2025/26 Seamus Coleman

He’s always going to have the odds stacked against him, at his age he’s only going to ever have the odd game as emergency cover, and as a defender you need a run of games to get sharp and used to the other players around you. He’s never gonna get that.
 


Drico said:
I'm Irish - Seamus has done us proud in many ways over his career, but it is undeniable that we needed to replace him at least five years ago. The fact that we didn't leaves us in our current position of playing an honest, willing centre-half out-of-position at right back while Seamus can't get in the side.

Coleman's reputation and honesty was used by the club as an excuse for failing to invest. His popularity with fans made it easy to neglect his position in times of straitened funds. O'Brien, similarly, is currently being used. A young, honest player trying to make his way has been hung out to dry this season by the latest refusal to address the right-back position.

Fans need to wake up. These two Irish players have been nothing but honourable for Everton. But the powers-that-be have taken advantage of them to the extent that many of us are sick to death of Seamus (through no fault of his own) and throwing brickbats at O'Brien for not being Cafu when he is a centre-half who went beyond the call of duty.
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I'm not arguing that he should be starting
but I am arguing that he's a valuable squad member, even now.
His leadership is one of the main factors for us staying in the PL during possibley the worst period of our history.
 
davek said:
Should be starting for Everton and would be if we didn't have a ball bag for a manager.
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He's got major fitness issues though and that is the problem.

Even still, he's still a valuable member to the squad with his experience and leadership and can still do a fantastic job when he is available and called upon.

He's far from "Crap" as stated by some..
 

Kayj said:
He's got major fitness issues though and that is the problem.

Even still, he's still a valuable member to the squad with his experience and leadership and can still do a fantastic job when he is available and called upon.

He's far from "Crap" as stated by some..
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Take no notice to Cromwell and mini-me Cromwell on this thread. They're 'kin clueless the pair of them.
 

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