"60 grand, 60 grand, Seamus Coleman..."
That infamous chant has rung around Goodison Park for over a decade now, with the Donegal right back a staple of Everton's lineup ever since his sensational breakthrough season in 2010-11, which saw him nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year Award.
It's safe to say that that decade-and-a-half on Merseyside has had ups and downs for Coleman.
Under Roberto Martinez in 2013-14, the Irishman enjoyed his finest season of football, being named in the PFA Team of the Year during a season which saw the Toffees push for Champions League football and Coleman would earn the captain's armband at the club five years later.
But Everton's form has dramatically dipped in recent seasons.
From consistent top-half finishers and occasional Champions League challengers, they have fallen to relegation contenders of late, narrowly avoiding the drop to the Championsip on the past two occasions.
One constant that has not faltered despite Everton's woeful form recently has been the dependability of Seamus Coleman - and fans will surely take issue with the Irishman's assessment of how he may be remembered by Everton fans in future.
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Seamus Coleman has touching remarks on whether he will be remembered as an Everton legend
27 March 2023; Seamus Coleman of Republic of Ireland and Kylian Mbappé of France during the UEFA EURO 2024 Championship Qualifier match between Republic of Ireland and France at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile
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Appearing on the BBC's 'Nothing Will Be The Same' podcast, Coleman was asked to assess whether he felt he would be remembered as a club legend by Everton fans.
His answer was typically humble:
Club legend? Not for me.
In my opinion, you have to have won something at a football club to be a club legend. I'll be someone that has played three or four hundred games forever but club legend, not in my eyes.
I can go to bed at night knowing that I give everything for Everton Football Club and that is all I can ask of myself.
Coleman's reasoning may be sound but, in the context of Everton's modern history, he does himself an injustice.
The Irish captain has been nothing but dependable, ranking among the league's finest right-backs for the middle part of the 2010s, before showing immense resilience to fight back from a horror leg break in 2017 to help the club through a far tougher period than fans had become accustomed to.
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Even now, at age 35 (a belated happy birthday, after he marked his 35th on Wednesday), he remains a crucial part of the setup at Goodison Park in his role as club captain and, with the club staring down yet another relegation battle this season, fans will be hopeful he can battle back from injury sooner rather than later.
Last season, Coleman won Everton's goal of the season award for his top finish against Leeds United - and said that two ex-Everton managers had reached out to him to congratulate him on the remarkable goal:
Carlo Ancelotti rang me a couple of days after and said, 'oh my God, what a goal,' and we spoke for a couple of minutes. He is someone I have stayed in touch with.
Marco Silva texted me after, saying it was an important three points and well done on the goal.
It is nice because when they are here I give my best and do all I can and want them to stay in the job as long as possible.
They respect how much I have tried to do for them and it's great to stay in touch with them.
If you manage to make such an impression on Carlo Ancelotti that he rings you out of the blue to compliment your accomplishments, you're doing something right.
Seamus Coleman will undoubtedly be remembered as one of the finest figures of Everton's modern history, whenever he does decide to pack it in.
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