Aiden McGeady

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Been to see Ireland quite often and he does frustrate people,

However, it's usually because he's having a go, either shooting or taking on too many defenders

With Ireland, Trap (pre Coleman) forbade his full backs from joining in and prefers yard-dogs in the centre of midfield so often when he gets the ball he has little choice but to take it on himself or go backwards. I admire that he has a go. He gets doubled up on very often.

Despite this, he ALWAYS seems to make life uncomfortable for the opposing full backs. If he played in a team where other runners took defenders away under a manager who had a bit more attacking sympathy then he could do well.
 

FTY said:
You need to calm down for starters. You're right though, you can't tell someone what nationality they are, but surely you can understand why David thinks that, he was born there, raised there, and he lived there, but ultimately it's his decision.
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None of which determine his nationality. Being born in a country is not enough in most countries to become a citizen. It depends on the status of your parents. In McGeady's case he is a British citizen and an Irish citizen. He was raised surrounded by people who are either Irish or the sons/daughters of Ireland, hence why he feels more Irish than Scottish.

If you say I came on too strong then that's fair enough. David's invention that someone's birth certificate states their nationality, 'Scottish' in this case was too much for me. Everyone has a birth certificate, so he is either a bit dim or a brazen wum.

David has been totally ignorant and indeed made up a complete lie by stating that it says 'Scottish' on his birth certificate.
 
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Gibbo4 said:
None of which determine his nationality. Being born in a country is not enough in most countries to become a citizen. It depends on the status of your parents. He was raised surrounded by people who are either Irish or the sons/daughters of Ireland, hence why he feels more Irish than Scottish.
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I don't think that has much to do with it though. He was with Celtic and they prohibited their players from playing for school teams, which was a pre-requisite to be considered for Scotland.

I don't really know that these guys make these choices based on how "Irish" they feel. Much of it is down to opportunity or how they were treated at youth level.
 
pfim said:
I don't think that has much to do with it though. He was with Celtic and they prohibited their players from playing for school teams, which was a pre-requisite to be considered for Scotland.

I don't really know that these guys make these choices based on how "Irish" they feel. Much of it is down to opportunity or how they were treated at youth level.
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Watch the video I posted earlier.
 

That he spent a lot of time back in Donegal with his family. Nice vid of him wearing Irish shirt when he's about 8 stating that he's always wanted to play for them. Bits from dad etc supporting their Irishness.
 
Gibbo4 said:
That he spent a lot of time back in Donegal with his family. Nice vid of him wearing Irish shirt when he's about 8 stating that he's always wanted to play for them. Bits from dad etc supporting their Irishness.
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I think that's a nice story, but he represented Scotland as a youth as well and likely would have continued to had the Celtic and SFA policies been changed.
 

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