Source: Liverpool_Echo
Everton FC’s David Moyes on his Celtic love affair
FOR some time now one football club has dominated discussion over David Moyes' post-Everton career.[LNB]It has almost become accepted wisdom that Moyes would only leave Goodison Park should a certain vacancy at the other end of the M62 suddenly open up.[LNB]Many view the Everton boss as the natural successor to Alex Ferguson, while they list the various similarities between the two men as evidence.[LNB]This season the speculation reached its peak, when it was alleged that Ferguson had verbally anointed Moyes as the man to take over when he draws the curtain on his illustrious reign at Manchester United.[LNB]Further reports, later rubbished by Bill Kenwright, suggested the chairman would allow his manager to go to the Red Devils with his blessing.[LNB]Yet all this conjecture about Manchester ignores another destination, further north, where David Moyes has openly said he would like to work.[LNB]The one-time uncompromising defender considers his project with Everton to be unfinished business at present, and says he wouldn't be interested in being the man to permanently succeed Tony Mowbray at Celtic.[LNB]But he is certain about one thing.[LNB]'My ambition is to manage back in Scotland someday,' he says. 'At Celtic, in time. But it wouldn't be my time just now.'[LNB]The 47-year-old boss started his playing career in Glasgow with Celtic in 1980 before heading south for a seven-year period, which encompassed spells with Cambridge United, Bristol City and Shrewsbury Town.[LNB]He then returned to Scotland with Dunfermline Athletic in 1990 and spent three years at East End Park, followed by a brief spell with Hamilton Academical.[LNB]At the age of 30, he returned south to become a stalwart at Preston before taking over from Gary Peters as manager.[LNB]That four-year tenure at Deepdale, which culminated in taking them to within one game of promotion to the Premier League, led to Everton snapping up the promising manager and he has been building steadily since 2002.[LNB]Like in his playing career, Moyes would like to flit between Scotland and England in management.
