Kilbane's new lease of life

A CHANGE is as good as a rest, even when the change is unexpected. David Moyes was the busiest Premiership manager on deadline day, bringing four players to Goodison to strengthen their European quest.

Yesterday in Portmarnock, the most surprising of those signings was explaining how a return to the Premiership has re-vitalised him.

Kevin Kilbane had resigned himself to being a Sunderland player until Christmas, at least, when the call came from Everton. A few hours later and the winger was re-united with Moyes. Everton's highly-rated young manager had been captain of the Preston side that Kilbane made his professional debut with, and had watched over Kilbane's development for two years as player-coach.