Moyes hopes to claim silverware in front of dad

DAVID Moyes is hoping it is finally his turn to win a trophy at the climax of West Ham’s march through Europe – and that his father will be there to see it.

The Hammers go into the away leg of their Europa League semi-final at Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 down but with high hopes of overturning that deficit and reaching the final in Seville in a fortnight.

Moyes’ father David snr, 86, has been there at every step of the remarkable journey which saw West Ham top a difficult group before knocking out Sevilla and Lyon.

A managerial career that began with Preston 24 years ago is now hitting the heights, and beyond, of Moyes’ successful spell with Everton and the Scot wants to cap it with a major European trophy – West Ham’s first in 57 years.

Yet on the eve of arguably the biggest match of his career, Moyes said: “You know as a manager there are other big things, like to win a game at Preston North End to get to a play-off final.

“There are lots of games throughout your career, so when you get to a big one you think ‘it’s big’. But there’s lots of big games, lots of ups and downs.

“It’s hard to be a winner all the time because everyone is fighting for that prize. But when you get this close you are thinking ‘is this my turn, my chance?’ I hope this is my turn.

“My dad’s coming tomorrow, and I hope my son takes me to matches when I’m 86.

“My brother’s bringing my dad and it’s great he can see us at this stage. I hope we give him a night to remember.

“The biggest thing is he enjoys it and the biggest thing for me is we get to the final.”

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