I’m a Celtic fan but I’ve always had slight affiliation for Hibs says Aiden McGeady as he opens up on Johnson connection

AIDEN McGEADY revealed that he's always had a "slight affiliation towards Hibs" as he joined up with old gaffer Lee Johnson at Easter Road.
The Republic of Ireland winger will be back plying his trade in Scotland this season for the first time since leaving Celtic for Russia 12 years ago.
He said he was delighted to be back wearing the green-and-white at a club he has always had affection for.
McGeady told Hibs TV: "It has always been a club, outside obviously I am a Celtic fan, but it is one of those clubs I've always had a kind of slight affiliation towards.
"Maybe because it is green and white, maybe because Hibernian is the old Roman name for Ireland.
"Something like that, there has always been something with Hibs for some reason, I don't know what it is.
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"So as soon as the manager made contact with me I was like 'yeah let's get it done'."
The 36-year-old is delighted to hook up with former Kilmarnock star Johnson, who he worked with at Sunderland.
He said: "I'm absolutely delighted. I am in a pretty privileged position to be honest at my age that the manger was so keen to bring me in.
"As soon as I spoke to him it was really a no brainer for me, especially with the size of the club and the manger, knowing him from before."
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McGeady spoke recently about the abuse he received at Scottish football grounds in his previous stint up here after his decision to play for Ireland instead of Scotland.
He told BBC Scotland: "Did I receive a lot of flak for that? Come on, man!"
"What, going to every away ground in Scotland and getting booed every time you touched the ball?
"Did that not happen? It did, didn't it.
"There are plenty of Scottish players that have played for other teams.
"Does Scott Arfield not play for Canada? Brian McLean, he chose Northern Ireland. Did they get the same abuse as me? No. Why did I get that abuse?
"I made the decision when I was 14. It's not like I made the decision when I was 18.
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"Scotland had those rules where if you didn't play for your school team, you didn't play for the schoolboys, which was fine. Ireland didn't have that.
"Packie Bonner knew my dad, and my grandparents. He asked if I wanted to play for Ireland from like U14, U15. Then I just played for Ireland. That was it."
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