View Full Version : Séamus Coleman (D Everton b.1988)
tetsujin1979
22/11/2023, 11:33 PM
90 minutes tonight for the Everton U21s in the Premier League International Cup
https://www.evertonfc.com/news/3792201/coleman-completes-full-90-in-under-21s-victory
joey B
07/12/2023, 6:24 PM
Back in the starting lineup at home to Newcastle this evening,hopefully he can stay fit and playing for the rest of the season….
joey B
07/12/2023, 7:58 PM
Looks like he picked up an injury,jogged off so hopefully it’s nothing too serious…..
SkStu
07/12/2023, 11:43 PM
Fans were raving about his performance. Great to see.
Eirambler
14/01/2024, 1:34 PM
Overtakes Tim Howard to become Everton's all time Premier League appearance record holder (i.e. since 1993) today. Hopefully has a few more caps for us left in him as well, 68 seems far too few for a player of his quality.
seanfhear
14/01/2024, 3:24 PM
Overtakes Tim Howard to become Everton's all time Premier League appearance record holder (i.e. since 1993) today. Hopefully has a few more caps for us left in him as well, 68 seems far too few for a player of his quality.Except for that terrible tackle that broke his leg ~ ~ How many Irish caps would he have ? !
Eirambler
14/01/2024, 3:45 PM
Credit to him for still playing at that level, while the player that did it to him is younger than him, but a couple of years retired. There was a real justice that we knocked out the Welsh after that, and that Neil Taylor never made it to a World Cup as a result. Less so that Coleman never did either of course.
I’d say he’s probably only lost out on about 10 caps between his 2017 and more recent injuries so not prolific. I might be lying to myself but I remember him possibly being underutilized under Trap and him reluctant to call him up.
seanfhear
14/01/2024, 4:37 PM
I’d say he’s probably only lost out on about 10 caps between his 2017 and more recent injuries so not prolific. I might be lying to myself but I remember him possibly being underutilized under Trap and him reluctant to call him up.
Trap had blind spot re; Coleman alright ~ ~ And funnily enough he wasn't pulled up about it much either !
John83
14/01/2024, 5:14 PM
Who was he playing ahead of him? John O'Shea? That's hardly an insult. I just had a quick look at the euro 2012 squad, and the other right back there is Kelly, who wasn't a match for Coleman all right, though maybe Coleman wasn't fit.
seanfhear
14/01/2024, 5:21 PM
Often Trap didn't even have Coleman in the squad !
Eirambler
14/01/2024, 5:28 PM
Did Coleman not have a poor season in the run up to Euro 2012? It was a long time ago now, I'm struggling to remember.
What I do remember is that the marginal call in the squad was about Kevin Foley, another right back, and that he missed out in the end. So clearly Coleman wasn't that close to selection.
I’d say he’s probably only lost out on about 10 caps between his 2017 and more recent injuries so not prolific. I might be lying to myself but I remember him possibly being underutilized under Trap and him reluctant to call him up.
Since that 2017 leg break he's missed 37 games for Ireland. 10 of those were for the leg break and he missed 7 games with his recent knee injury.
seanfhear
14/01/2024, 5:46 PM
Since that 2017 leg break he's missed 37 games for Ireland. 10 of those were for the leg break and he missed 7 games with his recent knee injury.That leg break reduced Séamas as a player and is probably a factor in some of the other injuries he has had since. He would have been our best player ( by a distance ) since then, had he not have had that terrible injury. It could even be said that he was still our best player, even despite that injury.
That leg break was very bad for Séamus and for us.
tetsujin1979
14/01/2024, 6:10 PM
This comes up from time to time , I wrote this a while ago about it: http://irish-abroad.appspot.com/Blog?id=913796039860266728
Basically, Coleman hadn't done enough that season to justify a squad position for the euros, and even if he did go he'd have been third choice, at best, to play at right full behind O'Shea and Kelly
Since that 2017 leg break he's missed 37 games for Ireland. 10 of those were for the leg break and he missed 7 games with his recent knee injury.
That 17 is far more than I thought. Didn’t think he’d have missed 10 in the year he was injured after Wales. Thanks for looking into it.
That 17 is far more than I thought. Didn’t think he’d have missed 10 in the year he was injured after Wales. Thanks for looking into it.
Change that to 18. Transfermarkt put a big ad on the bottom of the screen that was blocking out the New Zealand friendly in the list.
What made you think it was a low figure of 10 though? Play around 10 games in a calendar year and wasn't he out for around a full year after the leg break and missed around 8 months with the knee injury.
Change that to 18. Transfermarkt put a big ad on the bottom of the screen that was blocking out the New Zealand friendly in the list.
What made you think it was a low figure of 10 though? Play around 10 games in a calendar year and wasn't he out for around a full year after the leg break and missed around 8 months with the knee injury.
I simply made a mistake. I’ll try and do better in future JR.
Eirambler
07/04/2024, 5:49 PM
Coleman made his 360th Premier League appearance yesterday to move ahead of Rory Delap and up to seventh on the Irish all time EPL appearance list. If he plays every game Everton have left this season (unlikely at his age) he'd move ahead of Roy Keane into sixth.
Once he finishes at that level the top 10 won't change again for a long, long time as there is nobody else who is still playing who is anywhere near to it.
pineapple stu
16/04/2024, 7:24 AM
One of three players taken off at halftime last night with Everton already 4-0 down away to Chelsea. It does feel like his last Premier League season, but at least last night was far from being solely his fault.
Another two-point deduction for Everton last week as well which drops them back to within two points of the drop
Could see him move into a player coach role next season for Everton or retire to go into management. Don't think he'll do a Wes, Whelan, or McGoldrick by moving down the leagues to prolong his playing career.
elatedscum
16/04/2024, 2:51 PM
One of three players taken off at halftime last night with Everton already 4-0 down away to Chelsea. It does feel like his last Premier League season, but at least last night was far from being solely his fault.
Another two-point deduction for Everton last week as well which drops them back to within two points of the drop
i believe based on the interview dyche did afterwards that he went off with an injury
irishfan86
17/04/2024, 12:47 AM
Maybe he just did a weird hop but almost looked like a hamstring issue late in the first half from what I saw.
Jolly Red Giant
17/04/2024, 10:08 AM
Could see him move into a player coach role next season for Everton or retire to go into management. Don't think he'll do a Wes, Whelan, or McGoldrick by moving down the leagues to prolong his playing career.
He has been doing his coaching badges - so that is where he is headed. There is still a lot of fallout to happen at Everton - so it might not be there.
Predator
17/04/2024, 10:27 AM
Injuries and age take a natural toll on someone's body, but Seamus looks after himself and loves to play. He absolutely has another season at the top in him if Everton stay up. Carlo Ancelotti described him as one of his best captains and that force of personality in a dressing room can sometimes be underestimated from the outside. He looked outstanding in Ireland's last two games. When the time does come to call it a day, I wonder would he be tempted with a LOI swansong? It's very much a young man's league though!
Jolly Red Giant
17/04/2024, 10:32 AM
Injuries and age take a natural toll on someone's body, but Seamus looks after himself and loves to play. He absolutely has another season at the top in him if Everton stay up. Carlo Ancelotti described him as one of his best captains and that force of personality in a dressing room can sometimes be underestimated from the outside. He looked outstanding in Ireland's last two games. When the time does come to call it a day, I wonder would he be tempted with a LOI swansong? It's very much a young man's league though!
You do get the impression that he has the qualities that would make him a good manager
seanfhear
17/04/2024, 11:48 AM
You do get the impression that he has the qualities that would make him a good manager
Does he have a dark manipulative side ? !
Eminence Grise
17/04/2024, 7:19 PM
You mean he's willing to wait endlessly for a national association operating in stasis to offer him a contract after hundreds of others have been linked to the job by bookies, journos, de brudder-in-law's mate who knows a fella who...?
Eirambler
03/05/2024, 8:50 PM
35 year old Coleman has come on for 38 year old Ashley Young for Everton tonight. Probably one of the oldest combinations of subs on and off in the history of the Premier League.
tetsujin1979
14/06/2024, 10:39 AM
Signs a new contract
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If McClean wants to see what a true professional player looks like, here it is.
Coleman remains one of the few older heads in the team that actually plays like a leader.
John83
14/06/2024, 5:57 PM
Did McClean make some comment I missed to provoke that?
the 12 th man
14/06/2024, 6:33 PM
Did McClean make some comment I missed to provoke that?
He made his debut as a TV pundit the other night and made some critical comments about the Kenny years,Kenny supposed to replying after the Rovers game last night.
Eirambler
14/06/2024, 7:10 PM
A public spat is one way of the two of them keeping themselves relevant I suppose. Because neither of them have any relevance to the Irish team going forward. Which is for the best in both cases.
CraftyToePoke
14/06/2024, 7:58 PM
Did McClean make some comment I missed to provoke that?
Made a show of himself on Instagram also that night. Broke out the stats pre and during Kenny which makes you wonder why he sat with the man and defended him convincingly ( or so it appeared at the time anyway ) in several pressers when they were both involved, if that was what he really thinks.
John83
15/06/2024, 8:00 AM
He made his debut as a TV pundit the other night and made some critical comments about the Kenny years,Kenny supposed to replying after the Rovers game last night.
Cheers. I had to make do with a stream with non-RTE commentary.
https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2024/june/17/seamus---documentary-on-everton-captain-s-unique-journey-coming-soon/
The story of Seamus Coleman – from unknown Irish youngster to bona fide Everton icon – is told in evertontv's new feature-length documentary, SEAMUS, which will be released on the Club’s official YouTube channel soon.
tetsujin1979
21/06/2024, 10:39 PM
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https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2024/june/17/seamus---documentary-on-everton-captain-s-unique-journey-coming-soon/
The story of Seamus Coleman – from unknown Irish youngster to bona fide Everton icon – is told in evertontv's new feature-length documentary, SEAMUS, which will be released on the Club’s official YouTube channel soon.
The documentary I mentioned has now been posted.
https://youtu.be/YBDwyOks40o?si=U0q5qbCqmPi6y9Ci
The guy is an absolute rarity in the modern game. One of our best.
Back in first team training after his injury.
https://www.everton.news/55k-a-week-everton-star-spotted-back-in-training-ahead-of-man-united-clash/
Eirambler
22/12/2024, 4:47 PM
Got a run out off the bench today against Chelsea. His 366th EPL appearance brings him level with Roy Keane in sixth on the all time Irish Premier League list.
tetsujin1979
26/12/2024, 12:49 PM
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Olé Olé
26/12/2024, 1:21 PM
Had a decent game too. I keep fearing he will return from one of his injuries and look a shadow of himself and need to retire. He held up well there and that's not even considering his complete lack of game time since the beginning of the season.
irishfan86
27/12/2024, 12:29 AM
Even given Man City’s poor form this season, that’s a tough match to parachute into. Probably partially at fault for the first goal but always tough when you’re one on one with Doku, and the poor marking from teammates in the middle is part of the story — even with that an element of fortune with the goal.
Him delaying the penalty, dragging things out and taking the yellow probably contributed to the poor pen/save so it’s give and take.
In the circumstances a very solid performance.
Signs a new contract
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this contract is up in june - it feels unlikely he will renew but you never know i suppose.
if he does retire there will presumably be an ireland testimonial? or is there some minimum number of caps?
pineapple stu
01/05/2025, 4:33 PM
Hasn't been an Ireland testimonial in years and years I think?
Might get a cameo in the June home game but that's about it
Eirambler
01/05/2025, 6:18 PM
Testimonials at that level are a thing of the past, unless the player himself wants to go all out to organise a charity one. Besides, in truth, is Coleman that much of an Irish football legend? 17th on the caps list, behind Jeff Hendrick, one major tournament finals and it wasn't a World Cup. He's an Everton legend for sure, but for Ireland he was mostly just a solid international pro.
John83
02/05/2025, 6:30 AM
Testimonials were a whiparound back in the days of wage caps. He's probably earned more this year than most of us will take home between now and when we retire.
Testimonials at that level are a thing of the past, unless the player himself wants to go all out to organise a charity one.
I'm not sure the FAI can afford to devote a friendly's earnings to charity!
Besides, in truth, is Coleman that much of an Irish football legend? 17th on the caps list, behind Jeff Hendrick, one major tournament finals and it wasn't a World Cup. He's an Everton legend for sure, but for Ireland he was mostly just a solid international pro.
His stock seems to have risen a lot in the last few years, during a period in which he's been injured a lot. Nice to see it anyway. Too many players seem to be three flat performances from being dismissed as a traitorous donkey.
Predator
02/05/2025, 9:25 AM
Besides, in truth, is Coleman that much of an Irish football legend?
I've seen this question being posed a few times in different forums (incl. the offline world). I think it depends on the context and what you place value in. Seamus Coleman's Ireland career isn't as accomplished as someone like Gary Kelly's, for example. Kelly was a quality player over a long period and featured in a number of tournaments, but he was also part of a team of players of similar and higher ability. Coleman, by contrast, was one of our best players during a relatively lean period, both in terms of tournament qualification and general level of the team, but the leg break really hurt him and us. You could argue that players like Jonny Walters, James McClean and Shane Duffy actually contributed more than Coleman - so don't they deserve recognition? - but what probably marks Coleman out is his character - he has been a very good captain and role model, something that should be celebrated. On balance, I'm glad to see someone like him receive such good will from the fans, but if you wanted to quantify his on-field influence, then Eirambler is probably right.
rebelmusic
02/05/2025, 9:04 PM
He broke is leg for his country, literally and he showed up for every game no matter what the impact was on his club career. In 20 years he'll probably be the only player that young people hear about from this era.
He doesn't have any 'legendary' highlight moments but his commitment and passion qualifies him in my opinion.
That said, the last 10 years have been the worst in Irish soccer since...well a long time...so I get why it's easy to dismiss
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