David Moyes holds first SAFC press conference

David Moyes is holding his first press conference as Sunderland manager. He has just returned, with his team, from a pre-season tour of Switzerland and France.

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Moyes: 'Sam did a great job in his six months here'

The new Sunderland boss David Moyes has praised the former manager Sam Allardyce.

He said 'Big Sam' had earned his stripes that meant he was an ideal candidate for the England job, and his achievement in keeping the team up last season was 'exceptional'.

Talking to the press for the first time, he said there is a 'terrible record' though at the club for the number of managers who have been at the helm in recent years.

Moyes: "It's important to get the right players at the right price"

David Moyes has been holding his first press conference as Sunderland boss.

He acknowledged that they were a little late in the transfer window in terms of activity, but he said it was more important to get the right players at the right price.

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Moyes in quotes from his first SAFC conference

Moyes: 'Hopefully I'm here for four years'

Sports Correspondent Simon O'Rourke is at the David Moyes press conference. Follow him on Twitter @sorourkeITV

Moyes arrives for first SAFC press conference

David Moyes is holding his first press conference as Sunderland manager. He has just returned, with his team, from a pre-season tour of Switzerland and France. He is speaking to the press before flying out to take on German side Borussia Dortmund on Friday.

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