Source: SKY_Sports
Moyes' cash rap
David Moyes has scoffed at the spending row between Sir Alex Ferguson and Rafa Benitez.[LNB] The Manchester United and Liverpool bosses spent the build-up to this weekend sniping about the amount of money each has shelled out in pursuit of the Premier League title.[LNB]Benitez says Ferguson as the financial clout, while the Scot says he has had the figures checked and it is the Anfield club who have splashed out more on transfers.[LNB]But Moyes, who has guided Everton to sixth having spent far less than either, says he is he delighted with his shoestring achievements so far this season and that money should not be the be-all and end-all.[LNB]"I was laughing about it," he told Goals on Sunday. [LNB]"One was saying you've been spending a bit more than me but when we go to play Liverpool or Man United it very rarely gets talked about. [LNB]Educated"When you cross that white line it's 11 v 11 and you just get on with the job. Over the years we have to take a few beatings and folk say 'why have you not won? Is that the best you can do?', it is obvious why. [LNB]"But I'll tell you what, this year we've had a right good go at stopping the teams above us and that is credit to the players and the attitude they have and the spirit they've got.[LNB]"I think the supporters are all pretty much educated but when it comes to two o'clock on a Saturday and they're walking to the ground, you're not worried about whether the opposition have spent more money than you, all you want is to get a result for your team - whether you've got the money or not. [LNB]"And in the main, we've done that with the budget we have."[LNB]Moyes also refuses to believe that the top four in the Premier League is beyond the reach of anyone but those two, Chelsea and Arsenal.[LNB]TightEverton are the only side to have broken that monopoly when they finished fourth in 2004-05 and made the qualifying stages of the Champions League.[LNB]This season Aston Villa have been as high as third and for Moyes, that proves that there is still hope for the so-called smaller clubs.[LNB]"I think my job is to get into the top four, without or without what we spend," he said. [LNB]"I think Villa have done a great job, I really do. I actually thought three or four weeks ago, Aston Villa were in poll position - and they still might actually make it. [LNB]"But we're pushing hard, we want to try and get in there and our games against the top four have been quite tight."[LNB]Moyes also had a dig at some his Premier Leagye counterparts for signing too many imported players.[LNB]Opportunity He says he takes great pride in the young talent Everton have produced down the years and believes the likes of Jack Rodwell and James Vaughan are far better investments than expensive foreign singings.[LNB]"I want young players to see Everton as a place to go because they can actually get near the first team," jhe said.[LNB]"We don't block it up with players from abroad, we try to put our own boys in. What we're doing is giving them an opportunity and they think they've got a chance. [LNB]"What we are then saying is come on then, let's see if you can actually make it onto the pitch. In the end you have got to give the young boys an opportunity and see if they can take it." [LNB]
