Aiden McGeady M Ayr Utd b.1986

**DeLorean** · 29/09/2017, 8:15 AM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Fair enough, but I think you're underestimating how quick Kolarov is.

If Kolorov is quick... I definitely underestimated how quick he is. Pace is not something I would have ever associated him with.

**zero** · 29/09/2017, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by Fixer82

There is absolutely a large element who bemoan every single thing McGeady does wrong. There's always players like that. No matter how well Gary Breen played he was called a donkey. No matter if David Connolly scored or assisted he was still muck.

Walters is a grafter and a mullicker who gives 100%. Irish crowds love that.
McGeady always tries a trick and it doesn't always work for him. Irish crowds hate that.

Walters has done more with his limited skill-set than McGeady has it must be said

it's not trying tricks that don't come off, it's getting in good positions and failing to deliver a good cross/pass/shot.

repeatedly.

**Charlie Darwin** · 29/09/2017, 1:27 PM

Originally Posted by DeLorean

If Kolorov is quick... I definitely underestimated how quick he is. Pace is not something I would have ever associated him with.

He's been one of the better full backs in Europe for the past six or seven years - you don't do it without pace. As I said, maybe his speed is underestimated.

**liamoo11** · 30/09/2017, 3:35 PM

Really hope mcgeady starts next 2 games another goal today to get him in the mood. Does he have as many as maguire now despite missing chunk of games cause of injury?

**DeLorean** · 01/10/2017, 12:38 AM

That was his third goal for Sunderland today, all in the league. Three assists as well, not bad in seven starts with a struggling side.

He caused a bit of a stir today by going full Adebayor in celebrating his equaliser. Football boo boys don't like it up em.

https://twitter.com/Evs_Dubai/status/914147667684474880

**seanfhear** · 01/10/2017, 4:32 AM

He is a bit long in the tooth to be doing that sort of thing .

His time at Preston probably did help his career .

He is in good form goal wise any how .

**liamoo11** · 01/10/2017, 1:29 PM

Originally Posted by DeLorean

That was his third goal for Sunderland today, all in the league. Three assists as well, not bad in seven starts with a struggling side.

He caused a bit of a stir today by going full Adebayor in celebrating his equaliser. Football boo boys don't like it up em.

https://twitter.com/Evs_Dubai/status/914147667684474880

Nice to see him showing some fight. He needs to give fans in Aviva the same treatment stick it to the apes who constantly get on his back when he tries to be inventive we can't tolerate risk taking

**jbyrne** · 01/10/2017, 1:51 PM

Originally Posted by seanfhear

He is a bit long in the tooth to be doing that sort of thing .

His time at Preston probably did help his career.

bizzarly he was taunted during the game by the preston fans he served so well last season. his reaction was therefore very understandable really

**DannyInvincible** · 02/10/2017, 12:16 AM

'Grayson defends McGeady for celebrating in front of Preston fans': https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2017...mcgeady-after/

Originally Posted by RTÉ

Grayson, who was Preston manager before moving to Sunderland this summer himself, defended his player's celebrations, likening them to Emmanuel Adebayor's goading of Arsenal fans after scoring against his old club for Manchester City in 2009.

"You are allowed to run around any part of the field and celebrate how you want," said Grayson. "He took the pressure off me to be fair, so I'm quite happy with that. I said to him he looked like Adebayor at City. Why shouldn't you celebrate? He was unfairly taunted, I thought, because he was exceptional last year. He didn't have a choice to come here, so I thought it was a bit unfair what went off."

Preston boss Alex Neil also played down McGeady's actions. He said: "I was too disappointed with conceding to notice Aiden's celebration. I saw him run somewhere. I think in football emotions run high. We were delighted when we scored. I'll be honest, I don't make too much of it.

**OwlsFan** · 02/10/2017, 4:37 PM

Originally Posted by jbyrne

bizzarly he was taunted during the game by the preston fans he served so well last season. his reaction was therefore very understandable really

I would say "some Preston fans". There is always an element who will boo just about anything or anyone for any possible excuse. I was at Deepdale in August sitting among there fans and there are some Neanderthals there ok, but the thing is those ones also resembled their fore-bearers but there were also a lot of fans who were there only for the football.

The most inane booing I ever heard was at an Irish game for Sterling in the game against England because he had left Liverpool I think. Bizarre.

**Stuttgart88** · 03/10/2017, 9:52 AM

Irish fans booing along Manc/Scouser lines is just beyond belief.

Celtic fans booing Henrik Larsson was probably the craziest ever in my opinion.

**DeLorean** · 03/10/2017, 9:53 AM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Celtic fans booing Henrik Larsson was probably the craziest ever in my opinion.

Never heard that before! Details?

**jbyrne** · 03/10/2017, 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Irish fans booing along Manc/Scouser lines is just beyond belief.

Celtic fans booing Henrik Larsson was probably the craziest ever in my opinion.

run close by irish fans booing the wrong Danish player thinking it was peter lovenkrands, who was playing for rangers at the time, only for lovenkrands to later come off the bench in the 2nd half

**tetsujin1979** · 03/10/2017, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by jbyrne

run close by irish fans booing the wrong Danish player thinking it was peter lovenkrands, who was playing for rangers at the time, only for lovenkrands to later come off the bench in the 2nd half

To be fair, the announcer had said it was Lovenkrands who came on. Wasn't the player cheered after the mistake was admitted too?

**jbyrne** · 03/10/2017, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

To be fair, the announcer had said it was Lovenkrands who came on. Wasn't the player cheered after the mistake was admitted too?

possibly. but shouldn't someone who feels he has reason (in his own head) to boo a particular opposition player be able to actually recognise him from the stands?

**DeLorean** · 03/10/2017, 10:42 AM

And even if they were booing the correct player, it was still pretty sad.

**Stuttgart88** · 03/10/2017, 2:14 PM

Originally Posted by jbyrne

run close by irish fans booing the wrong Danish player thinking it was peter lovenkrands, who was playing for rangers at the time, only for lovenkrands to later come off the bench in the 2nd half

Peter Madsen I think it was? I thought that whole episode was funny, especially later in the game when we cheered the Danes and booed every Irish touch.

**Stuttgart88** · 03/10/2017, 2:16 PM

Originally Posted by DeLorean

Never heard that before! Details?

He returned to Celtic Park in the CL for Barcelona. Quite a large number booed him.

**DeLorean** · 03/10/2017, 2:20 PM

That's insane.

**DannyInvincible** · 03/10/2017, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

He returned to Celtic Park in the CL for Barcelona. Quite a large number booed him.

Hadn't been aware of that but it's very audible in this video after he scored against Celtic for Barcelona:

Some discussion about it on a Celtic forum here: http://www.talkceltic.net/forums/thr...k-booed.32909/

And here: http://kerrydalestreet.co.uk/topic/524397/1/

I think most of the booing was limited to just after he'd scored (according to posts on those forums), but I'm still stunned even at that.