Aiden McGeady M Ayr Utd b.1986

[beautifulrock]

The other area of improvement I have seen from Aiden recently is the quite dramatic improvement in his strength on the ball. Strachan alluded to this fact a few months back when he said McGeady was spending a lot of time in the gym, he also went on to say that it is the guys who do the extra gym work who always seem to be the most consistent performers. I have no doubt McGeady can be a big player for us.

[BigmanCas]

You cant just say forget those games, when people are going to make judgements on how he played for Ireland bigmancas! How else can one discuss the player otherwise?!

Irish supporters ( Not celtic supporters ) only see him playing for Ireland and judge him on this, bar possibly a hanful of games for celtic in the CL or old firm derbies.

Paul, a true Irish fan will watch all games with Irish Players playing. I am not a spurs fan but i will watch the game if Robbie is selected to play, if he wasn't and there were no Irish in the opposition I would watch corrie or something. I am an Irish fan, first and foremost. Please try to understand that Mc Geady plays with some terrible players and due to his recent performances celtic have been getting domestic results. Donati, Sno, Naylor, Caddis, Robson are all very poor.

I suppose my point is - real Irish fans watch all games where Irish players are involved. And because of Mc Geadys recent exploits with both club and country he is getting deserved exposure. Should I change the channel? Is Corrie on?

[NeilMcD]

I think Strachans quote a few months back where he said that the greastest trick that Aiden can do is pass the ball to another team-mate. This came to mind playing football myself over the past week, but I think he has certainly improved an awful lot in the last year in that area. He is now assisting goals week in week out, fair play to him and I think there is great competition for the spots on the wings for Ireland. We have Duff, McGeady, Hunt and at push Stephen Ireland who can play any of spots.

[ifk101]

Paul, a true Irish fan will watch all games with Irish Players playing.

I suppose my point is - real Irish fans watch all games where Irish players are involved.

That's impossible! Even Trapattoni couldn't do that. Do you watch Leinster Senior League matches as well Aiden? If so, you're some man for one man!

[BigmanCas]

That's impossible! Even Trapattoni couldn't do that. Do you watch Leinster Senior League matches as well Aiden? If so, you're some man for one man!

I left out 'try to'

[ifk101]

I left out 'try to'

I'm not too sure Aiden - you do seem to be fond of the dramatics. But good luck tomorrow!

[GavinZac]

sadly for a lot of posters on this board it is an exclusivity thing , i can think of one poster in particular who has since been banned.

This is bloody pathetic. We're getting insulted now because we support our local club? We don't watch the football for "exclusivity" nor because its good football but because its our club. Quality of football doesnt come into it; though it obviously brings a fair bit of pride when you don't just beat, but outplay the opposition.

Ireland - the one country in the western world where someone as clearly enthusiastic about football as to waste hours on a place like foot.ie can have managed to go their life so far without realising what a football supporter is.

[paul_oshea]

Paul, a true Irish fan will watch all games with Irish Players playing. I am not a spurs fan but i will watch the game if Robbie is selected to play, if he wasn't and there were no Irish in the opposition I would watch corrie or something. I am an Irish fan, first and foremost. Please try to understand that Mc Geady plays with some terrible players and due to his recent performances celtic have been getting domestic results. Donati, Sno, Naylor, Caddis, Robson are all very poor.

I suppose my point is - real Irish fans watch all games where Irish players are involved. And because of Mc Geadys recent exploits with both club and country he is getting deserved exposure. Should I change the channel? Is Corrie on?

How do you watch them if they aren't on the tele?! Its impossible to watch every single match, I admit though about watching as many games as possible, but theres not that much of a chance when its celtic, bar the CL games, the old firm ( televised ) and any other Setanta ones. More than a handful in fairness, that was wrong to use the term handful.

[OwlsFan]

Bit of praise for McGeady from the Daily Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/mai.../sfncel103.xml

Nice to see he was apparently singled out by some of the Spaniards as the best of Celtic's players.

When the day comes and he takes the Queen's shilling and moves to the Premiership, wait for his enemies to call him McGreedy A headline in waiting of that I have no doubt.

[Billsthoughts]

This is bloody pathetic. We're getting insulted now because we support our local club? We don't watch the football for "exclusivity" nor because its good football but because its our club. Quality of football doesnt come into it; though it obviously brings a fair bit of pride when you don't just beat, but outplay the opposition.

Ireland - the one country in the western world where someone as clearly enthusiastic about football as to waste hours on a place like foot.ie can have managed to go their life so far without realising what a football supporter is.

In fairness I think he was gettin at me cause I had the Pats crest.

[OwlsFan]

In fairness I think he was gettin at me cause I had the Pats crest.

I thought it was the Arsenal strip

[Billsthoughts]

they must have changed it since Dunphy forced rovers outta milltown...

[OwlsFan]

they must have changed it since Dunphy forced rovers outta milltown...

Don't mention the war.....

Pat's weren't high on my radar in those days. Waterford were the team I hated as well as Shels and Bohs. Never went to Inchicore as there was no direct bus route there from Dundrum. Used to get the bus to Burgh Quay and walk to Tolka or Dalymount to see Rovers play Shels and Bohs. Would be hard pressed to even remember a St Pat's Player other than Paul McGrath.

p.s. sorry this has nothing to do with McGeady.

[paul_oshea]

Bit of praise for McGeady from the Daily Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/mai.../sfncel103.xml

Nice to see he was apparently singled out by some of the Spaniards as the best of Celtic's players.

When the day comes and he takes the Queen's shilling and moves to the Premiership, wait for his enemies to call him McGreedy A headline in waiting of that I have no doubt.

owlsfan, what is it he earns in scotland?!

[kingdom hoop]

Not respect anyway it would seem.

[Billsthoughts]

Not respect anyway it would seem.

well in fairness to the Scots....we'd be the same if someone born here declared allegiance to another country.

btw Im not questioning his right to declare for Ireland.

[paul_oshea]

well in fairness to the Scots....we'd be the same if someone born here declared allegiance to another country.

btw Im not questioning his right to declare for Ireland.

those last two threads have totally confused me!

[kingdom hoop]

well in fairness to the Scots....we'd be the same if someone born here declared allegiance to another country.

btw Im not questioning his right to declare for Ireland.

Only we'd be way worse!


(no need for the btw bit either, we're all most of us are friends here.)

[Billsthoughts]

I just didnt want to open a can of worms...people can be quite sensitive.

[geysir]

Pat's weren't high on my radar in those days. Waterford were the team I hated as well as Shels and Bohs. Never went to Inchicore as there was no direct bus route there from Dundrum. Used to get the bus to Burgh Quay and walk to Tolka or Dalymount to see Rovers play Shels and Bohs. Would be hard pressed to even remember a St Pat's Player other than Paul McGrath.

Gordon Banks
I went out there a few times, injun territory.
All I remember were the old fellas cracking jokes non stop.