<p class="ss-text-bold">Barnsley manager Simon Davey admits he owes David Moyes 'a lot' for giving him a start in coaching. </p> </p> Davey's professional playing days were ended prematurely at the age of 27 when he was at Preston North End, having started his career at Swansea City. </p> He was given a job with the youth team by Moyes, who was then Preston boss, and Davey remains grateful for the opportunity. </p> "I was 27 when I finished," Davey told the Daily Telegraph. "I'd won a couple of championships with Carlisle and Preston and played for Swansea against a Monaco side managed by Arsene Wenger in the Cup Winners' Cup. We lost 8-0. </p> "I had three very young kids and a mortgage to pay and when you have played in League One and League Two all your life there isn't a lot of money in the bank. I had no job or coaching qualifications. </p> "David pulled me to one side and said he had a job in the youth team for me. I owe him a lot." </p> </p><h4>Meticulous</h4> </p> Davey, who takes his Barnsley side to Liverpool in the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday, expanded on his admiration for Moyes - now in charge at Everton. </p> The Tykes boss added: "David was club captain when I arrived at Preston, then assistant and then manager. And I knew from day one he was a manager to be. </p> "He was so focused and intense. I don't think he ever went home to his wife and family. He was forever studying videos and watching games. Everything about his training was meticulous. </p> "I look at him now and think that everything he has done, he has done through hard work."</p>
