David Moyes is not getting carried away. His injury-hit side may have taken 13 points from the last possible 15 to move 13 points clear of the Premier League relegation places, but the Everton boss refuses to believe the job has been done just yet.

“Look, there is still huge caution," said Moyes after the resurgent Blues followed their dramatic Merseyside derby draw with a 2-1 triumph at Crystal Palace on Saturday made all the more impressive given they were without nine first-team players.

"But I want to start believing that we can be better, now. What I need to do, what I want, is more improvement. I want to see more improvement from the players as well. I want us to play better when we can.

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“But I don't want us to lose the good habits they have got, being tough, resilient, committed, all the things which, when you're not quite so good, you've got to make sure you do those well.”

Moyes has a point. While Everton are two or a maximum of three wins away from banishing any lingering relegation fears, their squad is down to the bare bones and will be for some time yet, while the April fixture list, even with ranks replenished, is a daunting one.

But whisper it quietly... for the first time in what feels an entirety, the Blues can truly start looking forward.

And looking forward to a bright and potentially beautiful future.

Moyes gets Everton. His public utterances since returning to the club have shown that. From his first press conference back at Finch Farm to what he said after the gutsy Selhurst Park success, the 61-year-old's words have been pitch perfect.

But you do not get the results he has achieved without being a top-class coach. Let's not forget Moyes inherited a group of players bereft of confidence who had been playing under a manager who reportedly felt he had taken them as far as he could.

No, what Moyes and his coaching team have achieved so far is close to remarkable. No Premier League team has taken more points than the Blues since The Friedkin Group turned to the veteran Scot after parting company with Sean Dyche. Everton are now as close to fifth-placed Bournemouth as they are to 18th-placed Ipswich Town.

And ahead of an off-season in which the financial constraints will be finally taken off the club, which will allow the squad to be rebuilt, make no mistake, the Blues will be a very attractive proposition for potential transfer targets.

But that's not only down to what's happening on the pitch. It's off the pitch as well.

Six, short days have proved that.

If there were any doubts over the size of Everton Football Club, what has happened over the past week, at both their existing home and at their new home, have emphatically dispelled them.

While it may not have been a Merseyside derby victory - apologies, celebration police - the scenes that followed James Tarkowski's 98th-minute equaliser against Liverpool last Wednesday made clear what a big institution Everton is and what the club means to its fans.

The scenes also showed why Goodison Park will be so missed.

But in a stroke of serendipity, just six days later came a reminder of why the club has to leave Goodison behind.

"Jaws dropped, voices cracked. Eyes watered," wrote Joe Thomas about the 10,000 fortunate fans who attended the first test event at the club's magnificent new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock on Monday night.

Our Everton correspondent was not wrong. Both the outside and the inside of the ground is stunning.

Images from the night have since been beamed around the footballing world. They leave no room for uncertainty - this is going to be one of the great stadiums in the game.

The challenge facing the Blues is constructing a team that can grace the ground with European nights and long, overdue challenges for silverware.

There is still a long way to go before then. But the chance for Everton to break free of their shackles, and begin, once more, to behave like the huge club it is, lies tantalisingly close.

Evertonians know it - and so will the players Moyes and the recruitment department are targeting. It could be a transformative summer.

But as the manager who has changed the entire mood around the club would likely say himself - safety first.