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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Liam Bryce

Aiden McGeady not at Hibs 'for a jolly' as winger almost retired amid injury lay off

There’s something Aiden McGeady wants to make clear.

At 36, and having spent much of his brief spell at Hibs on the treatment table, he’s worried the watching world might think he’s come back to Scotland for a slow wind down to retirement. But as the veteran winger rolled back the years in Sunday’s 3-2 win over Motherwell, his first Premiership start in over a decade, it quickly became apparent he’s not quite done yet.

McGeady’s senior CV stretches back to a Celtic debut in 2004, since spanning eight clubs and a four-year stint in Russia. These past few months, though? Among the toughest of his entire career.

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