DAVID MOYES believes the growing demand for instant success is making it more difficult than ever for managers to forge a career in English football.

And Moyes fears those in the hot seat are now being given as little as two years to turn a club around or face being jettisoned by impatient chairmen.

Eyebrows were raised when Moyes’s former assistant at Everton, Alan Irvine, was sacked by Preston North End last month after just 25 months in the job.

It was symptomatic of a growing trend in the profession in England, with Mark Hughes, Paul Hart and Gary Megson having already been sacked in the Premier League this season.

Moyes is the fourth longest-serving manager in England after taking over at Goodison in March 2002.

Only seven current managers have been at the helm for at least five years and Moyes admits such longevity is becoming scarce.

And when asked if managers are now seemingly given only two years to make an impact, the Scot said: “I don’t think it’s the right situation but maybe we’re heading towards that.

“The chairman and directors don’t want to be chopping and changing managers all the time but how many people can win every year?

“It’s impossible and you are going to have to give managers opportunities to try it again and again, but there are chairmen who don’t seem to want them to give that opportunity.”

Moyes added: “Obviously there is a pressure to stay in the Premier League.

“Whoever is near the bottom and is not doing well, and I can put myself in that category at times this season, you come under pressure.

“Some managers are doing really well who are at the bottom of the league, but with the resources they have got they are doing the best they can so there has to be an appreciation of that.

“Finances have played a part, but then to sack a manager costs money and to get a new one costs money.

“They say they’re skint until they have to get rid of one and then they’re happy to find the money to get things moving.”