He walks on water...

[Sharpys top lip]

Football FanCast columnist Davis Lowe responds to David Moyes reflection of his six years at the club and wonders if it's time the manager was given the financial support to improve a squad that currently possesses a mass of potential.

When the manager of the year nomination's come out in the next few weeks, no doubt it will be the usual suspects in the running. Whether it a Fergie or a Wenger, I just wonder whether David Moyes will be in the mix. The Scot deserves great praise for his achievements at a football club, which he has dragged out of the wilderness and back among the elite.


In the six years that David Moyes has been at the helm, he has had to take a team, who were perennial struggles under the failed stewardships of the likes of Joe Royle and Walter Smith and get the football club believing again, on the pitch and most importantly on the terraces. The man is living proof in why you should stay patient with your manager through the good times and bad. He has had his moments but he is also the only man who has managed to breach the sacred top four, following their exploits in 2005.

What is remarkable about Moyes achievement at the club is that is all be done on a shoestring as he has not been blessed with the millions of pounds that his main rivals, notably the previous managers across Stanley Park. He has had to call on every part of his coaching talents, his scouting team who have scoured the lower leagues and good old fashioned hard work. You kind of feel now is the time that Moyes is rewarded at Everton, not via a bumper new contract, but a huge war chest that will improve a squad that already possesses massive potential.

David Moyes reflected on his six years at the club in The Times:

"The first six years have gone quite well," the 44-year-old Scot said, "but it might be another five years before you can actually draw level. That's how long it might be. You think you're not far, but until you attempt it, it could be massive.

"When I first arrived I had to freshen the play up, change the thoughts around the club and how people looked at Everton from the outside,

" Now is the best I've felt about the team and the club. There's been definite progress. We don't want to be a club that's a home for old players at the end of their careers. I want us to be a young, vibrant club"

You kind of feel Moyes has succeeded in changing the face of the club and bringing in the same style, ethic and desire that Howard Kendall brought to the club in the 80s. He has assembled a side that works tremendously hard for each other and are all hungry to succeed. You only hope the Scot will get to achieve the success of Kendall; the foundation is certainly in place.

I just wonder what is needed and what kind of players Everton require too take them to the top? The Scot says it may take five years to get a toffee side challenging for the title; is this fair comment or would a bit of investment shorten the time scale?

Just like kendall, moyes had to take a buch of no-hopers on to be a force in the the top league.

We need to sign him on a long,long contract to keep him here.

It's great to watch at last.

 

[Andriy.EFC]

I don't know, the article makes it sound as if the board are holding money back, as if they have been testing Moyes all this time, as if we actually have the resources to give Moyes "a huge war chest." We don't. Our turnover last year was around £50 million; Tottenham's was £100 million.

 

[Dom1878]

Moyes will stay at Everton for about 5 more years i think. Then he wil be manager of Man Utd when Ferguson retires...its inevitable...

 

[Sharpys top lip]

Moyes will stay at Everton for about 5 more years i think. Then he wil be manager of Man Utd when Ferguson retires...its inevitable...

Not a chance.....we will be the next big,big club. football works in circules. the way moyes is sorting the team. its our time soon.. in the eighties manu an arsenal were no were to be seen. in the70's an 80's it was the r/s an then us.

Moyes will ad a few good player, an were back on top. were at least 2/3 the way their.

What about chelsea, been [Poor language removed] for 50/70 years.

With moyes at the helm were on the right path,glorydays around the corner.

 

[Andriy.EFC]

Not a chance.....we will be the next big,big club. football works in circules. the way moyes is sorting the team. its our time soon.. in the eighties manu an arsenal were no were to be seen. in the70's an 80's it was the r/s an then us.

Moyes will ad a few good player, an were back on top. were at least 2/3 the way their.

What about chelsea, been [Poor language removed] for 50/70 years.

With moyes at the helm were on the right path,glorydays around the corner.

Eh, I'm afraid it's not that easy these days. It's all about money, big money. If you don't have it to begin with it's very hard to attain something.

 

[Neiler]

I know its easy for me to say and harder for the club to do but we should really be matching the clubs around us in terms of investment dorm this point onwards, im talking the Spurs, City's, Pompeys, WHU of this world.

It wold be a terrible thing to have a team and management so talented and have acheived everything asked of them for that development to be stunted in terms of finance.

If Moyes does acheive silverware or manages to crack the top four i think in many ways it will be a greater acheivement then some of Kendals in the sense that there is less of a level playing feild thenthere was in the 80's in terms of finace and the complexity of the modern game and management/coaching.

 

[bumper31]

I don't know, the article makes it sound as if the board are holding money back, as if they have been testing Moyes all this time, as if we actually have the resources to give Moyes "a huge war chest." We don't. Our turnover last year was around £50 million; Tottenham's was £100 million.

why is THFC turnover double ours?

 

[SuitsBlue]

L O N D O N

and a bigger stadium charging more for tickets. much much larger sponsorship, and obviously the corporate uptake.

 

[Andriy.EFC]

why is THFC turnover double ours?

A lot more fans (London), they all buy lots of merchandise etc. Huge sponsorship. Basically it's location.

 

[trueblues1985]

and alan sugar if he is still there, plus they are on the stock exchange are they not ? alongside the barcodes and notlob.

I think before we have our davey as manager of the year, the way the press ground us out and hate us so much, id reckon we'd need to win the thing.

Is it feasible to win the league in 5 years? you'd hope so, but as already been said without finance you get nothing back...which is perfect for the old addage nothing ventured nothing gained..and it couldnt be more truer than now.

Actually guys, I think what he meant about the top of the league comment, was that for us to challenge for the league title, we'd likely need to be in the champions league for at least 4 years, to gain enough money and experience ...which if we could only get to the group stages would be [Poor language removed] loads of money, to buy quality players...without champions league football, you really do have to wonder where we would get our money from. considering we are in debt. From next year on everton must without doubt take that next step and get into the champions league year on year.


Let's not kid ourselves either if what moyse is saying it might take another 5 years...thats a whopping total of 11 years with no title from HIM since he would have taken over. Now you might think what I am saying is conceited...but its far from that..regardless whether we where at the bottom only 6 years ago..we where and still are a big club with a big heart and the best history any club could want..that counts for nothing if we cant even mount a challenge for the title whilst the likes of utd continue to go rampant every year at the top of the table..you get my drift...for 14-15 years they have been there or there abouts along with the arse and in more recent years chelski and the [Poor language removed]...all because of the sky 4 money...if they hadnt have had so much money, and the league was fair for all, they wouldnt be anywhere near the top by now..as for fergie you cant say its all down time him, he had the money to bring world class to his squad..without that money where would they be? i tell where, exactly where they where in the old first division!

So yeps I expect us to be in the champions league for the next couple years at least, make some money and use it to get even better quality...dont forget these stars need huge wages..we can afford the stars we just cant afford the wages of a huge amount of them