McGeady open to staying with Preston

Any where but the Premier League apparently.

Like Niasse, I think Martinez was watching some duff DVDs else his scouts were that bladdered, they went the wrong game and watched someone else... Or did they even go to Russia to watch him?

He was deluded as EFC boss and Aiden was a footballer with potential and he never worked hard enough to realise.

He may have now found his level but I still think PNE will be lucky to get more than two seasons out of him. Good luck to him in his journey, but he's off-ski in the summer.

Read some of the Preston fans take on Aiden – they love him!

And there is only one person to blame : Aiden himself – skilful and able to achieve bouts of brilliance, he let himself down with his lazy attitude and neglecting one major component of a successful footballer, ie, fitness. He does look to have lost a few pounds and is contributing to Preston's cause, but it's definitely too little too late, and it sounds like he knows it.

Len (#6), no mate... I'll get MY coat.

I can't think of anything constructive to say about his time with our great club. No effort, no quality and no chance of even turning out as an over age player for the U23s.

Release him!

Loved his goal against Leicester, otherwise instantly forgettable. Best thing he did for us was make Lennon look like a workhorse!

These days, wide players have to show the ability to display some defensive prowess and he, much like Deulofeu didn't show much in that department to make up for the inconsistency on offence.

I hear the Yak is back and with Coventry. How old is he now... 45, 50?

Let's take a fairly conservative 㿔k a week as an average, over 4½ years – that's about ٧m and all we got was one goal and that stupid sending off at West Ham in the Cup when we lost on penalties.

Bad business! Very bad business.

Life is a one-way journey. You have far more football talent than I ever had. I played 5/6/7 aside into my mid-40s and still regret stopping. I'm 59 and desperately miss my weekly matches.

Go and enjoy your talent lad. If that means dropping down a division then just get on with it. Your wife and kids and the dogs will still love you. Proud Preston is a magnificent club with an imperious history.

Go Aiden. Go and be happy. Make Preston Proud. Best wishes.

I still think there's a player in there. Sometimes you can pretty safely say a player couldn't play at this level, but I think Aiden could have done in a system that suited him.

Anyway, best all round that he moves on. No hard feelings. Just didn't work out whatsoever... we've certainly signed worse.

"Best player I have ever seen at NE" – Wow!

That was written by Messi the same day as his tax return!

According to some of their fan forums they seem to like him and want to sign him with their new mega rich Chinese owners take over in the summer. They also have Lukaku as their main target. AC Milan Forum

I also read something that Barca are watching the situation carefully and might try to sign Geri back as they still have first refusal but they can't sell him on then for a year.

Make you feel better does it?

I agree that McGeady won't be missed but, having watched Niasse a couple of times since his move, I feel he could be an asset to us given time to adjust to the Premier League.

His work rate is excellent and he can, unlike Lukaku, head and trap the ball under pressure and can cause real problems for hard case defenders with his strength and running... just saying.

I agree about Niasse!

I think he is a lot better than what we have, plus he offers something different.

I don't know if Koeman will have him back though...

Personally I'd love to get Perez from Arsenal, as it looks like he's not been given a chance...

If we can't get Perez, I think Iheanacho would be a perfect option to challenge Lukaku. He isn't even making City's bench anymore, worth a cheeky bid?

In the summer window:

Schmeichel/Pickford

Keane

Bertrand

Sigurdsson

Perez/Iheanacho

I'm glad he's doing well with the internationals coming up He's not consistently good enough for the top half of the Premier League which is fair enough.

I never got the dislike of him, but there you go.

Even accounting for the fact that he'd been effectively sacked from the first team the fact he hadn't kept himself in shape alarmed me and we commented that it would all end up in tears.

You can have all the skill in the world but if it isn't aligned to commitment and dedication and desire, you'll only be, in Gordon Lee's immortal phrase 'a tanner ball player'. And sadly that's what McGeady is.

That being said, I wish him all the luck in the world now he's finally found his level.

Lots of skill and ability, but not much else. Seems the perfect description of him. I was never impressed, and recall wondering why we had bought him.

The term may be Scottish in origin? Which is appropriate in this case. Also diminutive? Perhaps that part is not required...

You had me thinking Lee had Scotts blood there for a moment.

So are we!

We bought him, he didn't force us to buy him and he didn't force us to give him a 4½-year contract. Best wishes in your future career, Aiden, it didn't work out – Everton thought and you thought it would, but it didn't.

No way we'll sell him. The clubs (like Preston) who want him can't come close to offering his existing salary (rumoured to be in the region of £50k pw), only possibility is the player accepting less with the carrot of a longer contract, as he is now 30. Can't see it though. I think he'll see out his current deal on loan next season and take his chances as a free agent.

It's frustrating but not the player's fault. We were daft enough to pay big wages to a fella that was always an outside shot at making it in the EPL, likely due to Martinez having a liking for the player.