Everton sign Gomes in deadline-day loan move

We’ve potentially bought or loaned more than half a new team.

A real chance now to challenge the Sky wankers and at least play attractive football with more than 1 shot at goal at home on occasion

ISWT and COYB

Look at City, Liverpool, and co and none of them have a none have a set first 11 or best 11. This is something new for us to adapt to, but finally, we have quality options all over the pitch and on the bench.

Brands and Silva have done brilliantly, signed quality, all young but proven. 6 new first team players seemed impossible at the start of the window, and we didn't sell any of our best players (Pickford, Coleman) and as of yet none of our talented youngsters (Lookman, Davies).

Well done Mr Brands and Mr Silva

The good thing is we don't seem to have brought in any square pegs for round holes this time & importantly we weren't forced into selling any of our stars.

With Zouma also looking likely we've more than ticked all boxes in terms of covering our weaknesses. I can see a midfield of Gomez-Bernard-Sigurdsson with Richarlison & Walcott wide providing a lot of chances for Tosun who seems clinical if given the right service. I'm over the moon & can't wait to get this season started!

New era at Everton now, for sure.

It is great that fans are excited by the signings but let’s see what they produce before we hail this transfer window as the best ever. It will be a pleasant surprise if most of the new players hit the ground running. The time to pass judgement on them and the window as a whole will be next spring.

The fact we have found it necessary to recruit eight senior players across the two 2018 windows after signing eight in 2017 confirms the mess left behind by Koeman.

Yes, we really needed a CB, with Mina and hopefully Zouma, we'll be in good shape.

Bernard is potentially really exciting!

However, Gomes was a really nice surprise. Yes he's injured, but maybe his arrival alone will put a rocket in Schneiderlin's arse - and God knows at times he's needed one.

I'm not sure Siggy in a deeper role will work, but we have options... Really solid options. I hope the pressure is taken off Davies.

What fantastic business by Everton though. I didn't fully expect that much... more a Man U CB chase and Bernard (who I didn't expect until yesterday). I'm also hugely pleased to retain our stars as outlined, but including Lookman. The media on the whole have been pretty woeful in their analysis of the hard work put in to secure these deals.

I am still not getting my hopes up too much, as these players will need time to get used to the prem and Everton. But seriously impressed with Brands, Silva and everyone involved in landing multiple deals in the way they have.

If we can rehabilitate him, we could have a gem here and I doubt if he'll be itching to get back to Barca any time soon, so a permanent deal shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Pickford
Coleman Jagielka Mina Digne
Schneiderlin
Bernard Sigurdsson
Walcott Tosun Richarlison

2nd team of

Stekelenburg
Kenny Holgate Keane Baines
Gueye
Gomes Davies
Vlasic Calvert Lewin Lookman

And with Bolasie, Niasse, Sandro, Baningime, Besic in reserves.

That all of a sudden looks a really decent squad to go with. Positions of need filled with quality upgrades. The last 24 hours have seen the window grade jump from a B- to at least an A (only slight negative is the lack of a quality 2nd striker to supplement Tosun but I think Two Dads and Niasse can provide the odd one or two off the bench). This is not yet counting Zouma as the deal isn't officially announced and no details emerging until morning (can't help but feel we've missed the boat on this one?)

Normally I'd agree but Silva seems to prefer Schneiderlin, and Steve Ferns' analysis on another thread suggests Gueye needs someone alongside him (thus flipping the triangle and having a diamond front four) to hold shape while he goes ball-hawking. While this will be better against better sides, for a normal formation I'd prefer just the one holding mid and that seems to be Schneiderlin.

I had a conversation with a Porto fan today about Andres Gomes, who I had never heard of before we signed him. I was told that he played well for Benfica and Valencia, but didn't t fit into the Barcelona style.

He is a strong, tall, right footed defensive midfielder, but is quite slow. So some of Schneiderlin's traits. However the Porto fan believes that he will blossom in the English game.

I will not be getting excited until they prove themselves. This is Everton; we were shocking in pre-season and have a long way to climb to stand still.