West Ham boss David Moyes says Everton remain a special club for him.
Moyes and West Ham face his old club this weekend.
He said, "It was a great time in my career at Everton.
"I really enjoyed it and had a brilliant period: eleven-and-a-half years at Everton.
"I'm hoping I can do something in a similar fashion here at West Ham, trying to build the Club up and get them a side who are regularly contending for Europe and being at the top end of the Premier League, having lots of international players and boys who are improving, and from clubs from lower leagues who keep improving.
"I'm hoping in some way that we can continue that here at West Ham, but I have to say it was a really good period for me at Everton.
"I see us being much further on here at West Ham than we were at the [equivalent] time, for example, when I first went to Everton. It took me longer there.
"Fortunately, I was given the time. Time in football management's not easy [to come by], so a big thanks to all the people who supported me at Everton in those early days, but I hope by the end of it we had gone on to be a side which was more known for competing at the top end of the league."
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