Would you like Mcgeady back at Celtic?

He wasn't going to sign for Liverpool of Spurs though, and he wanted a new challange. The Russian league is a far superior team to the SPFL, especially when McGeady went there. Yes he got a lot of money for going there, as did we. It was a situation that suited both parties. I don't know how you can say he was being unambitious though

 

I hate the mindset that football lives and dies in England. * the Premiership.

 

I called my son Aodhan after him, then he left a few months later lol

 

Really hope he signs.

him and GMS as starters with Forrest and Armstrong(who I really rare but think he is more suited and long term will play in the center any 3 positions with Nesbitt or Thomson etc being a back up winger)

 

why? how do you know that? that's just an unfounded statement.

I believe it was unambitious because at the time, I dont think they were any bigger a club than we were. They havnt won their domestic league since 2001 and last reached the last 16 of the champions league in 2001. we beat them in the champs league play offs in 2007 and beat them home and way in 2012 in the CL group stages. If a new challenge was his goal, then fine I accept that. But in terms of a move to Spartak from us being ambitious, I don't accept that.

Mcgeady even expressed how he felt forgotten about in Russia.. How he was jealous of those playing in the EPL. The move he longed for would have come had he had more patience. You cant tell me, growing up in Scotland, that young players dream of playing in Russia or winning the Russian league? It just doesn't have the profile of the EPL, Serie A, La Liga or the Bundesliga.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/nov/05/aiden-mcgeady-spartak-moscow-celtic-england

Not only am I saying it was an unambitious move, I think it was detrimental to his career.

 

Hope we sign him and Hooper, if only one of them I'd rather get Hooper back.

 

You can't say mine was an unfounded statement and then say that.

The Russian league at the time he went was investing serious money. Sergio Aguero definitely didn't grow up dreaming of playing for Man City, but money changes things, and the ambitions of a club along with it.

The move happened for a multitude of reasons but in no way did it show a lack of ambition from McGeady. he went to a club in a better league where he believed he would be fighting for trophies and playing in the CL. So much more ambitious than signing for West Ham or Aston Villa or anyone else outside the top 5/6 in England.

 

The difference being that man city play within one of the highest profile leagues in the world, watched by hundreds of millions worldwide and bought not one, but a whole team of world stars, who regularly compete at the highest level. Russia is not that.

Again, ur assuming he would have only signed for a lower-mid table EPL side. Tottenham, who were watching him, were top 4 under Harry Redknapp.

For me, he sold himself short and stinted the progress of his own career, to chase the Russian money.

 

Your argument just seems like that of an EPL fanboy to be honest.

Your assuming a * of a lot more than I am. Tottenham never made a bid for him, Spartak Moscow did.

And Tottenham have been in the CL once in recent years and never win trophies

 

On decent wages, yes. Why not?

 

What I'm not understanding is why portillo keeps going on about which team McGeady went to 5 years ago. In what way does that relate to wanting him back now?

 

Haha well i guess if you choose to selectively ignore the leagues i previously mentioned and the fact that i clearly express how Spartak is barely a step up from Celtic, ontop of the fact that the other main club looking at Mcgeady at the time he left was Tottenham (despite u mentioning mid table EPL teams) then i can see where ur coming from... ? Anyway, even if i am, what does it matter?

ironically, spurs last one a trophy in 2008, where as spartak last won one in 2007.

Edit: and thats not to mention celtics trophy winning achievements and last
16 CL run since Mcgeady departed.

 

Because i believe that move placed money before ambition and another member was challenging me on this view. Iv made many other points and im in agreement with Mcguire that if he would accept reasonable wages, then is be for the move, but i highly doubt that will be the case.

 

I would have to say Yes, assuming its for the figures Ive been reading (reported £1million). For a player still on the right side of his 30s who can take on players and beat them, knows the club well, and with champions league experience especially, I think he'd be good to have back. But Mcgeady or Hooper back? Hooper in a heartbeat. Guaranteed goals with Hooper. We need a striker who can get us goals not just domestically, but in Europe aswell. Hooper was exactly that. We need better Strikers than just Griffiths and Stokes. Scepovic could come into his own this season, hopefully he does. But regardless of why McGeady left in the first place, a return could rejuvenate his career. We'd do a LOT worse with £1million than bringing back Aiden ffs. So i say aye. And i can hardly see Everton haggling for much more.

 

Frustrating player, but yes. He's a rare breed: good technically, pace, we can afford him, and he'd have value on playing here. He could make the difference for us in Europe.

 

But your whole argument is based on a hypothetical, where such and such a team from such and such a league (mainly England) comes in and buys McGeady. In reality only Spartak made an offer. McGeady didn't sign for them until August so Spurs had plenty of time to make their move and if they had wanted himcould have matched Spartak's offer when we accepted one.

We had to sell McGeady to fund Lennon's team that he wanted to build so he was being sold. Going to Spartak had nothing to do with his ambition and signing for one of the best sides in and up and coming league, superior to the one he was already playing in, which plays regular CL football and challenges for the title is hardly unambitious.

 

He's 29.

 

That's what he means by "right side" he's not 30 yet.

 

I'm not sure, would like a loan deal then see how that goes. Prefer to let Armstrong & GMS develop.