Everton have rifled through managers for fun ever since Farhad Moshiri entered the fray, but few have stuck around long enough to enact any meaningful positive change.

If anything, this constant cycle of altering the Goodison Park dugout has only regressed the Toffees, resulting in their current unrelenting relegation turmoil.

And whilst Sean Dyche is doing all he can to offset that, it is a job certainly not proving easy.

Fortunately, one former Everton player has just reminded everyone exactly what it means to play for this great footballing institution.

Tim Howard preferred David Moyes to Sir Alex Ferguson

Speaking at the National Soccer Hall of Fame, into which he was being inducted, Tim Howard was left full of praise for Everton as an institution.

He owes everything to the Toffees, and in return, he offered them ten years of sparkling service in between the sticks.

The American is a hero amongst most Evertonians, and rightly so, with the 45-year-old one of a few reasons why this club has such a keen affiliation with America too.

After all, Howard would enjoy one of his finest spells with his national team at the 2014 World Cup, where he garnered great acclaim by setting a record for most saves in a World Cup match vs Belgium (16).

However, speaking about Everton, and David Moyes in particular, he could not stop gushing over the Scotsman: ‘David Moyes is the greatest manager I ever played for. I stand before you today to tell you that, if he asked me to run through the gates of hell seven days a week I’d smash through them every single day, because that’s how great he was.

‘He instilled in me leadership, accountability, responsibility. Taught me to be mature. I grew up into the person that I always hoped I’d be playing for David Moyes.’

His claims hold even more weight given he played under Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United before moving to Merseyside.

Sean Dyche must recapture that Everton spirit

The way in which Howard talks about Moyes and Everton is exactly the kind of spirit that Dyche should be looking to cultivate within his squad.

After all, the former Manchester United and current West Ham United manager enjoyed a relatively peaceful 11 years in the Goodison Park dugout, a stark contrast from the unrelenting torture that Evertonians are currently suffering through.

He provided stability and security despite huge financial restraints and forged a team that the supporters could be proud of.

And whilst Dyche is making steps in the right direction, with the likes of Dwight McNeil, James Tarkowski and Jordan Pickford all in that mould, they are still far from where they need to be.

At least Howard, who remains affiliated with the club, still recognises that.

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