Aiden McGeady

[SkStu]

absolutely, but theyre not better than Bohs

in seriousness, as ive said before, i think McGeady is a fine player and with a few more years of age and experience will be a very good player for Ireland and Celtic.

Just one thing ill pull you up on in your last post is that eL fans dont really think that the eL is the cream of football. What I think is that its better to support your local team and Irish football in general. Secondly, a live game beats the living sh1t out of watching a premiership game on the telly - thats how i got hooked. Sure, it doesnt have the glamour of the english game but it has enough going for it to entertain a true fan of the game of football.

Irish footie is to english footie as Brookside is to Falcon Crest. both very entertaining in their own way!

[Irish_Praha]

Irish footie is to english footie as Brookside is to Falcon Crest. both very entertaining in their own way!

A better comparison would be Irish footie is to English footie as Fair City is to Sopranos.

[Paddy Garcia]

Stating the obvious? Maybe you should actually add your backing to those obvious suggestions that I make at the time when many are slating them instead of coming out after the matter has been settled and doing your usual smartarse I knew that all the time. Thinking about it I've never seen you have an opinion on anything that turned out to be true after the fact. I see you still haven't stated an opinion on McGeady but in 2 years if he's playing for Hamilton in the Scottish 1st division you'll be on here stating you always knew he was rubbish because it was obvious.

What statements have I made that at the time I made them they were obvious (bar the above)?

McGeady is already a very good player, He will move on to become an important player for Ireland over the coming years. He is an exceptional talent. He won't be playing for Hamilton in two years, though it seems to me you hope he will be.

Obvious statement- foretelling Ireland & Joey O'Brien would get in the Irish team. Err how many other young Irish midfielders were making the breakthrough at a Premiership team at this time - NONE - brilliant insight

I honestly believe that while Ireland have a decent team now we should be enjoying a golden period in our footballing history by the time of the next European championships comes around. I base this claim because of the from the amount of young Irish talent that is starting to make waves across the channel.

.. and this is pure class.

I might head down to Paddy Power now to see what odds I can get on Ireland for Euro 2008. It's money in the bank.

[youngirish]

McGeady is already a very good player, He will move on to become an important player for Ireland over the coming years. He is an exceptional talent. He won't be playing for Hamilton in two years, though it seems to me you hope he will be.

Obvious statement- foretelling Ireland & Joey O'Brien would get in the Irish team. Err how many other young Irish midfielders were making the breakthrough at a Premiership team at this time - NONE - brilliant insight





.. and this is pure class.

I still think we will have a very good team in another 7-8 months (we already do). Two years with Stan the plank in charge is the main reason we are sh*te at the moment IMO.

Joey O'Brien wasn't playing in the Premiership when I made that prediction. I think he had only played in one of the UEFA cup games. I suppose Paul McShane was a regular for Man U back in September 2005 also was he?

By the way that comment at the end of the post was a joke. I'll stick a smiley face on such posts next time so the slightly less capable amongst us (you) can more easily identify them.

[tetsujin1979]

Review of McGeady's performance against Aberdeen at the weekend: http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/hea...858358.0.0.php

[Bottle of Tonic]

He had a great game again, but i'm not blind enough to realise that Aberdeen (although going well in the SPL) are a limited side against which to measure talent. He's been having a fantastic season against everyone, when things go wrong for him he just goes again for more. The no end product thing has been ****ing me off for a while. I've seen it time and again with Aiden and I think its people just stereotyping him into the 'tricky winger' category, without having seen him play much.

What pleases me most is the fans who previously have got on his back at CP are now silenced and he actually gets his name sung by the Celtic fans these days.

I wouldn't blame Ireland fans who have only seen him play for us think he's rubbish, but I look forward to the day when these fans opinions are changed aswell.

[Docboy]

I reckon we should bide our time with the lad. He seems to have come on a lot this season and showed in spurts against the Welsh what he is capable of. I'd prefer to see him have a go on the right for us where he has a reliable full-back (Finnan) behind him to compensate for his defensive frailities. He certainly causes defenders anxious moments.

[Kingdom]

I reckon we should bide our time with the lad. He seems to have come on a lot this season and showed in spurts against the Welsh what he is capable of. I'd prefer to see him have a go on the right for us where he has a reliable full-back (Finnan) behind him to compensate for his defensive frailities. He certainly causes defenders anxious moments.

Exactly. How old is he? 21? FFS there's plenty of time for him.

[EAFC_rdfl]

the comment about his defensive frailties is a bit out of place, he was doing plenty working back on saturday, its obvious Gordon Strachan is teaching him plenty, his crossing was 100% on saturday, had no fear taking players on&did the less glamorous work well too. Ireland have yet to see his best, but its surely only a matter of time

[eirebhoy]

McGeady was ok tonight, nothing special. Played on the right. Set up a free header 3 yards out for Jarosik with a fabulous cross but he shot wide. Set up Donati's goal in injury time with a low pass back towards the edge of the box.

Dunphy's backtracking was fully completed tonight. He's now happy to see McGeady do well.

[Noelys Guitar]

Great comment from Strachan before the game.
1922: Celtic boss Gordon Strachan was asked what he thought about the Shakhtar coach's view that Celtic were lucky when they beat Milan and Benfica at home. Strachan replied: "He must be confusing me with somebody that is bothered."

I thought McGeady played well. If he can create a goal a game in tight game like this then he is doing well.

[eirebhoy]

The goal he set up:
http://www.dailymotion.com/fwoman/video/6070534

Cross for Jarosik:
http://www.sendspace.pl/file/BAhgIzs0/

[geysir]

I think Eirebhoy is understating with the just OK bit.
Apart from that wild pass across field, McGeady gave a good account of himself in tightly marked situations. He never let his head drop and kept composure all through the game. Superb drop of the shoulder when cornered before hitting the last ball across.

[eirebhoy]

It wasn't up there with any of his last 6 or 7 performances anyway. I thought he was Celtic's best player after Jarosik and Brown but Celtic were poor overall.

[Stuttgart88]

Did you see where he was standing for the throw that ultimately led to the winner? McGeady took the throw in himself, standing with both feet about a foot onto the pitch!

[an_ceannaire]

I have seen the future of Irish football, and it is Long and McGeady!!

[gustavo]

I have seen the future of Irish football and it's long and arduous.

[an_ceannaire]

Ba boom!!!!

[gustavo]

Seriously though McGeadys development is encouraging

[Flawless]

His development has been key to Celtics good performances of late, and he hasnt been too bad for ireland considering the other Sh!te thats been on the field at times!