David Moyes already had invite to return to Everton before taking manager's job
David Moyes already had invite to return to Everton before taking manager's job
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David Moyes had already been invited back to Goodison Park before the call came last week to see if he would return as manager. The former - and now current again - Blues boss was offered the chance to come to a game at the Grand Old Lady before the gates close on it one final time at the end of this season.
Moyes, 61, planned to bring his dad, David Sr, along. Moyes’ family had become intertwined in the fabric of Everton during his 11-year stay between 2002 and 2013. So much so that his father would sometimes socialise with fans around Goodison. There would be no way Moyes couldn’t return after admitting he previously avoided trips to the stadium because he didn’t want to sit in the stands when current managers were under pressure. Now the Scot’s invite back is a little more formal.
It includes the challenge of ensuring their farewell to Goodison does not avoid relegation and a two-and-a-half year contract. “I’d had a message asking me to come to one of the games before the end of the season with my dad,” said Moyes. “I thought it would be brilliant to get back to Goodison before the end and to bring my dad down. You have to remember my family were so embedded in Everton. My kids were young, my dad was drinking with all the boys in the street, and all the other things that go with it.
“Leaving was terrible because we were really close after 11 years. Now I’ve got the chance to manage here again. “I’ve just got to make sure that when we walk out of Goodison and lock the door for the final time, we can all walk down to the new stadium in the right position.”.
