On a night out whenever he returns to Glasgow, Aiden McGeady still gets abuse over his decision to play for Ireland rather than Scotland.
'You've got a Tartan Army fan who'll have a go at me,' the Ireland international said in an interview with Open Goal.
McGeady's decision to play for Ireland rather than the country where he was born came at a young age. Looking back now, 90 caps later, the 31-year-old has no regrets.
I took it as a compliment. You know, when you're going away to Tynecastle, Ibrox and Fir Park, they're booing you when you get the ball. Take it as a compliment because if they didn't rate you, if they didn't think you were a good player, they wouldn't bother.
Obviously, the whole Ireland situation happened when I was younger and I ended up choosing Ireland because Scotland said I couldn't play for them at that age and Ireland didn't have that policy.
I ended up being comfortable, playing U15, U16, U17 and it was only when I got in the first team at Celtic it was like, 'Why is this guy playing for Ireland?' They tried to get me back to play with Scotland and I was like, 'No, I'm happy playing with Ireland.' To grow up with these guys and now go back on it...
I still get stick for it. In a way I look at it now, I played at two Euros, you know what I mean; I played at two major finals. Obviously, Scotland haven't qualified for anything for a long time.
You can watch Aiden McGeady talk about his decision to play for Ireland at the 3:30 mark below.
