Tim Howard retrospectively: an under appreciated Everton no. 1?

[Tommy Chong]

He did score this crazy goal once upon a time...

 

[Bkk Andy]

He was a good keeper but he stayed too long. Whilst he always had a clanger in his locker, they became much more frequent in his final few seasons.

He's close to Pickford but not Southall. No one gets close to big Nev.

 

[GoodisonRoadSupperBarWool]

Anyone who knows me I can’t bare Tim Howard. One absolute fraud and wanting the [Poor language removed] to win the champions league

Clown who had a boss defensive unit infront of him for a long time

 

[SJB]

Remember his superman dives nowhere near the ball and his starfish leaps while opponents rolled the ball past him.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Thought he was poor myself, never a fan.

Was a weak link in those Moyes teams IMO.

A pretty average keeper that we never looked to upgrade on for whatever reason. Seemed popular amongst the team mates and was definitely a Moyes person.

 

[SLAVEN BILIC]

He should have been replaced 2-3 years earlier, that’s when the consistent errors starting to creep in. Alas, these become the lasting memories of fans.

 

[MercuryBlue88]

Was alright is a fair assessment, a standard prem keeper. Was always prone to let in a long range shot. His latter career with us really taints any memory though, the starfishing was horrific to watch.

 

[Delargeinho]

Can't tell too much about Southall. Pickford has been relied much more on and is one of the reasons we are still in the prem and stayed up in 22/23 over Leicester. There's a reason he's been a number 1 at England for years.

Howard was a solid keeper, I would go as far as saying top 5 in the league in the Moyes' years, however he dropped his form around that time when Robles replaced him due to an injury and I hoped him to stay permanent after, however Martinez went back putting Howard No. 1, despite Robles showed a few really good performances.

But 133 clean sheets in 399 games and 427 goals conceded are good numbers and surely he played in roles in a individually solid defense that was superior of what Pickford had in his years here.

 

[Neiler]

A pretty average keeper that we never looked to upgrade on for whatever reason. Seemed popular amongst the team mates and was definitely a Moyes person.

Never would have signed him from Utd personally, he was poor and let us down on more occasions then not, he was lucky to get to a club like this and have the career he did.

We should never of signed him and should have looked to have improved on him every year he was here, he cost us points every season.

 

[Eggs]

…I think he was a very good goalkeeper for most of his time here, perhaps played on too long which tarnished his reputation a bit.

I liked him as a player and I like him as a bloke, seems a proper Evertonian and I would put him ahead of some who have Everton Great status at BMD.

 

[Tommy Chong]

I mean, his howlers weren't just howlers, they were HOWLERS:

 

[Dddddd]

Decent keeper - 7.5/10

Got unfair stick towards the end of his career from the usual idiots looking for their next scapegoat

 

[PeterGet]

In my generation Everton have been blessed with some great keepers, I would put Howard 3rd behind Pickford and “Big Nev”. I always thought Howard was an amazing character and liked his attitude. He made occasional mistakes, but when you play for as long as he did it’s inevitable.

Minor point: Pickford is very close to being as good as Big Nev, he is clearly one of the best in the league. It’s unfortunate that he is in such a poor generation, he deserves a trophy

 

[Nyhus]

I think Howard and Pickford are fairly similar keepers, probably about the same level too. Can be fantastic, but sometimes pretty bad. I think Howard was less proned to brainfarts than Jordan is. Tim was a very good keeper.
Never saw Southall play, but based on how people talk about him id guess neither Howard nor Pickford was/is on his level.

 

[Neiler]

In my generation Everton have been blessed with some great keepers, I would put Howard 3rd behind Pickford and “Big Nev”. I always thought Howard was an amazing character and liked his attitude. He made occasional mistakes, but when you play for as long as he did it’s inevitable.

Minor point: Pickford is very close to being as good as Big Nev, he is clearly one of the best in the league. It’s unfortunate that he is in such a poor generation, he deserves a trophy

Howard better then Nigel Martyn mate - not in a million years in any multiple alternate reality dimension. (in my opinion )