Sligo Rovers Seamie Coleman

I got a phone call friday evening from a lifelong friend of mine, and a lad who i have played football with for as long as I can remember. the lad on the other end of the phone was seamie coleman, to tell me he had just completed a medical and signed for everton, and he is to start training on tuesday morning with the toffees. I have posted this thread to say how thrilled I am he has finally received the big break that he deserves. To all sligo rovers fans, I am sure you appreciate his spell at the showgrounds and wish him all the best just as I do.

Its a double whammy for the bit o'red to lose seamie and cook on the same day and even though my loyalties lie in finn park I hope you do well in europe. Young jason noctor there is also a good friend of mine and a childhood friend of seame's, and is actually a quite similar player. with a good season or two behind him I wouldnt be surprised if a call came for him to cross the pond too.

Anyway, its easy for me to praise coleman becuase he is a close friend, but as a journalist and spectator of football I believe he will be a huge asset to both everton and ireland in the coming years.

Fair play to him. Seamie's career will be followed by appreciative Rovers fans, and good luck to him.

Originally Posted by moseyb

I got a phone call friday evening from a lifelong friend of mine, and a lad who i have played football with for as long as I can remember. the lad on the other end of the phone was seamie coleman, to tell me he had just completed a medical and signed for everton, and he is to start training on tuesday morning with the toffees. I have posted this thread to say how thrilled I am he has finally received the big break that he deserves. To all sligo rovers fans, I am sure you appreciate his spell at the showgrounds and wish him all the best just as I do.

Its a double whammy for the bit o'red to lose seamie and cook on the same day and even though my loyalties lie in finn park I hope you do well in europe. Young jason noctor there is also a good friend of mine and a childhood friend of seame's, and is actually a quite similar player. with a good season or two behind him I wouldnt be surprised if a call came for him to cross the pond too.

Anyway, its easy for me to praise coleman becuase he is a close friend, but as a journalist and spectator of football I believe he will be a huge asset to both everton and ireland in the coming years.

are you not gonna tell us about your friendship with a certain dundalk manager as well mosey?

Hope he does well. Ireland right back by the European Cup Qualifiers?

Its great to see things like this as it gives young lads coming up through the juvenile set ups in clubs and thinking about going into the LOI the inspiration to follow through.

Yes moseyb are you not going 2 tell us about ur friendship wit sean connor...i live a few doors from sean connor and must admit he is a gud friend of mine dis past few years.travelled to the brandywell a few times wit him last year and must admit he is a pure gentleman..would do anythin for ya...and i no that he has done good stuff for moseyb helping him out with his job

Has he sighed yet? No mention on the Everton website

Extratime have a piece up:

http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/1209/

The best young talent that i've ever seen in the LOI.

I'm trying to dig out that mazy dribble he went on last season before hitting the bar (i think), anyone remember who that was against & I might be able to track down in MNS archives

I think it was against our lot (Galway United)

Good luck to the lad, he's a great prospect for a few caps now, especially since Stevie Finnan seems to have gone to the dogs....

Amazing player..good luck!

Surprising that there is still no mention of this on the official Everton site nor on Toffee News.

Fair play tho' for getting it onto the RTE news.

How much money did Rovers get for him

I think it was reported £150,000.

Originally Posted by rambler14

The best young talent that i've ever seen in the LOI.

You've still only seen that one Cobh Ramblers -v- Sligo Rovers game?

Good luck to the lad, very good player.

Originally Posted by tiktok

You've still only seen that one Cobh Ramblers -v- Sligo Rovers game?

Actually smartass I saw Coleman play 4 times last year. Don't be jealous that I didn't say a Cork City as the best i've seen in the league!

Originally Posted by rambler14

Actually smartass I saw Coleman play 4 times last year. Don't be jealous that I didn't say a Cork City as the best i've seen in the league!

Jeez, smiley face indicates a joke, relaxez-vous.