Everton boss David Moyes is concerned for the future development of British managers. "At the moment it (appointing foreign managers) seems to be in fashion," said Moyes, who joined Everton in 2002 after starting his management career at Preston.

"But what the boys in the lower leagues, like I myself had to do is to battle against it, hope you get given an opportunity and when you do, take it.

"I'm lucky that I've been given that opportunity - many at the moment aren't getting that chance."

Fulham's Roy Hodgson is a salient example amongst the British contingent currently working in the Premier League of a home-grown manger who has enjoyed success all over Europe and Moyes would like to see other domestic talent given the opportunity to follow suit.

"I wouldn't mind if I was seeing three or four (British) managers walking into Serie A in Italy, or a couple in La Liga or maybe a couple in Germany," Moyes said.

"I think that would balance it out and would be the right way to go. But I get the feeling that the jobs the British managers get are maybe not the biggest in Europe.

"We might get jobs in Sweden or elsewhere, but not in the big leagues, whereas we are seeing quite a lot of people coming into our big league in management."