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horsebox
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The one thing that stands out is the amount of players Sunderland have in the box. Ireland simply do not commit players forward in that manner.
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Claret Murph
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I think the big thing for me is " when he is on his game " that's the one which comes back to kill you .
You want players to do as much as they can not someone who turns up every now and then .. Sorry but i think his race has been run .
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Double Maxim
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Sunderland didn't until recently when Lee Johnson took over. LJ constantly praises Aido and has selected him in every league starting line up since he became manager. What they didn't show on the video was the ball AM played through to Gooch to put him on a one to one with the keeper. The pass of the game.
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Artie Ziff
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I would agree with you here Het-Field. My post would be based on lads laughing at the idea of a call up and when you can compare players in his positions form for their clubs, then it's actually not laughable. I don't think Kenny will be selecting him in our future squads and would be more likely to pick a player he has worked with from the under 21s
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Bandwagon
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Pick your in form players that fit the system being played, simple as. McGeady is one of them at the moment. So what if he is 34/35 and playing in League One. There aren't many alternatives either currently playing in his position or coming through at underage, its a bit of a problem position. During the last International window Curtis and Horgan played there and weren't up to a whole lot, both are playing at a similar / the same level as McGeady. O'Dowda wasnt much better when he was fit and playing there before them. Then Brady and Robinson shoe horned in there werent any better either. The delivery of his assists on the weekend were inch perfect, along with his ability to beat his man before them. If we're looking for someone to influence a game that can put a cross in like that, Id have him in the squad no question. |
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Gary McKay
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So those managers were right ? How many of them got sacked ? The Celtic love in is unreal on here. McGeady scored ONE goal in his whole life in the EPL. Worst player to get (almost) 100 caps for Ireland, by a country mile.
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"Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex
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horsebox
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Those managers picked the best players they believed to be available to them at that particular time. Just because YOU don't rate him, doesn't make them wrong. All managers get sacked ffs. How many managers in the last 10 years didn't get sacked? very few I would imagine. He hardly ever played in the EPL either! POTY at 3 different clubs. Did very well Russia too. When you break it down, he has done very well at every club he played except for Everton over the course of 16+ years. His achievements belittle your argument. |
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Gary McKay
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POTY at what clubs in what leagues ?
He was at Everton for 3 years (i think). But yes my opinion, never rated him.
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"Smalling and Jones.... have the potential to be the PL’s best ever pairing in my opinion." - SlurAlex
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McG
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Its a shame that he didnt try the EPL instead of Moscow back in 2010. Pot fulls of swag maybe but largely uneventful, no silverware and far too out of sight.
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.
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BrendanD88
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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.
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horsebox
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Celtic, Preston and Sunderland. |
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horsebox
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I respond when I see something that is incorrect. Just like what you've said above. He's played in the CL and EL with 2 different clubs. 4 league titles, and 2 cups with Celtic. Strachan was forcing him out of Celtic, Moscow put in a bid, he spoke to Garry O'Connor (playing for Lokomotiv) and he advised to go, he went over, had a look and said why not. He probably could have went to the EPL, but I'm not sure any club were in for him at that time, or would match the Moscow bid, and he would have still made a fortune there. Again, players are getting criticized for NOT going abroad, he goes to Russia and he's accusing of taking money and taking the easy option. He has discussed this in the podcasts numerous times. Well worth a listen to be fair. |
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McG
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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.
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Jack Charlton Man City records obsession Joined: 20 Mar 2012 Location: Dundalk Status: Offline Points: 9647 |
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It’s the same with Whelan who got 90+ caps Hendrick with his 50+ caps etc Some people just hate certain players and think they have been getting too many caps and poor Paddy Iniesta was left out of the squad.
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Jack Charlton Man City records obsession Joined: 20 Mar 2012 Location: Dundalk Status: Offline Points: 9647 |
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Also I’m sure he has the most assists for Ireland in the last 20 years... 10+
Irish Abroad can prob confirm. I’m not a Celtic fan and McGeady always annoyed me as he tried to beat his man over and over but he did offer us something different.
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Frabhoy
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McGeady left at the start of Neil Lennons first stint. The club recieved a £12m bid and accepted it. In mcgeadys words no english club matched it and he ultimatley decided to go with Spartak Moscow. All good saying he should have went to Epl but he was sold by Celtic who wanted the money and not exactly an english offer on the table. He talks about it in the open goal podcast. The russian league at the time was crazy good dont forget. Zenit were splashing the cash on Hulk etc.
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kevin100
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It’s genuinely got to the stage if Mcgeady got a run I’d shrug my shoulders and say look why not.
This time last autumn I’d have been incensed by the mention of him playing. Nothing personal just moving on etc. |
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Hotlips_Hoolahan
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The fact we're even considering McGeady is symptomatic of larger issues. We've been having these conversations about his potential for over a decade but we're always left underwhelmed in post-match discourse, save for the very rare occasion. If he came in against Serbia and produced something special it would be one of the great comeback stories in Irish football, but I can't see it happening TBH. |
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