Naismith, McGeady and Gibson in Euro2016 action

Overall, not a bad International window for us. No injuries that I am aware of, good run-outs for a few players and Coleman & McCarthy not risked.

It will be interesting to see the team on Saturday.

Great results for Scotland, Ireland and particularly Northern Ireland. I would love to have 3 or 4 home nations at Euro 2016.

Nice to see him involved with the equalizer.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29571633

After an RS fan recently told me that the sight of Mirallas on the ball in derby games scares the life out of him, I doubt you will ever hear that about Aiden.

The simple problem is: he isn't good enough and costs us points. He should not play.

When he is on the left he doesn't have the same threat. Either way, he isn't at Mirallas's level.

I don't know what games you've been watching but McGeady has played very well for us at times, scored a great goal at Leicester and is far from useless like you've decided, no matter what he does.

As for saying McGeady has cost Everton points, I think that is a ridiculous remark to say about one player. One could ask how many points has Osman cost Everton for all the games he has been anonymous in over the last few years but in reality it’s the team as a whole and the manager who you have to point the finger at.

His poor play puts enormous pressure on the whole team, not least of all the defence (where his presence is near non-existent). The myth that he's very talented is just that: a myth. He plays the odd good ball, curls one here and there (Leicester only so far!!), and that's about it!

I'm astonished that anyone should consider him/his play as anything other than a luxury-cum-liability that we cannot afford ... astounded. But it's a game of opinions – and I'm giving mine. I know I propound this one far too often (apologies), but he really is single-handedly helping to ruin our season. He's consistently bad in all the areas above, in the view of my eyes and brain.

To add insult to injury: he seems to have quite a high self-regard.

If he showed a bit more effort on the pitch, also in training. He has always had the ability, but the same criticisms that were levelled at him by Celtic fans are still being levelled by Everton fans – and for good reason.

As well as picking his spots on the pitch, using the ball better, improving decision-making, he also needs to work on his physical side. He has been out of shape since he was a teenager. There is no excuse for a Premier League player to be unfit or out of shape.

Training alongside the likes of Naisy, Coleman, Baines, McCarthy, etc... I would be embarrassed into improving my stamina.

Same word always crops up – frustrating.

The lad is disappointing a lot of the time but what player does not disappoint at some point? Maybe we should just give up and sell everybody because they misplace a pass or cross and cost us points in every game we play. What's the point?

He's 'single-handedly helping'? If he's doing one, he can't be doing the other.

I think that Kevin (#12) asked you to supply exact examples of the games in which Aiden McGeady cost us points and the precise ways in which he did it. The only precise example you supplied was in fact him scoring a goal!

Now, I can think of precise examples in which other players have cost us games or less dramatically caused us to concede goals, but I canÂ’t think of one where I would lay the blame fairly and squarely on Aiden McGeadyÂ’s shoulders.

Simply giving us your Â’opinionÂ’ of him is nowhere near adequate to back up your claim (and, again, I could say the some others). We have heard you trot this out over and over again and it is not shall we say Â’evidenceÂ’ for your point but simply the opinion that you have about one of our players.

So, again, please supply precise examples of the moments when Aiden McGeady cost us points, of the sort that I can provide for others please.

Like Harold pointed out your on a mission and absolutely nothing the lad does will change your mind at this point.

Nil satis nisi optimum!

Poor Aiden - I didn't mean to suggest that he'd lost us points when he hadn't played. Haha!

By the way: your opinions about Tim Howard are more valid than mine about McGeady - because they are yours.

Some opinions are simply more equal than others ... .

With this contribution, I bow out gracefully from further comment with you.

Unlike your claims about McGeady without giving us one single example just blanket statements like he gives the ball away, doesn't tackle, can't cross etc, I can actually give you four clear examples where Howard has actually cost us points, two howlers against Crystal Palace, A terrible decision against Utd and a save that any top class keeper should make in the derby for their goal, because of that, yes I do think my opinion is more valid than yours in this case.

Instead of standing on the keeper’s toes, he comes short at the near post. Any balls that are not destined to beat the first man (and we send in a lot of these) are then flicked on.

A simple concept but rarely used at Everton. Stops the first defender from easily clearing the ball. Also, flick-ons are often more dangerous, as the defenders only have a split-second to react to the 2nd ball and the keeper can be caught out of position.

Make it happen, Bobby!

How a team cannot work on using the easiest way to get the ball into the 6- or 18-yard boxes is baffling. We don't exactly have the tall header guys available so why not a few more two-pass set-plays?

He doesnÂ’t track back so presumably if he does give away free-kicks they are high up the pitch so shouldnÂ’t be a threat really... Oh, but you already said he doesnÂ’t tackle or canÂ’t tackle?

I respect the views of those who support Aiden McGeady - though not the appalling way in which some of you express them. Some of you speak as if a defence of Aiden McGeady is unfalsifiable. It isn't, of course not. Learn to respect the views of others. I've answered your questions though not in the way you want. You haven't disproved my point to me or replied with the courtesy and cogency I would have liked... But I don't need to resort to the language or self-congratulation that you feel is necessary.

Perhaps I am only the Evertonian who thinks that McGeady is really shite and an utter liability who heaps pressure on the side constantly - but I stand by my views. I use my brain and eyes. I haven't looked at the Opta statistics, but I look with my eyes and see him giving the ball away repeatedly, and it frustrates me. It does astound me that anyone would defined his appalling play this season, but that's football talk. We disagree.

Vive la difference – ganging up in cliques patting each other on the back does not make you right. If it makes you feel big and better, then fine.

Now move on and try to resist yet another nasty, bitter snipe back.

Peace out!

Personally I have no problem with you thinking McGeady is shite and I'm sure most others don't either.

Lastly, you say that you're upset with being ganged up on in a nasty way. I'm not sure I see that, but perhaps if you were not so sarcastic in some of your answers, maybe that wouldn't happen. To play the 'victim' here is a bit rich to say the least,

If you didn't watch him week-in & week-out, and just watched selected highlights, he can look like George Best. That's the only conclusion I can come to when you hear Joachin Leow praising him before the Germany game (he'd probably been watching McGeady on YouTube). He does kill it sometimes with the stray passing and not tracking back and it can be pure frustration watching him, but he can easily be forgiven when you see the class like the second goal against Georgia and the beauty against Leicester.

I guess he's a bit of an enigma; he reminds me a little of McFadden... not in his style of play, but in temperance and ability.