Our Captain Seamus Coleman

[Cereal Killer]

Training with Sheffield United apparently.

A club taken over by dodgy owners who are using murky business transactions to avoid having to pay the price they agreed to buy the club for, he’ll feel right at home

[Gash]

Just retire man.

[Bluebridge]

Just retire man.

He’s the Irish Ronaldo.
Seamus O’Ronald.

[Lazarou II]

Should have retired years ago, now he's jobbing about at shite clubs.

[Raptor]

Should have retired years ago, now he's jobbing about at shite clubs.

That's the story of his career....

[StirlingBlue]

Just retire man.

Dunno about that, if I could find someone willing to pay me like 20k a week to play football and do physio then I'd be doing it as long as they let me!

[sam of the south]

[Silas]

He's a lovely fella, always has been. Genuinely just happy and aware to be playing football for so long. Probably the last player we'll see at Everton of that type

[Jamokachi]

Love him - but I found that all very bland and vanilla.

[Shogun]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... 83lyz32yjo

[Bluebridge]

Nice to see him on MNF.

[blueToffee]

Nice having an actual Everton POV in the coverage. Nice to see Coleman too.

[74Blue]

Apparently been getting pelters from some Irish fans due to his decision to wear a poppy.
I might be wrong, but I could have sworn that there were a good number of fallen Irishmen from the two Workd Wars.
Whilst I understand the reasons behind James McClean refusing to wear one. That's his choice and he has been quite clear about his reasons. By the same token Seamus Coleman's decision to wear one is also a personal choice and he should not be castigated for choosing to show respect for many thousands of fallen soldiers.

[superpull]

Apparently been getting pelters from some Irish fans due to his decision to wear a poppy.
I might be wrong, but I could have sworn that there were a good number of fallen Irishmen from the two Workd Wars.
Whilst I understand the reasons behind James McClean refusing to wear one. That's his choice and he has been quite clear about his reasons. By the same token Seamus Coleman's decision to wear one is also a personal choice and he should not be castigated for choosing to show respect for many thousands of fallen soldiers.

This definitely falls into the territory of "unless you're actually Irish, not just Irish descent, then you dont get to have an opinion on this and should keep quiet".
It's an internal issue and its an emotional one.
As English-born, we should just fall into the "We would hope everybody would wear one because it is not about Empire, but sacrifice. But we understand why the Irish would not want to wear it if they chose not to". That's the sum total of what we should be opining.

[Kerryblueboy]

I’m Irish don’t have a problem with him wearing it I would say it’s a minority that are making a noise