In this thread, we celebrate the genius that is Paddy McCourt

It is well documented all over the internet that I worship the ground that Henrik Larsson walks on, undoubtedly the best player I've ever seen in my life on a regular basis. But, really, I don't think I've ever been as excited, ever got totally behind, ever genuinely spent so much time going "WOAH OMG" at a guy like this.

He's not even scored half a dozen goals for us. He can't last a full 90 minutes. But, y'know....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cm-a5kp55I

Ah, fuck it, here's more genius (ok, different music).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quemyI2ZjWo

I fucking love this guy.

Revive!

Didn't have a great game today, mostly because he's having to drop too deep as we have a central midfield incapable of getting the ball forward. Still worth the money in for one of these every game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F83GblEWE4

<3 him.

Also love fake Paddy McCourt on twitter.

k now it's just silly how often he does those. i can only assume there's some kind of misplaced modesty at work preventing him from doing it every time he gets on the ball.

is this guy rubbish in between his sensational goals? it's hard to know why he hasn't had a bigger impact in his career with such good dribbling skills.

He doesn't really get a game much, tbh. Various reasons, mostly suspected due to laziness/unfitness.

He was mostly rubbish yesterday. Not a guy you want with the ball in his own half. Get him within 30 yards of the opposition goal and he makes magic happen.

he basically doesn't have anything to his game other than what you see in those videos. oh actually i've seen him make some lovely passes as well, though he was a bit shit in that respect yesterday.

Yeah, he's very much not a team player. I still love him though. If you're going to be a one-trick pony, your one trick better be as good as his.

He did set up the goal against St Mirren. Played way too deep yesterday though. Don't care, not listening to criticism though. <3 <3 <3

aye, a bit churlish of me to essentially say "all he has to his game is being a fucking genius".

I didn't read it like that. This is a thread of celebration! I am concentrating on the positive. Which is "just" general awesomeness.

I was away down the stairs on the concourse just before he scored. When I got back into the main bit of the stadium, I saw he had the ball and instantly thought "not going anywhere, standing still to watch this". Afterwards, I've never belted back up those stairs to the back of the stadium so fast and so not-knackeredly in my life!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIbTrlpUEh0

Seriously love this guy.

Was gutted,well not that much it was still a goal,that his goal last night took a deflection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6lMFU8_doM

Paddy from about 3 minutes in :-) Dude gets everywhere!

not quite the iconic Maradona shot but still nice

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paddimir/5378476225/in/set-72157625882917408/

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5090/5378476225_ca7f5fb68d.jpg

One of the top three players ever in the League of Ireland - great hat trick for the scum (Rovers) against Bray that i can't find on you tube

Here's one of them (not even the best one)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnOUbuD2bHs

The backheel to self when up against Wes Charles is magic.

Scored of a fairly ordinary goal last night - I knew he had it in him.

Great dummy from Stokes :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk2Fr5VOWTw

that goal vs bray is awes

He seems to be working on the "not a team player" thing, and also on his fitness. Lasting full games and doing defending and stuff. Against Hearts last night, he got the ball near the byline in his own half and dribbled round a ton of jambos before clearing. Anyone else you'd be "get rid of it, ffs!" but hey, he does that ball-stuck-to-toes-and-making-everyone-go-the-wrong-way thing in defence now too.

There was one moment when he had the ball at left-back and we thought for a second he was going to try and pass it through the Hearts keeper's legs to Mark Wilson over in the right-back position. Would have been awes if he'd actually done it.

Celtic keeper's legs shirley?

Oops, aye. Multi-tasking and talking about football not specialities of women, I believe :-)

(boss lurking, was thinking about keeper's legs* and hearts players in the way and stuff)

* not actually thinking about Fraser Forster's legs, I'm not that sort of girlie girl

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00328/mccourt_328645g.jpg

apt sponsor name

how does he only have four caps for northern ireland

Probably one of the same reasons he wasn't getting picked for us

- not a team player
- not fit for 90 minute matches at this level
- doesn't defend
- doesn't fit the system

1 and 4 are nonsense, 2 and 3 are things he has addressed successfully.

Apart from his goal last night I didn't think he was at the races.caught in possession a few times,couldn't beat a man. Been disappointed with him lately,tho he has improved his fitness and tracking back.

caught in possession a few times

Yeah I've been getting frustrated with him doing this in his own half. You accept wingers often losing the ball in the final third against full backs but Paddy keeps trying to dribble it out of defence. Something a good boot up the arse should sort out.

THIS DOESN'T LOOK LIKE CELEBRATION OF GENIUS TO ME!

Even a genius needs a wee kick in the arse sometimes.

This could be your cue for your first ILF Mod power trip - sanitise the thread of anything anti-Paddy then go on a rampage through the threads changing anything that annoys you. You could have me agreeing with you about the red card shout last night.

haha. no.

how does he only have four caps for northern ireland

I'd like to think that if he's declared for the Republic, he'd be a regular, but I reckon Trap would have cited 1 and 4 from onimo's list.

'he'd'

and here's the better goal from that Bray match

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcyz0BlxXwM

haha the way they fall over looks like a jackie chan film

One of the top three players ever in the League of Ireland

who are the other two?

Em....I wish you hadn't asked me that, or I rather,that I hadn't said that in the first place.....

Well, by ever, I meant, of course 'the last ten years': comparison to the blood, guts and sneaky half time fag era are impossible. (Jackie Jameson, though....)

Last ten years:

Keith Fahey
Joey Ndo
and Paddy....

<3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi11rT_EQQU

"This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Celtic F.C. Limited."

Fuck you Celtic you petty fucks what the fuck are you attempting to protect here? Someone making a mint by selling "Paddy McCourt does keepy-ups in front of two men and a dog" DVDs?

Ruining mah thread :-(

Since he's not doing much else these days, here's a picture of teeny Paddy sitting on his arse.

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/3079/youngpaddy.jpg

<3

:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybNNZub3Psc

I heard he scored two and i knew there had to be a wonder goal in there.

The first one wasn't too shabby either. Was hilarious watching Vile Lafferty praising him through gritted teeth.

wee compilation of quality McCourt/comedy SPL defending

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48RqQqj9L5I

He is one of the weirdest players. When he does these things it looks like he's exploiting a bug in the game.

awes

tho the ~bug~ in this instance is the faroe islands

Tru dat. Still brilliant though.

He is one of the weirdest players. When he does these things it looks like he's exploiting a bug in the game.

He scores serene goals

I feel sorry for Paddy that he wasn't born in the age of Best and Jinky when individuality and ball skills were rewarded instead of being seen as a problem.

(not for a second putting him in that company, of course - he's never had much of a chance to show how he'd manage against higher quality opponents)

this thread went quiet

he doesn't even get a five minute cameo these days :(

Looking forward to reviving this later when his goal goes up on youtube. Needless to say, the effort of his first goal in two years was all too much for him and he was subbed off straight after.

https://vine.co/v/hdAzUdOATg3

I LOVE HIM.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LA20on3dTc

<3

Also fuck the SPFL for ruining my thread by taking nearly all the clips down :(