Aiden McGeady

**dantheman** · 29/08/2012, 7:02 PM

Set up the first goal away to Fenerbahce, from UEFA.com:

Ari (Spartak Moskva) scores!
Fine goal from Spartak. Ari releases Aiden McGeady on the right before sprinting into the box to meet the Irishman's low cross. His deft finish slips past the diving Mert G�nok and in at the near post.

**tetsujin1979** · 29/08/2012, 7:31 PM

goal online here: http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos...cgeady-assist/

**Colbert Report** · 29/08/2012, 8:40 PM

Great finish here. McGeady playing emergency right-back.

**Carrigaline** · 29/08/2012, 9:54 PM

"He's a spoofer, Bill. Can't cross and bottles it at the big occasions"

**Murfinator** · 29/08/2012, 11:00 PM

Great news for McGeady to be back in the Champions League. They'll be in Pot 3 I believe, hope they get a good draw.

**Junior** · 30/08/2012, 9:54 AM

Destined to get Celtic in Pot 4! Draw is at 16:30 today.....

**elroy** · 30/08/2012, 4:35 PM

Originally Posted by Junior

Destined to get Celtic in Pot 4! Draw is at 16:30 today.....

Nostradamus you are!! Aiden is on his way back to Celtic

**Serb** · 30/08/2012, 4:38 PM

Spartak have drawn into Group G with Barcelona as their top seeds and Benfica as their second seeds. And, well, well, well, the last team to join their group is Celtic.

**paul_oshea** · 30/08/2012, 4:46 PM

Celtic will do well to finish 3rd there.

Definitely an easier group to come out of.

**Murfinator** · 30/08/2012, 5:53 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

Celtic will do well to finish 3rd there.

Definitely an easier group to come out of.

I think the days are gone of SPL teams having realistic ambitions to progress from the group stages. They'll be happy just to be there and in truth will be doing well to get any points at all. I'd expect Barca to dominate with Benfica and Spartak playing out for 2nd. Benfica probably getting it.

**Charlie Darwin** · 30/08/2012, 6:12 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

goal online here: http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos...cgeady-assist/

The TV company were determined not to award the goal to Spartak there.

Will be good to see Aiden terrorise the Barca full backs again. It's been a few years.

**Junior** · 30/08/2012, 8:32 PM

Originally Posted by Murfinator

I think the days are gone of SPL teams having realistic ambitions to progress from the group stages. They'll be happy just to be there and in truth will be doing well to get any points at all. I'd expect Barca to dominate with Benfica and Spartak playing out for 2nd. Benfica probably getting it.

It's not a dissimilar situation to Ireland at the Euros.

**geysir** · 30/08/2012, 9:48 PM

Benfica are well ahead of Spartak and are the type of team who can give Barca a good game, it's between Celtic and Spartak for the 3rd spot prize.

**Carrigaline** · 15/09/2012, 1:21 PM

McGeady scores for Sparatak today.

**tetsujin1979** · 16/09/2012, 11:51 AM

cracking finish from McGeady: http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos...rtak-moscow-2/

**Carrigaline** · 19/09/2012, 8:05 PM

McGeady just assisted to put Spartak 2-1 up against Barcelona.

Shame he can never do that in the really important games

**mark12345** · 19/09/2012, 9:08 PM

Originally Posted by Carrigaline

McGeady just assisted to put Spartak 2-1 up against Barcelona.

Shame he can never do that in the really important games

Yeah, shame alright!

I take it your comment is not a serious one.

Should put to bed the notion that McGeady can't play football as some on here would have you believe. It should also illustrate that the boy can do it against Barca so therefore he can do it against anybody. The real shame is that those around McGeady in an Ireland shirt still play a prehistoric game.

**Colbert Report** · 19/09/2012, 9:23 PM

He was playing the likes of AC Milan and Barcelona in the Champions League five years ago for Celtic.

**swinfordfc** · 19/09/2012, 9:31 PM

Originally Posted by Colbert Report

He was playing the likes of AC Milan and Barcelona in the Champions League five years ago for Celtic.

And your point? Celtic not being in the Champions League in the last 4 years so dont come out and say he should have stayed at Celtic. His move to Russia has def made him a better player and to be honest he should not come back to England. I think Spartak Moscow will get 2nd in this group and get through.

**Colbert Report** · 19/09/2012, 9:36 PM

Originally Posted by swinfordfc

And your point? Celtic not being in the Champions League in the last 4 years so dont come out and say he should have stayed at Celtic. His move to Russia has def made him a better player and to be honest he should not come back to England. I think Spartak Moscow will get 2nd in this group and get through.

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.