This summer has, in Moyes’ own words, been ‘frustrating’.  With under a week until the end of the transfer window, Everton have added just one new player and taken Pienaar on board permanently, whilst one first teamer and several squad players have been allowed to leave.  This is hardly anything like what can be described as progress.

Both of the men in the know, the men that matter in this transfer window, Kenwright and Moyes, have confirmed that money IS available, whilst the statements of agents and players have seen players across Europe express an interest in joining the blues, so obviously it is on our side that these problems have developed.

In a column written by Nigel Martyn, I was shocked to read that Martyn’s deal could have been completed 3 weeks earlier, but it was Moyes’ insistence on thinking in depth on the deal, whilst getting a character profile on the player, that caused the 3 week delay.  Don’t get me wrong, this is a very thorough and well thought transfer policy which helps protect the famous team spirit, but at this level, delaying a transfer by such a long period is asking for trouble.

In Moyes’ interview before the West Brom game, Moyes expressed his concerns over the difficulties he has been having in splitting his energy between his players and the transfers.

“This is probably the toughest period I have had as Everton manager, mainly because a lot of my concentration at the moment is not with the players I have here – and they are the most important – but with trying to bring new players in,” Moyes said.

“There is no doubt that a lot of our energy is being spent on players we want to sign, and that is not helpful for the team.”

The level of the transfer market which we’re aiming at has changed, so surely our way of dealing with transfers must now do likewise.

We find ourselves in a situation where we are now aiming to break into the top four. This means we are no longer looking to get the rejects from those above us, and the promising prospects from those in the championship, but instead we are aiming to get the star players from clubs on par with us.

With this shift in targets, is it time to consider a director of football?

At the moment Moyes is involved in virtually everything football at Everton, which is a fantastic show of his commitment, however the phrase ‘Jack Of All Trades, Master Of None’ could increasingly be ringing true. One man couldn’t possibly be performing at 100% with all the departments when he has so much on his plate.

A director of football typically deals with budgets for transfers, the youth team and contract negotiations as well as dealing with transfers, but would this be a push too far for Moyes?

Moyes is a great manager and a great coach, who has created not only a fighting spirit, but the tactics and style that has seen us become a transformed club, but by his own admission he’s still learning.  If this summer, and the summer after we finished 4th, are anything to go by, surely Moyes has learned that when he aims for a higher calibre of player, he alone doesn’t have the experience or contacts to succeed as he has done in lower markets.  Surely the temptation of an experienced director of football, someone with a reputation and a long list of contacts, able to help Moyes open doors he could never open alone, must be a very tempting prospect.

Of course there are drawbacks to this, but if Moyes truly is ambitious, and is allowed to make the appointment in the same way he’s appointed Round to deal with the day to day training, then this could help kick Everton onto the next level.

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