“You all mean the world to me” — Seamus Coleman announces end of his Everton playing career

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
10:47:29

Great servant to Everton Football Club.

All the best for your future and your family.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
10:52:20

Thank god he’s gone.

He’s been no good to Everton for 4 years.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
11:00:57

Wishing Seamus and family all the best in the future, a class act and a legend on and off the field, a brilliant servant and ambassador for Everton FC.

I’m so disappointed he hasn’t stayed on in a coaching capacity, he has his coaching badges and would have been a huge asset in the dressing room.

Hopefully after his holiday, he’ll decide to come back!

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
11:02:26

Fantastic player and great servant.

I don’t think he was given the real credit for how good he was. Probably because he didn’t play for one of the big 6.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
11:05:19

A true club legend, and a great person.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
11:09:16

Been a great servant to us, shame he will be going without a single winners medal to show for it?

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
11:25:53

God bless you, Seamus.

It’s been a privilege, mate. ☘️☘️

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
11:27:24

Fantastic servant to our club. We’re gonna miss you, Seamus, good luck for the future.

60 grand, 60 grand, Seamus Coleman!

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
11:44:54

One of the few footballers who the fans could truly relate to in this modern era. Good luck with whatever you do in the future, Seamus.

If you do come back to Everton in a coaching capacity, hopefully you will help the club and the fans who you obviously relate to finally see some silverware.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
12:00:37

Fantastic, loyal, committed, passionate servant to Everton Football Club; on his day, a super player.

Moreover, as many have stated, a great man and human being every day.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
12:00:49

Sad news but inevitable really. I sincerely hope he decides to stay on at the club in some capacity.

A true Everton legend who was never given full recognition for his talent.

All the best for the future, Seamus, you will be sadly missed.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
12:31:54

I doubt very much he will stay on in a coaching capacity. He could have done that this season if he was interested.

The pay will be nowhere near what he has been getting for the past 3 years as a player. I expect him to be back living in Ireland before next season kicks off.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
12:42:03

At least we should finally have a real right-back next season.

But you never know with Moyes.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
12:49:21

Saw him at Liverpool airport a while back. Should have spoken to him, but left him in peace.

A great footballer and club Captain and a decent bloke. Good luck for the future, Seamus.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
12:55:14

Good luck, Seamus, and thank you for the memories.

That game against Spurs still stands out!

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
12:58:53

ádh mór to you Seamus. Thank you, for your great service and undoubted love for all thing Everton FC.

May the next stage of your life, be just as successful and enjoyable. A great human being and modest with it. Slan.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
13:32:24

Mark #2#14

You don’t deserve a reaction.

Darren #13, I’m not surprised that you didn’t even acknowledge Seamus for his 17 years service.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
13:37:41

Darren,

I’d be surprised if he does.
He’s just moved into a new build house in the city.
Lovely house

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
13:47:01

What a man, what a player and what a bargain. You don’t see his like in the modern game anymore, a true legend of the club. You only have to listen to the stories from all his teammates, managers, coaches, Everton in the Community staff, dinner ladies, bus drivers etc. to realise the immense influence he’s had on our club for 17 years.

He’ll be back on the coaching staff, he’s got blue/green blood flowing through those veins.

All the best Seamie lad, there will be a tear in my eye when 60-grand rings out on Sunday

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
13:53:12

Christy @1,

Quelle surprise

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
13:58:08

Christy,

He did nothing for me — just an average right-back many years ago.

I’ve not seen him for the last 5 seasons when he was supposed to be our captain. But as I say, we are all entitled to our opinions and I know if you worked alongside him for the last 5 years, you would be having a word…

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
14:09:32

That first game at Goodison Vs Spurs. Gave everything, played with the attitude and heart of any Evertonian in the crowd.

What followed was definitely a development period. He was certainly rough around the edges and it took Moyes 3 years to trust him at right back. But he developed into our finest ever. And why? He had talent for sure but his biggest talent was his commitment and desire. And that’s what took him to the top. An example for any player and a wonderful career as a result

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
14:11:19

Add humanity to that Tommy.
A good human being

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
14:18:50

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/everton-frank-lampard-seamus-coleman-24077001
high praise indeed, especially coming from Lampard.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
14:30:27

It’s deemed as sacrilegious to not love him but I tend to agree with Mark Steers.

At his peak he was a decent fullback, he’s apparently a lovely man, good behind the scenes and I wish him and his family very best wishes for the future.

But he’s been finished for years and we’ve been paying him Premier League wages to be a cheerleader. Everton have been exceptionally generous to him.

I don’t like it when I hear he embodies what it means to be an Evertonian either, he was an average player, won absolutely nothing but somehow, became an icon.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
15:01:19

What it means to play to Everton – who will now mentally ruin every new signing before they’ve even started?

We have the same problem as man utd, living in the past. This guy hasn’t been able to kick a ball for 2 years but he’s always there to “give the message”.

Maybe we need to move on, we’ve got a lovely new stadium but come on, Moyes knows what it means to play for Everton, we don’t need Seamus any more.

I love the guy but he should’ve gone years ago, or gone into coaching.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
15:05:10

I think Seamus was a very good player for us and always gave his best for us but it was his quality as a human being as well as being a big football celebrity with his humility a shining light.

Meeting him in a restaurant one time, he proved he was a great listener as well as adding a few words himself. We hardly spoke about football but he was just another fella out with his wife and kids, same as me and my son Tony enjoying the afternoon.

Have a great life from now on, Seamus. Whether you stay or go, you have got plenty of memories of being an Everton player and left plenty of us with many happy memories of your time here.

“Thanks for the Memories” as the songs goes.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
15:11:25

I don’t see the point in coming here to post negativity about Seamus, as a few have done.

Churlish and unnecessary.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
15:21:29

I guarantee the true Evertonian fans at the Hill Dickinson on Sunday will appreciate him and give him a massive send off against Sunderland after over 17 years service, apart from the 2/3 bitter fans on here.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
15:25:58

A top fella by all accounts, and he deserves a great send-off this weekend.

I’m sure he’ll continue to be a great ambassador for the club in future.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
16:26:56

Christy Ring.

I will not come on here and spout a load of false compliments just to please you. My opinion of Seamus Coleman is an honest one and, to be honest, I don’t give a flying fuck if it upsets you and your crazed anti-irish accusations.

I see Seamus very much in the same light as Dave Abrahams does. A great man. A humble human being who has never forgotten where he came from. Too many people say those things for it not to be true.

Do I wish we had young Seamus Coleman right now? Yes, of course I do. Did I like his swashbuckling style? No. I loved it.
Do I think he was top class or a legend. No, I don’t. I saw him exposed too many times and I tend to afford legendary status to people who actually deserve it.

When I look at legends. I think of people like Peter Reid or Neville Southall. people who actually won things. People with personalities as big as Seamus, but with the talent to match.

When Reidy first walked into the Everton dressing room, the team was in a far worse shape than the one Seamus walked into. One of them revolutionised the place and changed the entire mindset of the club……. The other one didn’t.

I won’t be at the Sunderland game, but I will be at Spurs and if Moyes gives Seamus a little cameo, I will readily give him a well deserved round of applause… but I won’t be listening to anybody peddling this “legend” shite.

I used to go to away games and, of the 370 odd games Seamus played for us, I paid to see at least 350 of them (I’m guessing that is about 350 more than you). I am entitled to my opinion and I will not be getting into a debate with anyone who has a different one.

Great servant. Nice guy… but I’m afraid it takes a little more than a cracked pair of green-tinted glasses to make a football legend.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
17:03:35

I won’t be clapping him. As I said, an average right-back at best… also, the worst captain I’ve seen in my lifetime.

Those 7 years as captain have been so bad… and you want your captain to stand up but he wasn’t there, so we had to play step-ins — Ben Godfrey, Jonjoe Kenny, Ashley Young, James Garner, Jake O’Brien…

Probably more as well playing in his position. What a captain!!!

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
17:26:42

Darren, it’s absurd to compare then and now, unfortunately. We could then at least compete for top players, and no freedom of contract (meaning players couldn’t be tapped up as soon as they looked to be any good). Above all, no fucking ‘Champions’ League to distort everything.

Anyway, back on topic. While I can appreciate that Seamus has been fortunate to some extent in getting good contracts in the last couple of seasons, he didn’t draw them up himself. Calling him out personally on that account is way out of order.

The Arsenal 3-0 at Goodison (2011?) is the one that stands out for me.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
17:31:52

Darren @32,

Not going to get into an argument with you, but in the 2013-14 season, he was named in the PFA Team of the Year, which included Toure, Hazard and Gerrard… not bad for a player you rate as average.

I can’t disagree with your assessment of Nev and Reidy, but Howard Kendall built that team, brought in Sheedy, Steven, Bracewell, Gray, Heath for example and he revolutionised the club, and we were the best team in England.

A totally different team and manager to the one Coleman joined.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
17:53:07

Seamus and Reidy.

£60k apiece. 😁

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
18:07:40

What a fantastic servant to the club and the team. Although he hasn’t played that much, I’m sure he would have been chomping at the bit to get on that pitch — home or away.

I would say he’s given a good team talk to the lads before each game. After the games at Goodison when coming out all he wanted to do was chat to the fans, have his photo taken alone or with a fan, sign anything and be there for almost 2 hours.

Not many players like 60 grand around. A true Everton and fan legend. Good luck in whatever you do – ETYD 💙

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
18:38:06

Christy,

12 years ago, he got in the Premier League team/?

Is that his highlight? Oh My Gawd.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
18:58:01

John @36,

Kendall was originally quoted £600k after his injury record got him for £60k!

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
19:27:34

I watched Howard Webb last night confirm that we missed a penalty for handball vs West Ham.

I assume he didn’t have the balls to cover the Rohl vs Silva wrestle the following week, which was confirmed by a 5-0 verdict by the panel that VAR was wrong.

Everton are the only club not to get a VAR intervention in their favour this season. The above has cost us at least 3 points, possibly 5, for simple decisions that VAR has to be getting right.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
19:27:37

Unfortunately I never saw Tommy Wright play for us. My Dad tells me he is the best right-back he ever saw wearing our shirt.

For me, the best was Gary Stevens. After him, it has to be Seamus, doesn’t it? I’m not sure anyone else comes close but my memory isn’t what it was.

Thank you for always giving 100%, Seamus, and good luck for the future.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
19:32:04

Reid’s injury happened against us at Bolton. It was before Howard Kendall even became Everton manager.

Eyebrows were raised when Kendall was prepared to pay £60k. Reid had broken down repeatedly and there were serious doubts if he could ever be the same player again.

Also, bollocks about Reid coming in to a team of superstars. We were struggling at the foot of the table. Some on here will remember his brother coming on Radio Merseyside telling the listeners that he was Everton’s best player and, if Kendall trusted his fitness, the team would shoot up the table. He was roundly mocked… but had the last laugh.

It’s a bit disgusting listening to people try to downplay Reid’s role in that incredible revival. It won’t make Seamus a better player.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
19:45:28

It’s a bit disgusting listening to people try to downplay Reid’s role in that incredible revival.

Which people? Peter Reid was voted Player of the Year for 1984-85 — that’s nationally, not at Everton — so anyone downplaying his role would be pretty stupid.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
19:58:35

I’m disgusted at the digs at Seamus tbh.

Individual choices of course but is there any need to repeatedly post how poor he is?

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
20:22:16

Interesting discussion on the merits of Seamus.

Here’s something likely to cause a bit of controversy — he was a very Moyes-type player. Pretty good, Premier League quality, dependable, will give all for the shirt but not top class and certainly not a legend.

I definitely think he deserves a decent send-off (and I will be there on Sunday to see it).

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
20:24:13

Coleman average… I give up on here, for fuck’s sake.

God bless you, Seamus, great Everton right-back.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
20:36:59

Great servant of the club both on and off the pitch – An Evertonian for the rest of his life…
Great human being who does a lot of stuff a lot of us don’t even know about.
Great family man who very much knows what is important.
He is very much well thought of throughout the football world and in his home town of Killybegs, all are so proud of his career as is the county of Donegal and most sports fans in the island of Ireland.

Whatever he does, this man certainly wishes him the best.
If all of us were anything like the man, the world would be a nicer place.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
20:46:16

I thought our current full backs weren’t up to much. Now that I have been given Seamus as a benchmark for average, I realise that they are actually complete shite.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
20:49:48

Darren#42 I haven’t seen anyone downplay Reid’s influence on here, who’s disgusting? If you read my reply to you, I agreed with you that Reid and Big Nev were legends, and it’s disgusting how you try and compare Reid’s team, with Coleman’s team?

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
21:01:24

I’m amazed at the negative comments about Seamus. He never downed tools or sulked like some of the players we signed.what do you want for 60 grand. Seamus put a shift in. He wasn’t perfect but he emptied the tank in every game. These aren’t green tinted Irish glasses I’m wearing but I definitely appreciate his efforts. Remember he was picked constantly by different managers and his all. He also put his body on the line when we hadn’t a pot to piss in and couldn’t sign a replacement. I despair at some of the negativity towards him. What has our fan base has turned into. Have a bit of respect.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
22:56:34

It’s sad to see a player who gave his all for Everton, on and off the field, who in his interview tells how much he loves this club and how much he went through blood sweat and tears for this club, and we have comments here criticising him, instead of saying thanks for over 17 years service?? Thankfully the real fans will show on Sunday what he meant to them.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
23:03:20

Sean,

Respect.
That’s the word

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
23:42:22

In a world where we can’t relate to our heroes, every week we watch 22 millionaires kick a ball around and they live on a different planet to us, but our Seamus was different. We are all custodians of this institution of world football, and Seamus has been a gatekeeper we can all be proud of…. Also never ever forget that prime Seamus Coleman was NOT average! For about 5 years he would have walked into Pep’s tiki taka Barcelona or any team in the world. He was genuinely class at going forward and getting past people. The streets will never forget Seamus lad!….. Also the fellas had multiple broken legs and was still picked by all our managers over the years, unlike others such as Patterson who hasn’t been picked by ANY of them!…. Prime Seamus was brilliant. People have short memories.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
00:17:44

Best right back in the league in his prime and certainly the best right back I’ve seen at Everton in my twenty odd years of watching.

Great character, often mentioned by new players as going above and beyond to make them feel welcome. One of my absolute faves and a fantastic servant to the club.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
00:51:08

Mark Steers you’re an idiot. Clearly only on the site to be a troll. In his prime Coleman was one of the finest right backs in the league. When you consider his additional contributions as a leader then he’s actually one of finest servants this grand team has ever had.

 Posted
15/05/2026 at
01:10:51

Right up there with the best transfer business we have ever done, in my view alongside Sheedy and Cahill. And maybe like Cahill, short of being ‘a legend’ or even very top echelon, but miles better than any right back since.

I agree the last 3-4 years, in hindsight, were a waste of money from the clubs pov. If I were to feel bitter about anything, it would be the possibility of him still being able to play a little like he used to stopped our management team from signing the RB we so obviously and desperately need. But I guess that’s not Coleman’s fault.

 Posted
16/05/2026 at
02:21:26

We can all go to work and do a good job, but the measure of the man is how he is seen by hs colleagues, his managers and everyone else who knows hm.

Basis that, Seamus s world class in every aspect. If I wanted to give someone a role-model on how to conduct oneself in work and in life, he would be the person.

He also really make the most out of hs abilty, worked hs heart out and kept everyone together in tough times.

Thank you Seamus.

 Posted
16/05/2026 at
03:27:00

Sam (55): Great to see you on here. As my annoying Yank neighbours keep saying, ‘Don’t be a stranger’.

The only surprising thing about Mark Steers’s limp and lame posts on this thread is that he didn’t tell us ‘I go all the games, home and away, like’.

Such a lack of class, respect, and knowledge.

Unlike Seamus who oozes class but shows such humility:

Who clearly loves our club and goes every game home and away, like.

He never gave less than 100% on the pitch and is a huge influence for the good off it.

My fingers are tightly crossed for him to join the coaching staff.

 Posted
16/05/2026 at
03:55:42

Odd Paul, I’d have the feeling that your neighbours would be saying the opposite, with some expletives. ;-))

 Posted
16/05/2026 at
05:23:23

ha ha ha ha ha ……. 💙