Moyes holds Everton dream

[The Equaliser]

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7513201/?

David Moyes insists he has not taken Everton as far as he can and hopes to still be the club's manager when new investment is finally found.

The Scot celebrates 10 years in charge at Goodison Park next month and he has drawn praise for the way he has ensured Everton remain a competitive force in the Premier League on a limited transfer budget.

He has been mooted as a contender to take charge at Tottenham Hotspur, if Harry Redknapp leaves White Hart Lane at the end of the season to become England coach.

However, rather than jump ship to North London, Moyes wants the Toffees to emulate the progress Tottenham have made in recent years, providing chairman Bill Kenwright can secure fresh investment.

"I take pride in the fact that it's only in the last 10 years that Everton have really come back to life," Moyes told The People.

"The history of Everton has been great but I think in the decade I've been here I have established us as a top 10 Premier League club.

"It's been an incredible 10 years and I wouldn't swap them for all the difficulties we have had. Over most of those years we have been consistently competing against Tottenham but the last couple of years that has changed because of the investment they've made at Spurs.

"So it's my belief and hope that I will still be in the building when our time comes to make the same change Spurs have done.

"My chairman Bill Kenwright will need investment to make that happen and he is out there looking for it.

"But that prospect keeps me going here. Because I want the chance to be able to take Everton where Tottenham have gone.

"I don't want to leave this club then see someone else come in and get the chance to do all the things I've dreamed I could do here with the right investment."

He added: "I will know when I have taken the club as far as I can and I would hate to think I would overstay my welcome here at Everton. I hope I'd never be hanging around like a bad smell.

"I don't think it's quite that yet. The supporters can see what we are trying to do, even though we are in a bit of a transitional period."

 

[BigBlueBalls]

"Because I want the chance to be able to take Everton where Tottenham have gone."

That is a Ferguson right there - Tottenham seem on course to displace one of the old guard CL regulars. Just like we did.

 

[kenyonl]

for all my anti-him, whenever he speaks I'm filled with pride. Could he please just play two attackers? one straq type and one clever type. otherwise we will probably be reading the same aritcle in ten years time

 

[tommye]

nice to see he still has a fire in his belly

 

[ScouseBlueBoy]

Every club in every league in every country is in a 'transitional period'. It's the nature of the beast David.

 

[NRVOUS]

He did sign Jelavic, so your prayers may be answered soon

 

[Degs62]

Just think where we would be if we played competetively for the whole season not just the second half. This seasonal trend is simply down to poor team selection and tactics (as much as lack of finance). What is really different now? The answer is at long last Moyes is playing a striker who will bust his balls for the team and it is lifting the whole club, he came in on loan before the season.

Transition period my ass.

 

[Tubey]

Couple of wins doesn't change anything for me. Painfully limited, and the season has once again started in February.

I won't needlessly mark Moyes down - except Pienaar that was the same squad we started the season with, so I think he has no excuses for the first part of the season. But if he goes a full season without strange tactical decisions and overwhelming negativity then I'll change my view.

Not holding my breath like.

 

[TheDevils2001]

His first task in the summer is to sign up Stracqualursi on permanent term, keeping Royston is another must, center back to back-up Jagielka, Heitinga & may be Distin or as a replacement and a creative midfielder to replace Arteta. Some might not agree but if we could afford it, we should bring Pienaar back.

Seeing what we are capable of against City and Chelsea, I don't see we would have much of a problem for the final run in of the season, as long as we see less of Wigan's game performance. Saying that if we could have two good performance and one rubbish one sequence till the end of season, we won't do too badly, could expect to have a total of at least 57 which is decent enough consider what an awful start we had.

It is such a shame we don't have the money to acquire the right player when our team is at it's prime, we are now back into this transition period, let's hope we would be pushing for Europe again before it's time we have to find replacement to Baines, we would certainly need some more money to find a replacement of a similar quality to Baines.

I would always have faith in Moyes as long as we eventually get into a great run and give us a chance to get into Europe I would be pretty satisified at the moment, you just can't expect too much when you can't even afford to buy couple of player in the summer.

 

[Groucho]

With all the recent paper talk, his quotes here bring me some relief. I think it's vital that he stays in all honesty. If he went (god forbid) we would just end up with some no-mark journeyman manager who doesn't understand the great history we have, they would be the total antithesis of moyes, and that would be so,so bad. Full flag waving moyes supporter here. Whatever you think tactically, he gets what it is to be an evertonian, and that's more important than arguing over substitution decisions.

 

[scratchnsurf]

Thousands of us get what it means to be an evertonian, I really don't think that's more important than being a good tactician. What do you want more, an evertonian in charge or some silverware? In an ideal world we'd have both but if you want silverware, a good tactician is a better bet than a good evertonian.

 

[Groucho]

As you say, it would be ideal to have both. I know some may disagree, that's football, I just think he's still the right man for us

 

[harry]

he has always been good at saying the right things, backing his words up has always been the problem.

 

[scratchnsurf]

He may well be the right man, I can't imagine who would do any better and would want to come here now. It would be a risk to change him, given that relegation pretty much equals administration. Having said that, he frustrates the hell out of me with his cautious approach (ironic, considering what I just said about risk) and his inflexibility. When we play like we did against city away, I can't honestly believe he does understand the history of the club. I do believe he understands the present club and the reality of where we are and the climate we operate in. Some things he does and has done deserve respect, others make me despair. Everton all over, really.

 

[Tommy Chong]

At least he's over those 'Its like bringing a knife to a gunfight...' comments!