West Ham news: Defiant David Moyes says he is right man for the job - I'm a good bet

Despite disasters in his last three managerial jobs – at Manchester United, Real Sociedad and Sunderland – Moyes was adamant that he is the man to haul West Ham away from the Premier League relegation zone. If he was chairman of West Ham, said the Scot, he would pick David Moyes as his new manager.

Moyes strode beaming into the Great Briton room at the London Stadium and confidently delivered a determined defence of his qualities.

There was poetry all around Moyes as he launched the latest stage of his managerial career. At the back of the room was a quote from Hamlet: “What a piece of work is a man. How noble in reason.”

Over his head, a quote about the 1966 England World Cup win, which featured those three famous Hammers Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters: “Watching through steepled fingers, Wishing through bated breath.”

And here was a man determined to defy the sense of disappointment and lack of excitement from Hammers fans that has been evident ever since he was confirmed as Slaven Bilic’s successor on Monday a contract until the end of the season.

Of David Sullivan’s words, Moyes, 54, said: “It’s a good gamble. If I was a West Ham chairman I would certainly consider David Moyes as manager.

“If you are talking about the 11 years I had at Everton, you would say that West Ham look a good fit for David Moyes. Looking at the other period you might say, where has he been for the last few years? I need to put that right.

“It does not feel like a last chance. Carlo Ancelotti has had eight clubs, Rafa Benitez 12. The way football is going, managers are at a lot of clubs. This is only my sixth. I hope it is a long stay, long enough for both of us to be happy.

“Of course you are affected by your past, you don’t like losing, no manager does. You can see what it can do to people’s demeanour.

“Nearly all of those managers have had disappointments at clubs, that’s why they’ve had a lot of clubs. I’ve had my disappointments but I’ve also had good times.”

Moyes has not worked in management since quitting as Sunderland manager at the end of last season, when he failed to keep the Wearside club in the Premier League.

He said: “You learn from experience and I’ve got experience of seeing good things and bad things and what works and what doesn’t. I hope that what works I’m able to bring into play here. But ultimately, like any manager, you need to have good players to get good results.