Moyes thankful for West Ham stability, says clubs too quick to axe managers

LONDON : West Ham United manager David Moyes says he is thankful for having a chairman who 'did not buckle' and show him the door when results were going against the London club this season.

When Tottenham Hotspur's interim manager Cristian Stellini was sacked last week it took the grim tally to 13 coaches fired since the start of the Premier League season.

Tottenham and Southampton are on their third managers and according to British media reports Leeds United are close to sacking their second coach of the season in Javi Gracia.

West Ham and Nottingham Forest are the only clubs in the bottom half of the standings who have kept faith with the man who started the season at the helm.

Moyes believes top-flight teams have become too trigger-happy, firing coaches at the first hint of trouble and disputes whether it is in clubs' long-term interests.

"It's a big part of the game now that managers are losing their jobs much quicker now," Moyes, whose side face a daunting away trip to leaders Manchester City on Wednesday, told reporters on Tuesday when asked about the Premier League revolving door.

"If you are going to keep chopping and changing, I wouldn't be sure it's the right thing for football clubs for continuity, stability, the growth you are trying to get.

"Maybe the clubs now have got too much money and they can afford to keep changing direction all the time."

Several clubs in the basement battle have 'interim managers', namely Dean Smith at Leicester City and Ruben Selles at bottom club Southampton. Higher up the table, Chelsea and Tottenham are muddling through with Frank Lampard and Ryan Mason holding the fort while permanent managers are targeted.

"I don't think I can ever remember the Premier League having as many interim