I'm not sure this is the compliment he thinks it is. Being the architect of the club's culture over the last ten years isn't a great achievement.
It's a culture that's celebrated mediocrity and sentimentality, home to the old boys club and mercenaries on and off the pitch.
I'm not blaming Seamus solely. He was a cracking player at his peak and his ability to influence what's gone off the pitch is limited.
But the culture of being nice, not standing up for ourselves has been a reflection of his leadership on it.