Moyes went on to sue for libel before settling out of court when Rooney apologised and agreed to pay for damages.

Johnnie Moyes said " Certainly Benaud received a little help from the roughened patches, but he could do what the off-spinners could not do: he could turn the ball, mostly slowly, sometimes with more life.

Upon reaching his tenth anniversary at the club Moyes received praise from many fellow managers including Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsène Wenger and Kenny Dalglish for his achievements at Everton, despite operating with a limited budget.

Moyes took over as Preston manager in January 1998, taking over from Gary Peters as the club struggled in Division Two and were in danger of relegation.

Moyes was reluctant as he was driving from Preston to Bristol on a scouting mission, he was looking at Nathan Ellington.

After the game, Moyes drove from Bristol to London where he met Kenwright for an hour, after the meeting he drove back to Preston from London – a 550-mile round trip.

For the 2003 – 04 season Moyes signed Kevin Kilbane from Sunderland, James McFadden from Motherwell, Nigel Martyn from Leeds United and Francis Jeffers returned on loan from Arsenal.

Later the Daily Mail published extracts from Rooney's autobiography, claiming that Moyes had forced Rooney out of the club and then leaked the details to the press.

At the end of the transfer window January 2009, Moyes brought in Brazilian international striker Jô on loan from Manchester City.

With the £ 22m from the Lescott sale, Moyes brought in Johnny Heitinga, Sylvain Distin and Diniyar Bilyaletdinov.

Moyes ' mother, Joan, hailed from Portrush in Northern Ireland and worked in clothes stores in Glasgow.

The Dissociatives are an Australian band consisting of Daniel Johns of Silverchair, Australian dance producer DJ Paul Mac, and touring members Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes from Sydney electronic duo " The Presets ".

Gordon Moyes ( no longer a member of the party ) explained, " Our Christian heritage is under attack from pagan and secularist forces, militant Islamic groups, a neo communism under a Green guise and a strident homosexual lobby that has successfully gained the support of the Labor Party, Australian Democrats and the Greens, and many from the left of the Liberal Party.

Moyes ignored repeated warnings from the CDP management committee, claiming that they were dysfunctional.

" As a result, Moyes was expelled from the Christian Democratic Party in March 2009 by secret ballot of its members.

Following Nigeria's exit from the competition, he was late in returning to his club, and as a result was dropped by manager David Moyes once back in England.

Ginola was deemed surpless to requirements by Moyes, and made only one substitute appearance from March onwards.

After a worldwide search Rev Dr. Keith Garner was brought from the United Kingdom to replace Gordon Moyes as Superintendent of Wesley Mission on the 5th Feb 2006.

Johnnie Moyes said that " even when slow, he never wearied, as some do, because his style was cultured and free from jarring faults ".

Awarded a number of honorary degrees, Moyes was awarded a Doctor of Divinity ( honoris causa ) from the California Graduate School of Theology in 1985 ; a Doctor of Laws ( honoris causa ) also from the California Graduate School of Theology in 1989 ; and a Doctor of Letters ( honoris causa ) from Milligan College, Tennessee also in 1989.

David Moyes, the current Everton manager

The current manager, David Moyes, was his replacement and delivered Everton to a safe finish in fifteenth place.

David William Moyes ( born 25 April 1963 ) is a Scottish former footballer and the current manager of English Premier League club Everton.

Moyes became manager of Everton in March 2002 and under him the club qualified for the Champions League in 2005 and reached the FA Cup final in 2009.

Moyes joined Everton on 14 March 2002 and at his unveiling press conference, declared that Everton were ' The People's Club ' on Merseyside.

Prior to his appointment, Everton Chairman Bill Kenwright contacted Moyes and invited him to his home in London to discuss the available position at Everton.

Moyes prepared for his first full season in charge at Everton by signing Chinese international Li Tie, Nigerian defender Joseph Yobo and Goalkeeper Richard Wright and axed older players such as Jesper Blomqvist and David Ginola.

To this day, Cahill is considered to be one of Moyes ' best signings, scoring 15 goals in his first season playing for Everton.

During the 2004 – 05 season Everton went on to surpass all expectations by finishing fourth in the league and securing a place in the following season's Champions League, Moyes again being awarded the LMA Manager of the Year award.

It was the 2007 – 08 season that Everton displayed the most consistency and stability since Moyes arrived at the club, finally ending the cycle of alternating between the top and bottom halves of the league.

Moyes also signed four more players who went on to become very important players for Everton: Yakubu was signed for another record fee of £ 11. 25m, Steven Pienaar for £ 2. 05m after an initial loan, Phil Jagielka was brought in for £ 4m, and Leighton Baines was signed for a fee that could rise to £ 6m.

All of this gave Everton and its fans cause for optimism as a string of strong performances broke the pattern inconsistency which saw league finishes of 15th, 7th, 17th, 4th and 11th under Moyes.

Moyes ' father, David Snr is a scout at Everton and previously a coach at Drumchapel Amateurs where Moyes began his career, his full-time occupation was a draughtsman and college lecturer.

Everton sacked former Rangers manager Walter Smith after poor league performance in March 2002 and appointed Preston North End manager David Moyes, following Smith's recommendation.

During the 2006 – 07 season, Beattie found himself peripheral to the plans of Everton boss David Moyes.

After the last game of the 2007 – 08 season, Everton manager David Moyes confirmed that Gravesen's contract would not be renewed and he would be returning to Celtic.

He was replaced by David Moyes, who delivered Everton to a safe finish in fifteenth place.

He featured in Blackburn's opening 2010 – 11 Premier League game against Everton at Ewood Park, playing the full 90 minutes and making a few key saves against David Moyes side in a 1-0 victory .. On 15 January 2011, Robinson made his 100th appearance for Blackburn in all competitions, playing against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in a 2-0 defeat.

Everton Manager David Moyes signed Arteta in the 2005 January transfer window on loan with a view to a permanent transfer.

In 2002 Ginola signed for Everton playing five games for the club before retiring in May 2002, just after David Moyes took over as manager.

* Chris Moyes: Former Chief Executive of the Go-Ahead Group