Aiden McGeady

Also, I think given what has happened in the past five years (not least that Kenny, and MM didn't select him, and in 2018 MON didn't have him participate in his attempt at a rebuild), and the decline from PL player to League 1 player, there is genuine questions as to whether he would be an impact player against a Serbia or Portugal (we've got much bigger problems if we need older players to get results in Luxembourg or Azerbaijan). Is it not like Wales looking to Joe Ledley, or Scotland looking to Charlie Adam? In spite of everything, McClean has shown significantly more as an impact player (either off the bench or starting) since Euro 2016, either with goals or assists. The only difference being his ability to run consistently with the ball at feet, which McGeady does have. The difficulty is, that if the end product is inconsistent, its skill for the sake of skill. And as an alternative, I would also see Brady as having more of an ability to create something. I feel, when watching him from Burnley he has a one track direction towards goal which has its merits. Robinson is likely to hold that wide right position too, even as part of a 4-3-3. Out left Connolly has decent feet and speed, not a distance from McGeady.

I understand why there might be calls right now, and there is something of a debate to be had. Although not entirely four square, due to necessity, age and level, Glenn Whelan certainly had decent moments during the last Euro campaign, and there is no reason why McGeady wouldn't also. Like Whelan he has never stropped and retired, and when selected was always available. However, when we look a bit deeper, I think we do have options in this positions, and focussing on Horgan or O'Dowda overlooks the options that would be picked, with a full squad available.

We've got major problems selection-wise. We don't know who our most appropriate selection for keeper is, we don't know who our best striker is, our two key players (Coleman and Doherty) are struggling at club level, our most recent captain has had an exceptionally disappointing season at Celtic. Our traditional left-wing back has suffered from injury, one of our most selected CM's had to drop a division to get games. But these are problems that are beyond our wide men in the midfield-forward area.

He proved it to the manager(s) he was playing for, which is why he has 90 caps.

He was at Everton for 3 years (i think).

But yes my opinion, never rated him.

Horse will defend him til kingdom come but i am confident that absolutely everybody bar him would agree that he underachieved. 

He followed the money and fair play to him but chose some bad moves imo.

Did you celebrate his goals against Georgia? Genuine question as I have a mate who has the same hate for him as you and I clearly remember him refusing to celebrate.

Not sure anybody sure have taken his advice in fairness. 

Plus, i said nothing about easy option. Strachan's agenda aside, i am sure there were EPL sides interested and would have offered a better career move than a 4 year stint in Russia where his work was largely unnoticed outside of moscow.