do have an interest in ireland, i attend as many games as a student based in cork can - mostly underage ones. i don't particularly hate celtic, i just despise people who are confused as to what country glasgow is in.

[Plastic Paddy]

i'd be more confused than annoyed since he's wanted by bigger clubs than celtic purely because of his current good finishing.

Mwah hah hah hah. Have a word with yourself. :rolleyes:

That's Barcelona, Real Madrid and possibly Manchester United covered then. You may well think Roy O'Donovan's the best thing since, ooh, Kevin Doyle, but I'd be very, very surprised if bigger clubs than Celtic (i.e. the ones mentioned) are showing an interest in your man. Anyone else and your definition is so loose as not to count.


i do have an interest in ireland, i attend as many games as a student based in cork can - mostly underage ones. i don't particularly hate celtic, i just despise people who are confused as to what country glasgow is in.

Do you feel the same way about Irish people who are passionate supporters of clubs in Manchester and Liverpool then?

:ball: PP