Seamus Coleman

Eggs · January 25, 2017

Number_25 said:
He's not a right back.

3-5-2 seems to work.

...odd to say he's not a RB. I imagine many teams in a better position than us would take him in a heart beat to be their RB. I like Coleman, he plays the game like football matters.

Liamliverpool86 · January 25, 2017

Next captain IMO

love the passion this kid has

roy vernon · January 25, 2017

Barnfred 55 said:
Tommy Wright. Gary Stephens. Remind me who else he has to compete with.

Both good players but so is Seamus. Not too outrageous a comment to make.

I'd probably have Seamus second in that group, but then again I've never forgiven Stephens for the 1996 cup final.

Alex Parker for one, toss up between him and Tommy Wright as the best right backs I've seen at goodison

Eggs · January 25, 2017

roy vernon said:
Alex Parker for one, toss up between him and Tommy Wright as the best right backs I've seen at goodison

...funny how so many of those great full backs were converted wingers/inside forwards. Ray Wilson was as well. Rarely seems to happen these days.

roy vernon · January 25, 2017

Eggs said:
...funny how so many of those great full backs were converted wingers/inside forwards. Ray Wilson was as well. Rarely seems to happen these days.

John Hurst was a very average inside forward when he broke into the team in the late 60's but the Cat made a very good central defender out of him.

Eggs · January 25, 2017

roy vernon said:
John Hurst was a very average inside forward when he broke into the team in the late 60's but the Cat made a very good central defender out of him.

...he was indeed. Rarely seems to happen these days that a player moves from front to back.

Barnfred 55 · January 25, 2017

roy vernon said:
Alex Parker for one, toss up between him and Tommy Wright as the best right backs I've seen at goodison

Alex Parker was a bit before my time. I had Wright as number 1 with Seamus behind.

Darth Toffeeman · January 25, 2017

Barnfred 55 said:
Tommy Wright. Gary Stephens. Remind me who else he has to compete with.

Both good players but so is Seamus. Not too outrageous a comment to make.

I'd probably have Seamus second in that group, but then again I've never forgiven Stephens for the 1996 cup final.

What did he do? Buy a cream suit off one of the Spice Boys, or did he boo Cantona when he scored the winner?

Barnfred 55 · January 25, 2017

Darth Toffeeman said:
What did he do? Buy a cream suit off one of the Spice Boys, or did he boo Cantona when he scored the winner?

1986.

Kin tiny keypads on these i phones.

Darth Toffeeman · January 25, 2017

Barnfred 55 said:
1986.

Kin tiny keypads on these i phones.

Yes he was rubbish in that final sadly.
I enjoyed his winner at the pit though not long after

roy vernon · January 25, 2017

Barnfred 55 said:
Alex Parker was a bit before my time. I had Wright as number 1 with Seamus behind.

Both a little bit behind Alex Parker, the master of the sliding tackle

Barnfred 55 · January 25, 2017

roy vernon said:
Both a little bit behind Alex Parker, the master of the sliding tackle

Love a good slide tackle me.

Verbal Kint · January 26, 2017

Number_25 said:
He's not a right back.

3-5-2 seems to work.

So who in the league is a right back??

It's a fallacy that Seamus can't defend, Hibbert was apparently a great defender but I know who'd I prefer.

jazzy · January 26, 2017

Verbal Kint said:
So who in the league is a right back??

It's a fallacy that Seamus can't defend, Hibbert was apparently a great defender but I know who'd I prefer.

As a pure defender Hibbert was far better than Coleman but offered nothing going forward which in the modern game is unacceptable.

By way of analogy a great wicketkeeeper that can't bat

Khalekan · January 26, 2017

Eggs said:
...funny how so many of those great full backs were converted wingers/inside forwards. Ray Wilson was as well. Rarely seems to happen these days.

Ian Snodin wax another example.

He was well in his way to becoming an excellent RB until injury ruined him.