Media caption, ‘I’m thrilled to be in this position’ – Moyes awarded OBE in New Year honours
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David Moyes says he is not ready to retire from football management just yet – but is prepared to be more picky with the jobs he chooses in future.
The 61-year-old Scot has been appointed an OBE in the New Year Honours list for services to football, with his total of 697 Premier League games as a manager only exceeded by Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson.
His managerial career has lasted more than 1,100 games across six clubs, having started at Preston in 1998 before moving on to Everton, Manchester United, Real Sociedad, Sunderland and West Ham United.
Moyes has been out of the game since his second stint as Hammers boss came to an end in May. He has been linked with numerous jobs and fielded some approaches this season – but for now, is content to enjoy a break.
“I don’t consider myself done yet but I am certainly enjoying some time off,” he told BBC Sport.
“The one thing I won’t do is put any manager under pressure personally, because I don’t believe in it. I have not liked it when I have been in that position myself.
“We are all getting a little bit older and I have to make sure I am doing the right thing for myself.
“Football is in my blood. It has been since I was a boy. I love watching football and I have enjoyed my career.
“If there is another part to it, so be it. But I would only want it to be a good part. I wouldn’t want to be coming in and doing something which is very difficult.
“I don’t want to be at the bottom of the league and fighting relegation which I have had a few times, so we will see how things go.”
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Image caption, Moyes guided West Ham to the Europa Conference League title in 2023, but left the club a year later
Moyes is completing a family double as his father, David Sr, already has an MBE.
Pictures of Moyes celebrating with his father in Prague, after West Ham had won the Europa Conference League to give the Glaswegian the fi
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