Neville Southall makes shock claim on David Moyes’ future at Everton, ‘it will be disgraceful if…’

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Everton are now able to look forward to the final games at Goodison Park ahead of what’s going to be a huge summer.

It has been a whirlwind few months under the watch of David Moyes with the Toffees pulling away from the relegation battle.

The 61-year-old is finally ready to relax over the fears of relegation as Moyes will now visit Bramley-Moore Dock.

Everton are going into their game against Nottingham Forest sitting 15 points clear of the drop with just eight games remaining.

However, things are going to change massively on Merseyside this summer, with Bramley-Moore Dock likely to bring much bigger targets from the Friedkins.

And club legend Neville Southall has now issued a real warning to Moyes about what he is expecting to see ahead of the new season.

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Neville Southall issues David Moyes warning at Everton

It was certainly a fiery interview with the Everton legend as Southall slammed the board for rejecting his request to improve transfer recruitment.

He may well be an Everton legend who will likely be in attendance for the Goodison Park finale, but he has not minced his words.

Speaking on The Football’s On podcast, Southall has now taken aim at Moyes and his position at the club.

“Short-term, yes. Long-term, no. Because I still think if we want to sign the calibre of players we want to sign they’re going to come for someone who plays the style of football they like,” Southall said about whether Moyes is the right man for the job.

“We need someone with the personality to drive and drive and play the style of football that people want to come because we’re going to have to fill that ground and we have to be in Europe.

“It won’t be sustainable to finish 15^th in that stadium; it just won’t. And it will be disgraceful if we don’t finish [higher].”

The Friedkins are ready to back Moyes in the transfer window, but it seems Southall has some major concerns about the calibre of player he can attract.

Southall may well want to see European football played at Bramley-Moore Dock, but it would take a huge summer to provide the changes to bring that to Merseyside.

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Nottingham Forest have shown European football is possible

Not many would have predicted Saturday’s opponents to be well in the fight for Champions League football this season.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side have shocked the league and capitalised on the struggles of teams like Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
1	LiverpoolLiverpool	31	22	7	2	72	30	42	73
2	ArsenalArsenal	31	17	11	3	56	26	30	62
3	Nottm ForestNottingham Forest	31	17	6	8	51	37	14	57
4	ChelseaChelsea	31	15	8	8	54	37	17	53

But this has to provide encouragement to the likes of Everton that they can make a huge leap next season in their new stadium.

Moyes has sent a warning out over Jarrad Branthwaite’s future to any of the Premier League sides showing an interest.

It will be important Everton keep ahold of their best players over the summer, but they are certainly going to need to add to their squad to climb the table.