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Coleman: Everton’s 60k Legend, Ireland Stories With Roy & What's Next? | Stick to Football EP 148

Stick to Football

September 10, 2026

Seamus reflects on his remarkable journey from a £60,000 signing to becoming Everton captain and a club legend, including the responsibility he carried through some of the toughest years at Goodison Park.

Speakers Gary Neville, Seamus Coleman, Jamie Carragher, Roy Keane, Jill Scott, Ian Wright

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Gary Neville (0:02)

Is he the best 60 grand signer ever?

Seamus Coleman (0:05)

Who?

Jamie Carragher (0:05)

Probably the only 60 grand signer ever in England.

Gary Neville (0:07)

60 grand, that was his song, wasn't it? Everton's 60 grand Seamus Coleman.

From where? From Everton. But where from? Shamrock.

Jamie Carragher (0:15)

No, Sligo.

Seamus Coleman (0:15)

Sligo.

Jamie Carragher (0:17)

Sligo Rovers, I think. You know what? Just check that. I'm sure Paul Cook was his manager.

Gary Neville (0:22)

Who's the most expensive right back this summer that's been sold? In the last couple of years, who's paid massive money for a right back or left back?

Kukureyo was 65 million, wasn't he? Or something like that was a big money one. Remember, City spent 100 million on one transfer window and full backs? On full backs. Yeah, but who's the most expensive full back? How much did Hikimi cost?

Roy Keane (0:44)

PSG, maybe.

Gary Neville (0:46)

2007 to 2012, Paul Cook was at Sligo.

Jamie Carragher (0:50)

Oh, so he wasn't there with him.

When did he sign for Everton, Seamus? Oh, God, was that about 2010?

Gary Neville (0:57)

What did it be? So if he was, then he was. Eleven?

Jamie Carragher (0:59)

Yeah, we're just checking. I'm sure Paul Cook was his manager.

Seamus Coleman (1:03)

Er, he would have been.

Gary Neville (1:07)

Yeah.

Roy Keane (1:07)

Because he transferred in 2009

Gary Neville (1:11)

OK.

Jamie Carragher (1:11)

Oh, 2009 was it, yeah.

Gary Neville (1:12)

Sorry, yeah.

Roy Keane (1:13)

Hey, Seamus, bring it up.

Gary Neville (1:14)

Seamus had a few goals with me when I was at Ireland.

Roy Keane (1:16)

What did he get back?

Roy Keane (1:18)

Hey, Seamus.

Gary Neville (1:19)

Yes, Seamus.

Seamus Coleman (1:20)

What was the training? Bring it in.

Good to see you.

Roy Keane (1:23)

Good to see you, please.

Seamus Coleman (1:24)

Yes.

Gary Neville (1:25)

Seamus, nice to see you, my friend. This is not a studio that respects right backs, unfortunately.

Seamus Coleman (1:30)

Yes, we do.

Gary Neville (1:34)

Seamus, you're the only person I've ever seen that Roy Keane has hugged you. I thought he'd hug you, surely. He doesn't hug either. His nickname was the Hedgehog.

Roy Keane (1:44)

Hedgehog.

Seamus Coleman (1:46)

He can't hug you.

Gary Neville (1:47)

I'm using his own line there because he said that.

Jill Scott (1:48)

Did he say that to you?

Roy Keane (1:49)

That's what you do. People take my lines all the time.

Seamus Coleman (1:53)

No, we got on our eight-ride, didn't we?

Gary Neville (1:56)

Not sure. Most of the time. Yeah, we did.

Roy Keane (1:58)

You came at me a few times.

Seamus Coleman (1:59)

No, no, we had two, I think.

Roy Keane (2:01)

Was it two? Yeah.

Gary Neville (2:02)

What, you did it over again?

Roy Keane (2:04)

What, two falling outs?

Roy Keane (2:05)

You came at me.

Roy Keane (2:06)

Did I slag out?

Roy Keane (2:06)

No, I said something, whatever, but also in the game, but not stopping crosses.

Seamus Coleman (2:10)

Oh, yeah. Yeah, that was Sarah B away.

Roy Keane (2:13)

Right, the angle where the guy was crossing it and you were worried about somebody else. No, I asked and you came back at me with some stuff and.

Roy Keane (2:19)

Yeah. Was it heated or was it full?

Roy Keane (2:23)

Oh, obviously, he apologized the next day.

Gary Neville (2:29)

Go on, tell us the story, Seamus. I've got to say, I had a similar one at Coventry.

Seamus Coleman (2:32)

Do you remember?

Roy Keane (2:33)

No, I think it was about, where do, the argument in Serbia, you're saying, or the other one?

Seamus Coleman (2:39)

Yeah, the other one. No, the Serbia one was, yeah.

Roy Keane (2:43)

Where the guy was crossing it from?

Seamus Coleman (2:44)

They kept switching it out, didn't they?

Gary Neville (2:45)

That's right, yeah.

Seamus Coleman (2:46)

I can't remember the left back, and I wasn't getting out tight enough, because there was someone coming on the underlap as well, and you're having a go at me for not getting out tight enough, but I had to go back saying, if I go out tight, he's just slipping it down the side in the underlap.

Roy Keane (3:00)

Yeah.

Seamus Coleman (3:01)

So anyway, we had it in the restroom at half time, didn't we, and it was fine.

Gary Neville (3:05)

Yeah, that was cool, yeah.

Seamus Coleman (3:06)

So we went out second half, you might remember this, but I've gone out, like you said, bang, slipped it down the side. Johnny Walters gave away a pound and they scored.

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