Aiden McGeady

**Stuttgart88** · 21/09/2012, 12:37 PM

yes, i'd expect so.

**DeLorean** · 21/09/2012, 1:16 PM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

Interesting. I wonder for the teams that qualifed for Euro 12, would 1 player be the lowest?

Well we are one of four teams who qualified who don't have a club representative in the group stage. I think it's probably safe to assume each club has at least two players from their own country. Czech Rep, Poland and Sweden are the other teams with no clubs in the group stage. Off the top of my head the Czechs have Cech and Rosicky, Poland have two or three Dortmund guys and Sweden have Ibrahimovic and Lustig.

**Dodge** · 21/09/2012, 1:24 PM

Originally Posted by DeLorean

Well we are one of four teams who qualified who don't have a club representative in the group stage. I think it's probably safe to assume each club has at least two players from their own country. Czech Rep, Poland and Sweden are the other teams with no clubs in the group stage. Off the top of my head the Czechs have Cech and Rosicky, Poland have two or three Dortmund guys and Sweden have Ibrahimovic and Lustig.

Czech Republic and Sweden both have clubs in the Europa League groups. Poland and ourselves don't.

**John83** · 21/09/2012, 1:26 PM

We were also the only third seed to qualify. I think people underestimate how much Trapattoni has eked out of limited players.

**DeLorean** · 21/09/2012, 1:33 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Czech Republic and Sweden both have clubs in the Europa League groups. Poland and ourselves don't.

Owls fans seemed to be asking about the Champions League. Even if he wasn't, I didn't have to go as far as the Europa to find the answer to his question. Surprising that Poland have no representative between the two competitions.

Yeah, it does put things into perspective a bit John83.

**Dodge** · 21/09/2012, 2:00 PM

Originally Posted by John83

We were also the only third seed to qualify. I think people underestimate how much Trapattoni has eked out of limited players.

We weren't the the only 3rd seed to finish 2nd though (Bosnia), and two 5th seeds did that too (Estonia, Montenrgro)

I'd imagine if Bosnia had've drawn Estonia they'd have qualified instead of us

Originally Posted by DeLorean

Owls fans seemed to be asking about the Champions League. Even if he wasn't, I didn't have to go as far as the Europa to find the answer to his question. Surprising that Poland have no representative between the two competitions.

Oh I know, I was just adding to the general "we're well down the footballing ladder..." vibe

**tetsujin1979** · 21/09/2012, 2:53 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

We weren't the the only 3rd seed to finish 2nd though (Bosnia), and two 5th seeds did that too (Estonia, Montenrgro)

I'd imagine if Bosnia had've drawn Estonia they'd have qualified instead of us

Oh I know, I was just adding to the general "we're well down the footballing ladder..." vibe

Bosnia couldn't have drawn Estonia, they were in the lower seeds.

**Stuttgart88** · 21/09/2012, 3:46 PM

In one sense it's telling that we have no players in CL or Europa League, bar McGeady (or Elliott at a stretch) and yes, it credits Trap's achievement.

However, I do think that some of our better players are more or less EL standard. It shows how limiting ourselves to playing in England limits our players' exposure to continental football and also highlights what the LOI should - somehow - aspire to, EL group stage qualification on at least a semi-regular basis. We probably had a few EL qualifiers at Scottish clubs, and we obviously had LOI players in the qualkifier stage too.

**DannyInvincible** · 21/09/2012, 4:42 PM

Who's Elliott? Is it Stokes you mean? Not hard to confuse the two - assuming you mixed him up with Stephen Elliott - given their respective failures to live up to much initial promise on the international scene.

Not sure if I posted this before but a Scottish girl in work told me she knew an Irish footballer a few months ago. When I quizzed further, it transpired it was Anthony Stokes. I asked her how she knew him and she said they drank together at weekends. She was extremely complementary of his ability to guzzle down copious amounts of alcohol; not so complementary of his football...

**Colbert Report** · 21/09/2012, 4:43 PM

Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

Who's Elliott? Is it Stokes you mean? Not hard to confuse the two - assuming you mixed him up with Stephen Elliott - given their respective failures to live up to much initial promise on the international scene.

Not sure if I posted this before but a Scottish girl in work told me she knew an Irish footballer a few months ago. When I quizzed further, it transpired it was Anthony Stokes. I asked her how she knew him and she said they drank together at weekends. She was extremely complementary of his ability to guzzle down copious amounts of alcohol; not so complementary of his football...

Stokes is a messer who has found his level playing up in Scotland. Elliot is the third choice keeper at Newcastle and he played yesterday for them in the Europa League..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Elliot

**DannyInvincible** · 21/09/2012, 4:45 PM

Ah, I see. Apologies, Stutts, for doubting your certainty.

**Ol� Ol�** · 21/09/2012, 5:41 PM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

In one sense it's telling that we have no players in CL or Europa League, bar McGeady (or Elliott at a stretch) and yes, it credits Trap's achievement.

Very valid point.

Taking it from a different angle, had players such as James McCarthy, Ciaran Clark, Marc Wilson and Shane Long been getting regular international football over the past 2 years or so would they have developed into Top 4 players? Probably not in the case of Clark and Wilson, but I think Long and McCarthy's prospects would've been nicely enhanced by extended runs in Euro 2012. Purely speculative post this.

**Charlie Darwin** · 23/09/2012, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by Colbert Report

Oh, I hope you're right and I think he was right to leave Celtic when he did. I just don't get this thing of him having to leave Celtic in order to play against Champions League opposition. If he had gone to the likes of Stoke or Aston Villa he would been playing eight games minimum a season against Champions League opposition just in the Premiership alone.

And he'd be playing worse football as a result.

**Carrigaline** · 29/09/2012, 12:59 PM

McGeady on the bench for the game against Amkar - Spartak 1-0 down.

**tetsujin1979** · 29/09/2012, 1:09 PM

McGeady not in the lineup at all today for Spartak's game against Amkar. Only three Russians in the starting XI actually
He completed 90 minutes in their last game against Belgorod, and I can't find any report of injury or suspension, so all I can think is that he's being rested for the Celtic game on Tuesday?

**Crosby87** · 29/09/2012, 1:26 PM

Who the heck is playing in front of him?

**tetsujin1979** · 29/09/2012, 1:36 PM

Originally Posted by Carrigaline

McGeady on the bench for the game against Amkar - Spartak 1-0 down.

where did you get the lineup? soccerway don't have him listed here - http://www.soccerway.com/matches/201...oskva/1286952/ - and they're fairly reliable

Originally Posted by Crosby87

Who the heck is playing in front of him?

The Brazilian Ari is on the right

**geysir** · 29/09/2012, 7:23 PM

Ari struck Spatak's winner.

**AlaskaFox** · 29/09/2012, 10:07 PM

Aiden played the midweek cup game too, so is definitely being rested. Ari is usually in the first team anyway, so it's not like he's come in to take Aiden's place.

**Kingdom** · 02/10/2012, 9:41 AM

He was suspended. It all makes sense now.....

McGeady was suspended for the weekend victory over Amkar that lifted last season's runners-up to fifth in the Russian Premier League, four points behind leaders Anzhi Makhachkala.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19780101