Beckford Gets His Dream Move - But Not To The Toon

Newcastle tried to sign Jermaine Beckford last January . and came mighty close to a deal . but Everton manager David Moyes has taken him to Goodison. Beckford, 26, scored 31 goals last season, the last of which came on the final day against Bristol Rovers, which clinched promotion from League One. That makes 85 goals in 150 appearances after he joined Leeds from non-league Wealdstone in March 2006. Beckford: "I am excited by it. It's going to be a test, I know that, but I am looking forward to it. "I want to test myself at the highest level and luckily for me, David Moyes showed an interest in me, showed some faith in me and hopefully I can repay that. "I've been impressed a lot by him. He seems like the type of guy who will sit down and tell you where you're going wrong, what you're doing right and what you might need to work on. "It is a club I can learn from and it can help me develop into a better player. Fingers crossed, I can be really involved in taking this club where it wants to be."    

Source: FOOTYMAD