McGeady is class - discuss

PARKHEAD67

flahavaj wrote: »

You are of course entitled to your opinion but now you have ensured that your opnion on football shall be henceforth be worthless to me.

Your opinions on football keep me awake at night.:D

super_furry

He's a 1 in 4 player. One good game out of four - wouldn't think he's near good enough for any top half Premier League team.

PARKHEAD67

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

can I have some of what you're smoking man?

Fresh air bud. Keeps me fresh. And tuned in to reality.:p

PARKHEAD67

super_furry wrote: »

He's a 1 in 4 player. One good game out of four - wouldn't think he's near good enough for any top half Premier League team.

Oh no. Another deluded "EPL fan". Jayzez.

Luap

Your looking at a McGeady who is playing in an Irish side that don't like to pass the ball, who like the root one ball and don't like to move for eachother.

I don't know about his club football, but imo the Irish style of playing isn't doing him any justice.

DOC09UNAM

Please be trolling, cause if you're not, it's actually worse.

FearDark

super_furry wrote: »

He's a 1 in 4 player. One good game out of four - wouldn't think he's near good enough for any top half Premier League team.

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

Oh no. Another deluded "EPL fan". Jayzez.

He's not good enough for the top half of the premier league full stop. Runs up dead ends far too often, can't cross to save his life. Out of all the times I've seen him play I can honestly only say he played well in a handfull of games.

World class - lol
Average player - not even
Poor player with potential to be average is what he is.

Raskolnikov

tommyhaas wrote: »

The charter should cover this sort of ****

People claiming McGeady is better then Rooney, or as I read the other day, Hernandez better then Ronaldo should be banned instantly on the basis that its opinions as ridiculous and nonsensical as these that can justify opposition to freedom of speech

Yep, some of the crap getting spouted in this place is deliberately inflamatory.

PARKHEAD67

FearDark wrote: »

He's not good enough for the top half of the premier league full stop. Runs up dead ends far too often, can't cross to save his life. Out of all the times I've seen him play I can honestly only say he played well in a handfull of games.

World class - lol
Average player - not even
Poor player with potential to be average is what he is.

I love your jokes.Keep em coming.Jesus wept.

super_furry

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

Oh no. Another deluded "EPL fan". Jayzez.

Hardly. Just using a yardstick that most people here will be able to relate to. But hey if you think he's better than Rooney I don't think they're be much reasoning to be done.

Raskolnikov

FearDark wrote: »

World class - lol
Average player - not even
Poor player with potential to be average is what he is.

If you think he's a poor player - how do the rest of the Irish team stack up?

ColeTrain

He's not world class but I think he's better than a lot give him credit for. He was the whipping boy for a long time, I think a lot have come around because of his performances in this campaign.
Hopefully he can show his talent to the world this summer. He brings Ireland a bit of flair and excitement, nobody can doubt that.

applehunter

Main problem I have with McGeady is that he doesn't kick the ball well. He slaps the ball rather than getting is foot around the ball if that makes sense.

Should be in the squad but he is one of the players whos place should be up for grabs.

cson

McGeady's what 26 next year?

Fact is, if he was the class player the OP and others allude to he'd be playing at one of the top Spanish, English or maybe an AC/Inter/Munich.

He isn't. And that should tell you all you need to know. He's at his level.

FearDark

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

I love your jokes.Keep em coming.Jesus wept.

Good reply and gives us a great insight into your thinking...:rolleyes:

So McGeady has played in a WOEFUL Scottish league, a not so great Russain League and to be fair an average Ireland team. And lets be honest here, he hasn't set those leagues alight has he, blended in with the other mediocre players. Sure if he was any good, or even good enough wouldn't he have gotten a transfer to England/Spain/Italy last summer?

PARKHEAD67

super_furry wrote: »

Hardly. Just using a yardstick that most people here will be able to relate to. But hey if you think he's better than Rooney I don't think they're be much reasoning to be done.

Rooney plays in England. Hes seen as a GOD. McGeady is playing in Russia(where the real money is phenomenal)McGeady chose Russia over the EPL.Get over it.Fergie would have Aiden at united in a heartbeat if finances alllowed.

ColeTrain

cson wrote: »

McGeady's what 26 next year?

Fact is, if he was the class player the OP and others allude to he'd be playing at one of the top Spanish, English or maybe an AC/Inter/Munich.

He isn't. And that should tell you all you need to know. He's at his level.

Just because a top team didn't take the gamble on him from Celtic doesn't mean much. Spartak did and they are playing at a good level and his performances have attracted interest from other clubs.

FearDark

Raskolnikov wrote: »

If you think he's a poor player - how do the rest of the Irish team stack up?

That's not the point.

PARKHEAD67

ColeTrain wrote: »

Just because a top team didn't take the gamble on him from Celtic doesn't mean much. Spartak did and they are playing at a good level and his performances have attracted interest from other clubs.

Celtic are a top team.

FearDark

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

Rooney plays in England. Hes seen as a GOD. McGeady is playing in Russia(where the real money is phenomenal)McGeady chose Russia over the EPL.Get over it.Fergie would have Aiden at united in a heartbeat if finances alllowed.

Can someone archive this post please, it made me lol so much. You are deluded.

FearDark

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

Celtic are a top team.

The top team in a small country with a shít league.

By your reasoning... Shamrock Rovers are a top team.

If he's such a class player then why would he go from such a great team in Celtic to Russia??

flahavaj

FearDark wrote: »

The top team in a small country with a shít league.

By your reasoning... Shamrock Rovers are a top team.

If he's such a class player then why would he go from such a great team in Celtic to Russia??

Rangers are comfortably the top team up there atm.

billymitchell

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

ColeTrain wrote: »

Just because a top team didn't take the gamble on him from Celtic doesn't mean much. Spartak did and they are playing at a good level and his performances have attracted interest from other clubs.

Celtic are a top team.

in scotland

PARKHEAD67

FearDark wrote: »

Can someone archive this post please, it made me lol so much. You are deluded.

Love you too bud.Oligarchs rule Russian football.Oligarch's mean money.Come back to me when you've stopped LOL'ing:D

FearDark

flahavaj wrote: »

Rangers are comfortably the top team up there atm.

I meant "A" top team in Scotland there Pedantic Pat.

FearDark

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

Love you too bud.Oligarchs rule Russian football.Oligarch's mean money.Come back to me when you've stopped LOL'ing:D

No reasoning with you because youre clearly deluded.

PARKHEAD67

billymitchell wrote: »

in scotland

Naw.In Europe. Check your stats.One of the biggest clubs in Europe.;)

ColeTrain

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

Celtic are a top team.

Don't need to sell the club to me

PARKHEAD67

billymitchell wrote: »

in scotland

FearDark wrote: »

No reasoning with you because youre clearly deluded.

Ya. Im deluded:rolleyes:

flahavaj

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

Love you too bud.Oligarchs rule Russian football.Oligarch's mean money.Come back to me when you've stopped LOL'ing:D

Isn't one of the main reasons you despise the EPL how its a money oriented, soulless league?

Raskolnikov

FearDark wrote: »

So McGeady has played in a WOEFUL Scottish league, a not so great Russain League and to be fair an average Ireland team. And lets be honest here, he hasn't set those leagues alight has he

Where are you getting that idea from?

He was a vital player for Celtic and had brilliant performances in the Champions League against top teams like AC Milan. He has been a key player for Spartak (who are about at the level of a mid-table Premier League team) and done well most times I have seen him both domestically and in Europe.

I think his level is at a team challenging for a Champions League spot (i.e. Aston Villa, Atletico Madrid, Roma, etc.).

flahavaj

FearDark wrote: »

I meant "A" top team in Scotland there Pedantic Pat.

I'm agreeing with you! They're not even the top team in their own city these days.:pac:

PARKHEAD67

flahavaj wrote: »

I'm agreeing with you! They're not even the top team in their own city these days.:pac:

So Ill mark you down as another rangers fan.Well done you.:)

born2bwild

FearDark wrote: »

The top team in a small country with a shít league.

By your reasoning... Shamrock Rovers are a top team.

If he's such a class player then why would he go from such a great team in Celtic to Russia??

Shamrock Rovers are a top club. Not that I would recommend you going to support them - better clubs than them in the LoI. These clubs could become great teams with greater support from the sport-loving Irish public!

McGeady is a decent player - like a lot of wingers he doesn't have great awareness of what's happening around him so he runs down blind alleys. The difference between him and similar players, say, Robben, is Robben's greater awareness and his much greater physical strength.

The standard of football in the Russian league is higher, I would say, than it is in Scotland. Celtic are probably a bigger 'club' (tradition, heritage, cultural significance) than any team in Russia.

But the claim that McGeady is a better footballer than Wayne Rooney is clearly a wind up. Why even respond?

Broxi_Bear_Eire

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

So Ill mark you down as another rangers fan.Well done you.:)

You have a strange idea what constitutes a Bear 67

flahavaj

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

So Ill mark you down as another rangers fan.Well done you.:)

I support neither.

I note you couldn't disagree though.;)

tommyhaas

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

So Ill mark you down as another rangers fan.Well done you.:)

The league table doesn't lie. Rangers are a better side right now. As they have been for the last 3 yrs. Stating the obvious doesn't make you a Rangers fan

super_furry

born2bwild wrote: »

Shamrock Rovers are a top club. Not that I would recommend you going to support them - better clubs than them in the LoI.

Really? There's better sides that the back-to-back league champions? The Setanta Cup All-Ireland champions? The team that this season took the League of Ireland to the group stage of European football for the first time?

Raskolnikov

This ridiculous thread is going nowhere.

Can a mod please lock it?

born2bwild

super_furry wrote: »

Really? There's better sides that the back-to-back league champions? The Setanta Cup All-Ireland champions? The team that this season took the League of Ireland to the group stage of European football for the first time?

If you read my post you'll see I used the word 'club', not 'team'. Of course they're the best team in the LoI. I just don't think that they're the best club.

Hedman

Raskolnikov wrote: »

This ridiculous thread is going nowhere.

Can a mod please lock it?

Hell no, this thread is gold.

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

Rooney plays in England. Hes seen as a GOD. McGeady is playing in Russia(where the real money is phenomenal)McGeady chose Russia over the EPL.Get over it.Fergie would have Aiden at united in a heartbeat if finances alllowed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svwGRJA28lY

RoryMac

Crazy range of opinions on this thread, for what it's worth I think McGeady is a good player no more or less, well able for the EPL but not the top 4 or 5 clubs.

If anyone gets the chance to watch him playing for Spartak it might change a few opinions on him, there he usually plays as part of a front 3 and they use him as an out ball to spring counter attacks, he often finds himself running 1 on 1 at defenders with plenty of space and thrives on it.

The Irish formation doesn't help him or Duff for that matter as they are often isolated and double marked, I'm not for a minute suggesting we change our formation to suit him but it has to be taken into account as to why we don't see the best from him.

Zatman

McGeady has only played 3 decent competitive games for Ireland vs Andorra, Georgia and Estonia. Not really the standards for world class.

lordgoat

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

Celtic are a top team.

hhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha at what? Cos it's not football. Unless you mean they're a top team at being sh-ite in the scottish league.

I reckon we could cobble together a team from boards that'd give Celtic a paddling.

Zatman wrote: »

McGeady has only played 3 decent competitive games for Ireland vs Andorra, Georgia and Estonia. Not really the standards for world class.

+1

World class, the man can't dribble the ball without looking down, makes terrible decisions and can't cross his legs. My hope is that Coleman will at last get some game time and we'll be starting him and Duff next Summer.

Both give better protection to the full backs, are better on the ball and their awareness is streets ahead of him.

jesus_thats_gre

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

Rooney plays in England. Hes seen as a GOD. McGeady is playing in Russia(where the real money is phenomenal)McGeady chose Russia over the EPL.Get over it.Fergie would have Aiden at united in a heartbeat if finances alllowed.

This is some good quality posting. My goodness..

Helix

this thing about mcgeady picking russia over england... they werent exactly queuing up for him in england were they? villa were interested, but the board wouldnt sanction a move for him. was there even anyone else after him from the epl?

the realpigiron

syngindub wrote: »

McGeady, when things are going well looks the part, throws the shapes etc etc.. when things aren't going quite so well goes missing. thats my opinion

Nonsense. McGeady has improved his overall game immensely over the last couple of years. His final ball remains frustratingly erratic, but I think he may still improve on that.

He is worth his place in the team for his work rate, tracking back etc. alone. Trapatoni would not pick him otherwise, because he has options in that position. It really annoys me that some Ireland fans constantly criticise him. I think it's because for all the Irish Celtic supporters, there is an element among Irish soccer fans who dislike Celtic, maybe out of jealousy or snobbery - feck knows what it is? McGeady being a former Celt is disliked among this bunch of weirdos.

Doesn't matter what these weirdos think, McGeady has nailed down his place in Ireland's starting 11 under Trap.

DOC09UNAM

the realpigiron wrote: »

syngindub wrote: »

McGeady, when things are going well looks the part, throws the shapes etc etc.. when things aren't going quite so well goes missing. thats my opinion

Nonsense. McGeady has improved immensely over the last couple of years. His final ball remains frustratingly erratic, but I think he may still improve on that.

He is worth his place in the team for hiks work rate tracking back etc. alone, Trapatoni would not pick him otherwise because he has options in that position. It really annoys me that some Ireland fans constantly criticise him. I think it's because for all the Irish Celtic supporters, there is an element among Irish soccer fans who dislike Celtic, maybe out of jealousy or snobbery - feck knows what it is? McGeady being a former Celt is disliked among this bunch of weirdos.

Doesn't matter what these weirdos think, McGeady has nailed down his place in Ireland's starting 11 under Trap.

people criticize him because for the large part, he's fairly ****.

Blatter

Can the mods please lock and then delete this thread. This is the sort of thing that has the potential to turn prospective, and current posters away from the forum.

the realpigiron

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

people criticize him because for the large part, he's fairly ****.

You're entitled to you're opinion but you're wrong bud. In fact i'd safely say you haven't a balls notion what you are talking about.