Aiden McGeady

**tetsujin1979** · 11/04/2011, 9:47 AM

Originally Posted by Spudulika

I can help out, I won't be able to get to many of the home games live, but it's on NTV plus here and I usually watch the highlights shows. Spartak are crud, crud supporters, crud management, crud stadium, but some tasty players (like our boy).

Just got a pm back from Kingdom. He's willing to step aside to let Spudulika take the lead on this one, seeing as how you're based around Russia, with him in reserve in case you can't put together the results for a game for any reason.
If that's ok, I'll send on the details later. It's pretty straightforward, and won't take any more than 10 minutes, if that.

**geysir** · 11/04/2011, 10:42 AM

Kingdom recognises and accepts that there is someone better placed than him to take the lead?
A humble Kerryman is a rare thing.

**DeLorean** · 11/04/2011, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by geysir

A humble Kerryman is a rare thing.

He must have that inferiority complex that they speak of down here, he thinks he's the same as everybody else.

**tetsujin1979** · 11/04/2011, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by geysir

Kingdom recognises and accepts that there is someone better placed than him to take the lead?
A humble Kerryman is a rare thing.

the PM is already printed and framed!

**The Fly** · 12/04/2011, 2:12 PM

Valencia eye Spartak Moscow's Aiden McGeady

**Closed Account 2** · 12/04/2011, 3:04 PM

Don't do it Aiden, you've already spent too much time in a two-team league.

**DeLorean** · 13/04/2011, 7:59 AM

Originally Posted by cfdh_edmundo

Don't do it Aiden, you've already spent too much time in a two-team league.

Would you like him to stay at Spartak or have you another destination in mind? I would have thought Valencia would be a good move for him. I know it's uncompetitive in the sense that they won't really have a chance to win La Liga, but they are a fairly high profile club, play at a high standard and are Champions League regulars, plus we'd get to see him on the telly fairly often!! It's not too long ago he was being linked with Birmingham City.

**Yard of Pace** · 13/04/2011, 9:42 AM

When we're playing in the Euros next summer wouldn't it be better for him to stay at Spartak in order to arrive there fresher? ;-)

**Kingdom** · 13/04/2011, 10:03 AM

Spartak I get the impression are a huge club and would usually be challenging for honours consistently, and as ed points out, it's an open league.

la Liga would be more prominent, but it's hard to see Los Che challenging the big two. I would say however that the manager there, Unai Emry, is the dog's balls and would be a great manager to work for. I would assume that if they're after McGeady they're losing one of Hernandez, Mata or Joaquin.

I think McGeady would do well in Die Bundesliga, plenty of clubs would be interested in him there I think.

That said, he seems to be doing well enough in Moscow.

**Closed Account 2** · 13/04/2011, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by DeLorean

Would you like him to stay at Spartak or have you another destination in mind? I would have thought Valencia would be a good move for him. I know it's uncompetitive in the sense that they won't really have a chance to win La Liga, but they are a fairly high profile club, play at a high standard and are Champions League regulars, plus we'd get to see him on the telly fairly often!! It's not too long ago he was being linked with Birmingham City.

Well I think he should give Spartak more of a go than 6-12 months. At least 2 years would do him good. In terms of Valenica I fear they're not the force they once were and CL qualification wouldn't be certain year on year. In Spain you have the top 3 going direct into the group stage and the 4th going into a playoff against another 2nd or 3rd placed team. This means in practice a Spanish team (non-Barca / Real) would have to finish 3rd and you have at 3 strong teams capable of going for it Atletico, Sevilla and Villareal. Atletico have a reasonably strong financial footing and if they sell one of Ag�ero or De Gea they will be able to spend big, their main problem is wasting money on ineffectual players, but they are still a solid team and usually would be expected to finish above Valencia. Sevilla have a good scouting network as do Villareal and both of these teams are well run from a financial point of view. On the other hand Valencia have massive debts and an unsteady stadium situation - the Mestealla is falling apart but construction on a new stadium has halted due to lack of finances. I would say Valenica are just below these three teams (Atletico, Sevilla, Villareal) and Aiden wouldnt be certain of CL qualification, Valencia would have to come third as even if they finished 4th they might get a nasty draw in the CL qualifiers (someone like Napoli, Bayern, Man City, Marseille, Ajax etc) and go out like Sevilla did to Braga this year.

The bundesliga would be a very good option, it's probably the most competitive big league in Europe, the standard of football is very high and I think German clubs will have 4 CL places from 2012/13. I would think a German 3rd / 4th placed team would beat a Spanish 3rd / 4th place team more often than not.

**Colbert Report** · 14/04/2011, 11:44 AM

Spartak Moscow stated when they bought McGeady that it was their intent to sell him on once a good offer came in.

**Junior** · 14/04/2011, 12:00 PM

I was gonna do a little digging around to see if there were any quotes from Spartak around the time Zenit were interested, the first thing I came across was this - so I just gave up

http://www.footballpress.net/?action=read&idsel=80239

The former midfielder of Celtic, Aiden McGeady, at the moment in Spartak Moscow, is so appreciated by Zenit of Luciano Spalletti. According to Daily Record the Italian coach will be ready to give to McGeady 120 million pounds every week.

**The Fly** · 14/04/2011, 2:33 PM

Originally Posted by Junior

http://www.footballpress.net/?action=read&idsel=80239

The former midfielder of Celtic, Aiden McGeady, at the moment in Spartak Moscow, is so appreciated by Zenit of Luciano Spalletti. According to Daily Record the Italian coach will be ready to give to McGeady 120 million pounds every week.

Spalletti must have an account in Zimbabwe.

**paul_oshea** · 14/04/2011, 4:48 PM

Or Nigeria....

**tricky_colour** · 14/04/2011, 9:41 PM

Originally Posted by Junior

I was gonna do a little digging around to see if there were any quotes from Spartak around the time Zenit were interested, the first thing I came across was this - so I just gave up

http://www.footballpress.net/?action=read&idsel=80239

The former midfielder of Celtic, Aiden McGeady, at the moment in Spartak Moscow, is so appreciated by Zenit of Luciano Spalletti. According to Daily Record the Italian coach will be ready to give to McGeady 120 million pounds every week.

And that Aiden just needs to send him �250,000 to release the funds.

**TiocfaidhArmani** · 15/04/2011, 10:24 AM

Although they were hammered last night a Rangers fans said he played fantastic last night. He must have been good if one of that mob is saying it!

**Stuttgart88** · 15/04/2011, 12:57 PM

Are any of that Spartak team in the Russian side?

**Kingdom** · 15/04/2011, 2:05 PM

Don;t think so - Dzubya could be there or thereabouts come the autumn though.

**mark12345** · 15/04/2011, 4:31 PM

Originally Posted by TiocfaidhArmani

Although they were hammered last night a Rangers fans said he played fantastic last night. He must have been good if one of that mob is saying it!

Aiden was outstanding against Porto. Set up two glorious chances in the first half and produced a piece of skill which was worth the admission alone (walked in from the edge of the area and totally bamboozled the Brazilian defender with a deft touch). Unfortunately the keeper pulled off an outstanding save from Aiden's shot.