David Moyes' best Everton XI as Frank Lampard question posed

If Everton could hypothetically pick one player from the David Moyes era to help them over these last six games of the season, who would it be? That was the question that Everton correspondent Joe Thomas put to fellow Blues reporters, Adam Jones and myself in the ECHO office this week, and after I relayed the conversation on Twitter it’s proven a poser that has piqued fans’ interest.

Adam and myself almost instantly both responded with “Yakubu” – scoring goals has clearly been the main issue in recent weeks – but Adam says he will also accept shouts for Phil Jagielka, while Joe for his part has subsequently gone for Tim Cahill. These are desperate times for Everton and while it might be stretching things a bit to suggest that one of these old boys – some of whom were in their pomp almost two decades ago – could actually do a job for Frank Lampard’s side in their current condition (if we’re going down that road the Blues boss himself might want to lace up his boots), they might at least be able to teach the current crop a bit about team spirit and character.

Following the discussion and readers’ replies, I’ve come up with what I personally consider to be a best XI from Moyes' tenure and the particular vintage that I’d take from each individual player. Let us know your thoughts and own selections in the comments section below.

Tim Howard is desperately unfortunate to miss out here having served Everton with distinction for a decade, keeping 116 Premier League clean sheets, including 87 under Moyes, but the long-serving Blues manager declared Martyn to be his best signing. The Cornishman didn’t arrive at Goodison Park until he was 37 – seven years after director Cliff Finch had bungled Joe Royle’s attempts to sign him – but