I disagree mate.
If we assume the summer signings were down to him identifying the players, I'd say Williams and Gana are both good. While Stekelenburg was more than likely to have been a Koeman player, Bolasie also has done nothing to suggest he is dire.
Reasonable start to his Everton career for me.
I don't think you understood my post. I thought I was being sympathetic towards SW. Poor fella barely gets a chance to organize his desk when he gets thrown into the midst of one of the most farcical summer windows of all time.
However, if you are to give him credit for the early part of the window, then you must also judge him on the latter, more dire part.
Just trying to make an educated guess, but I am thinking it was more a case of this being a transition time for the club, where nobody has truly settled into their roles, and so chaos ensues and deals fall through the cracks. His only role this window, may well have been simply that of head scout, leaving the negotiations to the old guard.
However, I stand by what I said, it will be SW who will be thrown under the bus if we have another window like this. It is why he gets the big money, he will be the one reporting directly to Moshiri. He, I am sure, was one the heads Moshiri was refering to in the article.
As for the signings so far, I thought they represented good
squad strengthening additions, especially Williams and Gana. Strek is also sound, so far. Bollasie does offer strength and pace, but he will need to be consistent, and that will require immense fitness over the course of a long season.
We will all argue and cry over this window until January and beyond, but one thing is clear, it was a huge disappointment, not just for us fans, but for Koeman, (admitted early on he would be if it turned out this way), and now reported frustration by our new owner.
I say, let Steve do his job, and lets see where we are next summer before we shoot him down.
