Despite a very disappointing final 12 months at Everton, Tim Howard will always be remembered as a great goalkeeper for the Toffees.
Since arriving on loan in 2006 to fill the gloves of Nigel Martyn, he has become an Everton icon. Although he’ll never reach the status of ‘legend’, he was a truly brilliant goalkeeper in his 10 years at the club and he’ll be hard to replace.
In 2006, he was only signed on loan, but an impressive first year at club rewarded him with a permanent deal at Goodison Park and since then he has never looked back. From saving penalties at Wembley to scoring against Bolton, he had his moments and we’ll be grateful for everything he has done, but now he’s gone and we need to replace him.
There are many keepers out there who we’d certainly take as the next number 1 at the Old Lady, Manuel Neuer or even Thibaut Courtois, and I’m sure Evertonians wouldn’t mind if we bought another keeper from Man United in David De Gea, pretty sure we could compete with Real Madrid for his signature!
But realistically, here are some of the players I believe would have no problem between the sticks at Goodison Park.
