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Aiden McGeady - retired p12

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  • ct_addick
    ct_addick Posts: 4,333
    Hoping this was not the super deal !
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    Brilliant in the league game for them at The Valley , proper pony in his cameo at Wembley , I wonder which version will turn up for us ......... prolly the injured one 
  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 9,616
    decent
  • Blackheathen
    Blackheathen Posts: 6,655
    Good signing although he’s coming up 34 this April.  A winger known for his speed, skill and creativity according to Wikipedia he’s scored 4 goals for Sunderland this season.
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,347
    I think it's a very good loan. 

    It's got to be better than taking a raw, unproven player from an academy who may or may not work out and chucking them in a relegation scrap. 

    McGeady is proven and experienced. He's the kind of player who can change a game in an instant. He'll help us retain the ball, improve our set pieces and will be a nightmare coming off the bench. 

    Happy with this one. 
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    If he turns out to be a bell end then send him back and nothing lost. Brings experience and creativity, something we lack. Plus it’s another body in. 
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 5,824
    “It is what it is.  Aiden couldn’t cope with the intensity of our training” 
  • Gravesend_Addick
    Gravesend_Addick Posts: 7,299
    Quality signing that.

    Southalls confidence on twitter has me feeling positive all of a sudden.  Think today will be a good day 
  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 9,616
    It's Bowyer... he will get the absolute best out of him ... you watch ... 
  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 11,777
    I think this is a good loan to the end of the season. 

    He's probably run his course at Sunderland but still a very good player and being at Charlton under Bows could well rejuvenate him. And, don't judge him on how he was at Wembley. He hadn't fully recovered from injury and was in their squad out of desperation. 

    In Bows we trust.
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  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,002
    oohaahmortimer said:
    Brilliant in the league game for them at The Valley , proper pony in his cameo at Wembley , I wonder which version will turn up for us ......... prolly the injured one 
    If i remember rightly he was injured at the end of the season and didn't play for them in the play off semi's, he clearly wasn't fit for the final and they just put him on as a sub in hope rather than expectation.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,002
    edited January 2020
    Obviously as a long term option then McGeady isn't the answer but for the next few months if he can create stuff and be the difference in some games then the reported 10k a week wage contribution (which is less than 200k until the end of the season) could prove a masterstroke.

    Was in the league one team of the year last season and won Sunderland's supporters POTY. Seems like his attitude became an issue this season, but maybe he just (probably rightly) thought he was above league one level.

    If he does well then we can review it in the summer when he's out of contract.
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,296
    For me the type of signing that shows good scouting and being sensible - blowing milllions on Toney - would be good but also be v wasteful, for me no outgoings today and 4/5 experienced players in to give us a chance of survival will do me!, give them the summer to build properly and then we can assess
  • cafc_se7
    cafc_se7 Posts: 2,274
    Good signing I think! Will know Jonny from Sunderland and also Josh from the ROI set up.

    Everybody knows if Bow can get the best out of him then we have a player on our hands!
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,609
    edited January 2020
    IR94 said:
    Werent he the player caught having a mcdonalds?
    hope he dont discover morleys down here, bloke will be obese
    At least he can send the boss out for one now.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,609
    He doesn’t look overweight at the press release, perhaps strips just don’t suit him.

  • RugbyAddick
    RugbyAddick Posts: 2,079
    Age is not an issue. Look at Pratley. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,766
    From a talent perspective and length of contract the signing makes sense. From the perspective that he was, effectively, kicked out of a League 1 side for being disruptive and refusing to tow the line and buckle down it doesn't. 

    Let's hope that Bowyer can get out of him what Parkinson couldn't.
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,296
    Charlton Athletic - the club where the fans write players off before even kicking a ball, funny thing is when we got Kayal everyone was having a jostle over it - that panned out well, give the guy a chance 
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Good signing and ticks a lot of boxes - creativity, experience, decent free kick taker, takes opponents on, got goals in him and he will have a dig from outside the box. The likes of Doughty will learn a lot from him.

    More than happy with him. Hopefully a couple more to follow. More to the point, Bowyer rates him - that’s good enough for me.

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  • agim
    agim Posts: 1,135
    I feel the same way I did when Williams signed a bit meh - but on his day he's a game changer. If he brings the same amount of bollocks, desire and effort that Williams does I'll be happy. Having those two about will help us in the final third.
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,333
    guinnessaddick said:
    He doesn’t look overweight at the press release, perhaps strips just don’t suit him.

    I was always told stripes make you look tall and hoops make you look fat. Maybe it’s Sunderland’s stripes that hide any fat. It might be why he didn’t join QPR.
  • roseandcrown
    roseandcrown Posts: 7,587
    another attacking creative option who bowyer likes. Not a bad start. 2 centre mids a forward and If being greedy a left back but can see all that 
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,374
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Obviously as a long term option then McGeady isn't the answer but for the next few months if he can create stuff and be the difference in some games then the reported 10k a week wage contribution (which is less than 200k until the end of the season) could prove a masterstroke.

    Was in the league one team of the year last season and won Sunderland's supporters POTY. Seems like his attitude became an issue this season, but maybe he just (probably rightly) thought he was above league one level.

    If he does well then we can review it in the summer when he's out of contract.
    https://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2019/july/mcgeady-pens-contract-extension

    His Sunderland contract runs until 2021.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    IR94 said:
    Werent he the player caught having a mcdonalds?
    hope he dont discover morleys down here, bloke will be obese
    He should get on well with Bowyer then.  ;)
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    Happy with that. My Sunderland mate will not be pleased I suspect. Will let you know if I get an angry text from him!
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,002
    edited January 2020
    Scoham said:
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Obviously as a long term option then McGeady isn't the answer but for the next few months if he can create stuff and be the difference in some games then the reported 10k a week wage contribution (which is less than 200k until the end of the season) could prove a masterstroke.

    Was in the league one team of the year last season and won Sunderland's supporters POTY. Seems like his attitude became an issue this season, but maybe he just (probably rightly) thought he was above league one level.

    If he does well then we can review it in the summer when he's out of contract.
    https://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2019/july/mcgeady-pens-contract-extension

    His Sunderland contract runs until 2021.
    My mistake, i thought i'd read somewhere they were willing to release him in the summer to get him off the wage bill.

    Maybe they'll review that if they get promotion though.
  • charente addick
    charente addick Posts: 3,808
    McGeady’s talent and experience is undoubted but he is 33 and something of a diva.

    Certainly a Bowyer choice though and he seems to do well with this sort of player therefore I’m optimistic. It does have the feel of a signing that will either be shit or champagne, nothing in between.
  • EdgeleyAddick
    EdgeleyAddick Posts: 939
    Excellent player and very clever signing by the club. He is a dangerous attacking threat on his day and too good for league one, even at his age.  Not too concerned about attitude - he's in a situation where he has something to prove and just the type of player who Bowyer will be able to man manage.

    Just hope he avoid injuries. 
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,347
    palarsehater said:
    Charlton Athletic - the club where the fans write players off before even kicking a ball, funny thing is when we got Kayal everyone was having a jostle over it - that panned out well, give the guy a chance 
    The response so far seems overwhelmingly positive....

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