Paddy McCourt: I’d leave if I wasn’t in Celtic first team

Cant see him being around after the january window ...In my opinion he has been here long enough now to get get fit and show lennon that he is good enough to start ..The bottom line is he hasnt ..so at the end of the day he has to go

 

Didn't Paddy sign a new contract not too long ago?

 

see ya then pat

 

Agree that he is our number one winger but that's not something to shout about our strength is through the middle, the thing about common is that there's nothing special about him he's just not scared to shoot so he's bound to score more goals and as said before he's only had half a season let's hope he continues in the same form. Slightly off topic lol

 

good player, if he is not playing i think he should leave,how much is paddy worth do yous think?

 

Well 99.9% of celtics wouldnt want that at all, you need to read more posts and note peoples opinions.

He does clearly need more playing time, hes our 4th top scorer if im not mistaken? Not bad for someone who doesnt deserve a start. I dont think you can predict what Lenny would do, considering McCourt was the most widely used substitute, not Maloney or Forrest? He creates great chances and scores goal, what more do you want?

 

Exactly right, who can read Lennon's mind?

 

I will pack his bags for him another lazy player who has ability but doen't use it often enough, had too many of them over the years and managers and fans get conned too easily:bbpd:

 

who has played more games? if you think McCourt is a better player than Ki and deserves more game time than him, you're seriously deluded.

read this thread. how many people have said he should start ahead of Commons, Ledley, Kayal or Brown? i'll put money on that he'll leave at the end of the coming season at the latest.

he doesn't deserve to start. he's scored a lot of goals but still doesn't deserve to start as he isn't better than anyone in our midfield. we can make presumptions based on last season. McCourt will be used as a sub and will never be a regular starter. McCourt was the most used sub and used as a sub more often than Maloney and Forrest, correct. however, he started far viewer games than both Maloney or Forrest.

i'm alright with having McCourt in the squad. he'll never push out any player in our strongest XI though.

 

I would love to see 20-30 appereances from him half of them starter half of them from the bench

 

With all due respect, all commons does is score goals, he's quite a lazy player. If mccourt shouldnt start because he just scores goals then whats commons doing in the team?

McCourt had more sub appearances then them two because he's better then those two. That's the reason.

I have no doubt McCourt with probs be used as a sub again for most of next season, but Im saying he shouldn't, I think he offers more then commons. He should be given his fair chance to prove himself.

 

:bbpd:

 

I really like Paddy McCourt he can be as good as anyone on his day running at defences with the ball at his feet.
No he's not going to play every match but what happens if say kris commons got injured, personally I would have paddy in the team in front of Mcginn Maloney ect

 

so you're saying Commons should be dropped for McCourt?

he should be given his chance? he's had three years to do so and he hasn't claimed a stake under three different managers. there must be a reason. if he left, it wouldn't dent the club.

by the way, McCourt hasn't started anywhere near as many games than Forrest or Maloney last season. why do you think that is?

 

I really couldn't care if he left tbh, i just dont think he'd be a huge loss to the team.

His cult status amongst some of our fans gives him a better reputation (as a player) than i think he's worth imo.

 

All I'm saying is I dont see how they differ so much?

Because he had fitness problems when he first joined, he no longer does, so give him a chance, he does deserve one, he's stuck around trying to get his place for long enough, commons comes along and gets straight in, I can guarantee that if he plays McCourt more it will give him a selection problem.

* knows, only reason is because prior to this season McCourt was only fit enough for sub appearances, people need to get that out if their heads. He is worthy of a first team start.

 

eh? Commons scores goals, passes, is a set piece taker and also gives cover for Izaguirre to push forward. McCourt is a head down and dribble player. he doesn't deserve a game over Commons. i think you're alone in suggesting so.

i think the reason McCourt doesn't start more games is simple, he isn't good enough to otherwise he would have.

 

i actually would like to see mccourt and commons play... i just don't know how...

a 4-5-1 behind the striker?

 

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paddy's a good player but he is not going to get first choice with commons ahead of him. his best use is to come on with about 20 minutes to go if we need an extra goal

 

if commons hadnt signed and played so well id have mc court in the team, and lets face it if you were in a tight match and needed a goal who would you want on the pitch ... samaras? maloney ?ki? i think we all know the answer even if some people wont admit it , mc court is the one player capable of turning a game on its head due to his genius , he can pass ,drift past players and most importantly score goals , was it 7 he got last year in 30 apps ,20 odd ,on as a sub for a few minutes .it hard to argue with the midfield of commons ledley kayal brown cause its looked strong but any injurys etc he should be on imo