Coleman signs new 5-year deal

Great gesture and good news!

Great stuff. Genuine class act by the club and absolutely the right thing to do morally, Coleman has been immense for us and we all desperately want him back fit and firing.

I really think this sort of behaviour is smart PR too, the way Barcelona are "mes que un club" and we were "the People's Club" – soft benefits vs cold hard cash they may be, but it all helps.

After watching Holgate (I know he is only young and hopefully he will improve), I now realise how good Coleman actually is!

Coleman is like a right winger, full of energy like Valencia for man Utd or Walker for Spurs. We need him back because, apart from Gueye, Schneiderlin and Lukaku, he's our best player.

I get why the club has done it and don't we look good etc etc but is it a good business move? What happens if he never plays again?

Surely they could have waited to see how his recovery was going?

Great to hear this news and that Seamus can move without pain. What a boost it must have been for Seamus to get the text from Bill Kenwright about his contract, when he must have been feeling rock bottom. As Chris says above, it's a class move by the club.

I was never worried by the media Man Utd speculation with regard to Seamus. A really genuine pro who appreciates what he has in life and what a great club he plays for. The way he throws himself into the EitC initiatives is an inspiration to us all.

Everton are far more than just a football club. Seamus is a Champions League calibre full-back playing for the club he loves.

Ian, you're right that's it's a risk from a business perspective

But the gesture is more about an ethos and a culture.

We are Everton and we look after our own.

Paul Holmes (#3),

Holgate is not a right back and should never be evaluated on the basis of a story-gap role.

In much the same way by the way, that Calvert-Lewin should not be evaluated by the 'experts' on here playing out wide, who in their infinite wisdom have declared him to be more or less a dud in £40K clothes.

Not that it should matter, but there is zero risk from business perspective. Every player is insured by the club. The club get's paid out for a career ending injury. Last player I remember it happening with was Billic.

I'm shocked anyone actually brought this up though.

Paul @ 3, Seamus reminds me of Dani Alves in a lot of ways. I'm not saying he is at quite Dani's level but there are few fullbacks in the world that can play the entire length of the field while still having phenomenal skills at both ends.

Ian 4# A bit of class and professionalism by the club, for a player who has given superb service, and been a true professional and ambassador for Everton football club.
If you call that risky business by the club, for a player who cost £60,000, it's a sad day.

Everton values shining bright here.. well done club and no doubt Coleman will come back strong!

Ian (4) 'I get why the club has done it and don't we look good etc etc...'

If you can fake sincerity you can fake anything hey mate? Maybe the 'club' felt that a player who cost us next to nothing, has been absolutely outstanding throughout his career with us, who never whinges about reaching 'the next level', or stamps his very talented feet about his wages, deserves a genuine show of support and a commitment to a deal that was already agreed and about to be signed.

On a business level, seeing as that seems to be all you're bothered about, rather than the welfare of the player, (a) he'd be insured against a career ending injury and (b) if we waited to see how his recovery went and he came back just as good as before, then Seamus wouldn't owe us any loyalty whatsoever and would be perfectly entitled to find a new club. I'm sure there'd be no shortage of takers.

In this cynical sporting age isn't it better to simply acknowledge a heart-felt, heart-warming gesture rather than pick holes in it?

Coleman should have been captured. This is great for him as a player and will start his coaching story. Look at our coaches... Blue. this is passion.

Maybe... 60 Grand a week, 60 Grand a week, Seamus Coleman.

Like a new signing

Great news! Well said Joe (12)

If anyone deserved this, it was Seamus.

This is great news... my favourite player since big Duncan! I can't wait till Seamus is back. He should be handed the captain's armband as soon as he's back.

No. 14: I really hope Coleman is on more than 㿨 grand a week!

Not getting too carried away just yet, but assuming he makes a full recovery, and we all hope he does, surely he's made the next captain?

Good news either way and well done to the club.

Brian,
Why ?

Ian @ 4 makes a valid point and I'm not going to snipe at him for it.

It would have been a legitimate and easy cop out by the club to turn around to Seamus and say "let's see you get back to full fitness again before settling the new contract, eh?"

That they didn't and that BK reassured him on the same night as he was injured speaks volumes for the club and is one of the many reasons why I'm forever proud to call myself a Blue.

I find that I am having to backpedal quite hard in recent times about Everton's "human" side. My instincts have normally told me that we are sentimental and self-indulgent and that the Kenwright ethos is false and toxic, but the act of trust with Jose Baxter, the targeted action with refugees, the clear evidence of hard-edged community work have all forced an old cynic like me to shut up. These things cannot be measured in numbers.

Seamus is not, of course, in any sort of charitable category but, as Joe Ainsworth says, it is great to see such a gracious act of loyalty from the club in the Age of the Spiv.

Full marks to Kenwright and Moshiri.

Well done, Everton.

Can't wait to hear the roar when Seamus runs onto the pitch.

Nice gesture for a valued player, 5 new years, yet I sincerely hope that is because the club's physios decided that there is a good chance for him to come back fully fit! Bryan Oviedo springs naturally to mind, and he was slaughtered by the fans at times after the same sort of injury... So there has to be some good prognosis, or they'd surely limit the possible wage "loss" per year by offering a somewhat shorter contract?

Don't get me wrong, I hope so much that this is based on a realistic expectation of Coleman being back in his full capacity during the next season! Sentimental gestures should only last for a year or two... So I have hopes now!

In fairness to Ian Hollingsworth plenty on here have bitched about new contracts for crocks like Gibson and Pistone so I don't think it was an unreasonable question. With that said, as Brian points out players are the insured although that's against career ending injuries versus career limiting them injuries.

Personally, because it's Seamus I fully support the deal. I think he's come a long way. I remember some years back being irritated when he tweeted about home repairs a few hours after a Derby loss. Nowadays he wears his heart on his sleeve and is our only leader on and off the pitch.

I'd be lying if I said I'd support a five year deal being offered to many of his team mates if they were in the same predicament.

The curmudgeons who think that Everton should have waited to see how Seamus recovers before making this offer should pay attention.

"Everything had been agreed and I was due to sign it after the international break, but unfortunately I got the injury."

So, the deal was already agreed.

Keeping our word is precisely what Everton should do. Anything less, frankly, is not Everton.

Delighted for Seamus, Everton FC, and us fans.

Joe (12) where did I say or imply that I do not care about the welfare of the player?
I snapped my fib and tib playing football 18 years ago and still have it all pinned up to this day so I have every sympathy for Seamus and know more than most what he is going through.
My point about the business risk is valid in my opinion but as Tony points out it was agreed before the injury and therefore I would change my view and agree we have done the right thing.

I'm delighted to read that he was going to sign before he got injured anyway; especially with the shit from Roy Keane about joining Man Utd.

Well done, Kenwright and Moshiri for honouring the deal and nice touch for letting him know not to worry about it.

This is great news, because Seamus is a fantastic player. He'd easily find his way into any of the top Premier League sides.

Although the agreement was made before the injury, even if it had not been, it would still have been wise for Everton to offer a 5-year deal. I say this because, although a leg break can change a player and make them less effective when they return, this is much less likely to happen with Seamus, because of his lion-hearted character. In this sense, his injury will likely be just an inconvenient interruption for Seamus, compared with the longer-lasting effects that can happen with a lot of players.

If he never plays again, it's money worth spent as a thank you for his fine attitude, loyalty and hard work up until now, but I have every faith he'll be back to his best when he comes back.

Delighted for him and for us.

A terrific lad who, when the going gets tough, puts his head down and works to change things.

Throws himself into everything 100%, doesn't whine or hide when things aren't working, in the 'modern' era, he comes across as a bit of a throwback (and all the better for it).

Personally (when he's fit) I'd make him captain.

Eugene, completely endorse your wish to see Seamus installed as Captain. Frankly, I'd have him as Captain from the beginning of next season, playing or not.

Koeman can always appoint a vice or even two vice Captains to act in the meantime.

Ian's comment was perfectly valid and I read no hard-heartedness re: Seamus. Like another poster mentioned, Oviedo's similar injury and consequent lack of quality didn't stop him being slated on here, despite him being a similarly nice fella who gave his lot on the field. Treating Coleman's​ situation differently is just playing favourites.

The club's been criticized for doling out new contracts to Hibbo etc. For the club Coleman's injury is simply bad timing so far as the contract already being ready to sign. It'll be on improved terms and run until he's 33. Even without considering the break it'd be doubtful how effective he'd be by then so was probably unwise. Of course the club has done the correct thing in honouring the terms and I hope this acts as a boost to Seamus's spirits.

I doubt Coleman will play a competitive game until 2018 and, great character or not the odds are seriously against him making it back to his current level. Oviedo was much younger and couldn't do it. If Coleman loses his pace and energy he turns into an average full-back I'm afraid. Hope I'm wrong tbh but there it is.

I raised an eyebrow when I first read this but then thought Seamus stuck by us when so-called bigger clubs came a-calling so now we have stood by him. Well Done EFC. Not only great PR but shows a touch of class and humility.

As usual, Kenwright does what he does best looks after one of our own. Well Done, Bill.

Let's get this straight: I love Coleman – quality player.

Ian's question however is a reasonable one. Trust me, a lot of people getting on their high horse now would be slating Coleman if he doesn't return to his former self and starts costing us goals etc.

I really hope he returns to his former level but it's not a given. And, as much as I love Coleman, I love Everton more and want what's best for the club.

Leaving the individual case of Coleman to one side, what is the situation of players injured, possibly to a career threatening degree, when on international duty?

I ask the question given that we have five(?) younger players off to an U-20s international tournament of which two were fairly hefty transfers from other clubs.