Moyes set for contract talks
12 May 2008 - 07:48:49
Everton boss David Moyes is confident that he will still be with the club next season after confirming after his side's 3-1 victory against Newcastle United that he is set to hold new contract talks this week.
Sunday's victory confirmed the Toffees will be playing in the UEFA Cup next term and Moyes believes it has been an extremely successful campaign for his side.
"This is one of my most pleasing seasons at the club, but I always prefer to think that the most pleasing season is still to come," he said.
"I am totally relaxed about the situation. I am due for some (contract) talks maybe in a few days, maybe next week.
"Every manager tries to get as much money as he can, but this board have always backed me and I don't expect that to change.
"I am more interested now in preparing for next season, getting the lads back in July and I go into that campaign with great optimism.
"We deserved to finish fifth. We've been in the top five since the new year, and our form has been coming back in recent games.
"We finished on a good note, with a good performance. All we lacked in the first half was the finish to underline our superiority at that stage.
"But I don't feel that we showed any nerves. We passed the ball well, and produced a really, really good performance. There was character and confidence.
"I wanted to win, I wanted 65 points. In many other seasons, that would have got us into the Champions League. When we did achieve that a couple of years ago, we did it with 61 points."