Aiden McGeady has been in outstanding form for much of this season but Tony Mowbray is dismayed at the tactics being used to halt the Republic of Ireland midfielder in his tracks. Aiden need protection from the SPL cloggers insists Mogga as his side seek to regain top spot in the league.
Tony Mowbray is loathe to 'moan and whinge' about the punishment Aiden McGeady receives every week in the SPL as other teams try to neutralise the threat from the most gifted player in the land but the treatment dished out by the Hearts players during Sunday's game at Tynecastle has led to the manager breaking his silence on a matter that has bothered him for some time. 
"It was a very special performance from Aiden, exceptional." the boss said. "He was great on the ball, showed great feet and and was unbelievably direct at times. Aiden created most of our chances with his individual skills but I don't think he is getting the protection his talent deserves. The number of fouls committed on Aiden against Hearts was really too many."
"I don't want to come out in an open press conference and say this because I will be accused of moaning or whingeing but this is the right platform for me to talk about this." the manager told the club magazine, the Celtic View. "I feel the officials need to protect the talented footballers because that's what the game needs. We are striving for talented, clever players. That's why people watch football and, if the players aren't being allowed to do that, then the game is in danger."
Celtic are preparing for a busy festive period in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League starting with the home match against Hamilton Academicals on Boxing Day. There follows an away trip to Kilmarnock on the 30th December and we round off the New Year with that vital home clash against the Huns on the 3rd of January. Tony Mowbray has watched the cash-strapped Ibrox club retake pole position in the title race but he's looking to turn it around again at the top over the next ten days.
"By the time we had finished the game against Hearts we were four points behind, because of the way the fixtures had gone." said the boss. "That's an unbelievable swing within a week but that's the kind of swing we have to target over the Christmas period. The opportunities are there over the next three games to try and improve our current situation. We will approach every game positively and look to win all the games."
