Everton boss David Moyes believes football is in danger of being over-run by power-hungry money-men.
The 2008/09 season has already seen Kevin Keegan and Alan Curbishley quit their managerial posts at Newcastle and West Ham respectively as a result of outside interference in transfer policy.
The much-maligned director of football has taken the brunt of the criticism for snatching responsibility away from those charged with generating results on the field.
Moyes is one of the few fortunate Premier League bosses still given a free hand over team matters, although Everton owner Bill Kenwright is looking to sell up.
The Toffees chief has made it clear that he will only talk with investors he feels have the best interests of the club at heart, a policy which will undoubtedly please the current incumbent of the Goodison Park hot-seat.
"Directors of football, chairman who buy players, boards who make football decisions. I look at other clubs and see situations I'd rather not be involved in," said Moyes.
"I know Everton have a real problem competing financially with the top clubs, we haven't got a new stadium and there are debts.
"But I believe in the last six years the chairman and the board have tried to run things in the right way.
"Sir Alex Ferguson said the manager has to control the club if there is going to be any success. Well I've got a situation now where I can do that. That's one of the reasons why the contract took so long."
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