David Moyes says he would love to stay at West Ham for the next 11 years, replicating his spell at Everton, as he prepares to return to Goodison Park in search of his first win as Hammers boss.
The east Londoners have one point from the two games since Moyes took charge and, despite being appointed on a six-month deal, there has been plenty of long-term talk in the build-up to Wednesday night.
When the 54-year-old took over from Walter Smith late on in the 2001/02 season, he found a club stuck in a rut in the lower reaches of the top flight and three years later had guided them into the Champions League.
There have been a number of comparisons drawn between Everton of 16 seasons ago and West Ham of the present, and Moyes feels with the same backing he could achieve similar feats.
When asked if he saw similarities between the two jobs, Moyes said: “I hope that is that case and I would love to say that was what it is.
“But when I came in I talked a bit about, I don’t think managers tend to get the time or that period [11 years at a club].
“I think it’s a case of the job, you move your managers on a lot quicker than you did, I remember at Everton the first year went quite well, the second year was a bit of a dip and it’s at those times where it was probably the only time I thought you know, ‘this is the way it’s going’ [getting sacked].
“We had to get rid of that at Everton, that feeling of being safe was good enough.”
Moyes spent 11 successful years at Goodison Park before leaving for Manchester United, and says he would love to stay for just as long at London Stadium.
“I’d love, if I can get good stability and strength then I hope that it could easily be 11 years [at the club].
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