Yay For Timmeh!

Everton have enjoyed the benefit of USA goalkeeper Tim Howard all season, leading them to one of the best records for clean sheets and goals allowed in the Premiership this year. By playing week-in-week-out first team soccer, Tim has really benefitted in form and minimized those oocasional painful lapses that got him benched at Man U.

So it's no big surprise that Everton consummated the loan deal into a permanent one: a 5 year contract with an undisclosed fee, that soccernet reports is somewhere in the £3 million range. I think this is great for Tim and Everton alike, and should solidify Tim as the first choice keeper for the national team in this summer's tournaments and the 2010 World Cup cycle. Congrats to both!