sonOwilliam 0 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I just thought i'd add this here as it is a very good read. http://www.vanguardbears.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=275&Itemid=26Is Aids McGayday The Greatest Player in Europe? Written by John McCrae Wednesday, 07 April 2010 Having just watched the Barca v Gooners game and a dazzling 4 goal performance from Argentinian Lionel Messi, I got to thinking "Will this youngster ever replace wee Aids as the best player in Europe?"Having read the reports in the Scottish press over the last few years, I thought that I would never live to see anyplayer scale the heights that Aids has. Every match report contains details of his amazing ball skills, his trickeryand his deadly eye for goal. I have watched with interest every television game where he and his team, 666 FC*, feature. I confess I am stunned at the ineptitude of the editors of these football programmes because they seemto edit out all the bits where Aids takes on the opposition and runs rings round them. In fact, I'm sure it is somemedia bias against wee Aids because the only clips they show are the ones where he runs rings round himself.The same mhedia, of course, awarded all the Player of the Year awards to Aids in season 2007 - 2008. He scored a staggering 7 goals. He narrowly missed winning the Eurovision Song Contest that year too. For Ireland, of course.This was the year that Kris Boyd of Rangers scored 25 goals, including 2 in the League Cup Final and the decisive goal in the penalty shoot out and another 2 in the Scottish Cup Final. Football, as we know, is about entertainment. Scoring goals is not considered entertaining by the Scottish mhedia.If I were Harry Hill, I would have Aids and Leo in a tv studio going at each other as I declare "McGayday or Messi? Who is the better? There's only one way to find out. Fiiigghhhttt!"Better you examine their records and make up your own mind.McGaydayAge 24Position - wingerSeasons in team 7Club games played in league 179 - club goals scored in league 30: goals per game 0.16Club games played in cup 33 - club goals scored in cup 4: goals per game 0.12Club games played in Europe 33 - club goals scored in Europe 2: goals per game 0.06International games played 32 - international goals scored 0Total games played 277 - total goals scored 36: total goals per game 0.13Honours666 FC Scottish Premier League (3) 2006, 2007, 2008Scottish League Cup (2) 2006, 2009 Scottish Cup (2) 2005, 2007 IndividualSPFA Players' Player of the Year (2008) SPFA Young Player of the Year (2008) BBC Sportsound Player of the Year (2008) Clydesdale Bank Young Player of the Year (2008) Eircom Republic of Ireland Young Player of the Year (2009) Who realistically would buy? Birmingham City.Probable transfer fee? £3 million maximum.Can he influence the outcome of a game? No.Has he reached his peak? Yes, if you call it a peak.Marital status? Rumoured to be in a relationship with team-mate Artur Borat. MessiAge 22Position - wingerSeasons in team 6Club games played in league 136 - club goals scored in league 80: goals per game 0.59Club games played in cup 22 - club goals scored in cup 12: goals per game 0.55Club games played in Europe 44 - club goals scored in Europe 27: goals per game 0.61 International games played 43 - international goals scored 13: goals per game 0.3Total games played 246 - total goals scored 132: total goals per game 0.54HonoursBarcelona Spanish League (3): 200405, 200506, 200809 Spanish Cup: (1) 200809 Spanish Supercup (3): 2005, 2006, 2009 UEFA Champions League (2): 2005-06, 200809 UEFA Super Cup (1): 2009 FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2009 International FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2005 Olympic Gold Medal: 2008 Individual FIFA U-20 World Cup Top Scorer: 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup Player of the Tournament: 2005 Copa América Young Player of the Tournament: 2007 U-21 European Footballer of the Year: 2007 Player of the Year of Argentina: 2005, 2007, 2009 FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year: 20062007, 20072008 FIFPro World Young Player of the Year: 20052006, 20062007, 20072008 World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 20052006, 20062007, 20072008 Premio Don Balón (Best Foreign Player in La Liga): 20062007, 20082009 EFE Trophy (Best Ibero-American Player in La Liga): 20062007, 20082009 FIFPro World XI: 20062007, 20072008, 20082009 UEFA Team of the Year: 20072008, 20082009 FIFA Team of the Year: 2008, 2009 UEFA Champions League Top Scorer: 20082009 Trofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano: 20082009 UEFA Club Forward of the Year: 20082009 UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 20082009 LFP Best Player: 20082009 LFP Best Striker: 20082009 Onze d'Or: 2009 Ballon d'Or: 2009 World Soccer Player of the Year: 2009 FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2009 Toyota Award: 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year: 2009 FIFPro World Player of the Year: 200809 Who realistically would buy? Any team on the planet.Probable transfer fee? £100 million minimum.Can he influence the outcome of a game? Yes.Has he reached his peak? Not yet.Marital status? After romancing the Argentine model, Luciana Salazar, he is engaged to local girl Antonella Roccuzzo.Or will Paddy McCourt surpass them both?by John McCrae*666 FC is the new name for Sellik FC. I feel 666 FCis an acceptable substitute, to paraphrase the Good Book " ... the number of the beast is 666." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson 2 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 No. As of last night, its Kyle Lafferty. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 108,936 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 God that boy messi looks good, get him signed.Na seriously hes 2 year younger than me and look at everything hes won Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingWilBEARy 4,319 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 eh? the media have been pretty scathing about McGeady's performances this yearand as far as I can tell, so have the tims Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozblue 4,331 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 That is the most senile, dumbest, no brainer question I have ever seen in my over 50 years of playing and Managing in Football.Lionel Messi better than magical Aids Mcgreedy????? What kind of drugs are you on man?Don't you know that is why ra Sellic get robbed every week in the SPL?It's a FIFA/UEFA/Ballon d'Or conspiracy to keep ra Sellic out of the Champions league because all these organisations have crowned Messie the best in Europe and the World and they don't want to admit they have made a massive mistake, which would become very evident if wee Aids got to show his talent on the world stage instead of just the magnificent splendour of the Paranoia Palace.There has never been a player like Aids in the history of football and he is so fast of foot that nobody really sees what miracles he can do.Wee Aids is better than Messi, Christiano Ronaldo and Rooney all put together......and what a smashing singer he is an aw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 108,936 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 eh? the media have been pretty scathing about McGeady's performances this yearand as far as I can tell, so have the timsYour fucking at it?"so far Aiden has been ra shellicks best player""Aiden makes celtic play and we he dosent celtic dont"Some of the shite banded about Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart1994 4,303 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Good read messi's honours at 22 staggering Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon 1,743 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Good read messi's honours at 22 staggering Quite scary isn't it? We are lucky to be witnessing it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNuts 552 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 really puts into perspective messi's ability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricksen_da_best 2,034 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Alan gows better.**Than the two of them, that is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
covenanter 158 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I suspect both Paddy McCourt and Nial McGinn will surpass both Messi and Plastic McGeady. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUEDIGNITY 33,647 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Lee McCulloch towers head and shoulders aboon them awe ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimgers 565 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Aids the best player in Europe? reality check!! he's no even the best player in the SPL,..NO Scrub that, he's no even the best at Rancid F.C.... Nope ditch that he's no even the best on their subs bench,...Naw no even the best player on the subs bench if it was just him and Su Boak talking about the merits between waxing or shaving. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUE CYCLOPS 26 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Don,t see what the fuss is about Messi. He,s a very one dimensional player. He beats men and scores goals. What else does he have to his game? Aids for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddybear111 0 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Come back to me when mcgeady scores four, never mind four against the gooners. Thats no a fair comparison Messi is the best atm in the world never mind in spain . Mcgeady will be lucky to get shortlisted for the player of the year haha.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErraPolis 0 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 McGeady is a joy to behold. the way he takes the ball down the wing, steadfastly refusing to pass to his own team, taking on the defender... and running it out for a throw in. Oh yes, he has class alright. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbm1989 41 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 who is this messi guy you are on about?hiv McGayday gets my vote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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