McGeady happy to stay with Celtic

Republic of Ireland international Aiden McGeady has assured Celtic fans he has no plans to walk away just yet after scooping a further two individual awards this season.

The winger, 22, was voted both SPL Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year by his fellow professionals at an awards ceremony in Glasgow last night, having already been named top young player by SPL sponsors Clydesdale Bank.

The only other player to have claimed the PFA Scotland double was Shaun Maloney, the Celtic midfielder who went on to carve out a career in the Premier League with Aston Villa.

McGeady's performances this season will no doubt have earned him a few admirers of his own but he has no intention of following in Maloney's footsteps just yet.

"I'm still contracted here for the next three years," he pointed out. "I'm developing as a player here and I've got the right people around me and I'm playing with the right players. I can see myself here for the near future anyway."

McGeady believes he is finally beginning to fulfil his potential after long being regarded as one for the future.

He said: "When I came into the team I struggled with consistency — maybe going through three or four months having a good spell and then a few months of not being at my best. This season, I've had more consistency."

McGeady may have three individual awards so far but the SPL title is the prize he desires most this season.

Back-to-back wins over Rangers and Aberdeen have allowed Celtic to haul themselves back into contention and the final Old Firm derby of the season at Parkhead on Sunday is likely to play a large part in deciding the destination of the coveted trophy.

"I think we are right back in it," insisted McGeady. "But we know that every game from now on is a must-win game and we can't afford to drop any more points.

"Against Aberdeen the other day, it was quite a nerve-wracking for ten or 15 minutes but we managed to get through it. If we had dropped points, the league effectively would have been over. But we didn't, we got the three points and the ball is still rolling."