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Going forward it's what we wanted. At least they're all in now, better late than never.

Sean Dyche said every manager wants their signings in before the start of pre-season and the Everton fans did as well, we've been waiting for a striker for the last 18 months so why wait until the last week of the window to bring somebody in? It's really baffling.

Before the season I was hoping he club wouldn't do what we did last year - let the season start and we start on the back foot - and unfortunately the club failed to bring a striker in on time for the start of the season.

That's cost us and contributes to the negative feeling in and around the place because you haven't got points on the board and it's difficult for players to pick themselves up.

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So, I'm disappointed with the timing of our signings but pleased with our choices.

Jack Harrison to come in with Arnaut Danjuma and Beto up front is going to give us options which is great to see, and gives fans hope that we can put the ball in the back of the net.

I would have liked more, but you always do in the transfer window.

The idea of the window also is to improve what you have and improve your starting XI. Have we improved from last season, looking at what's going on?

Up front, yes. Defensive and midfield, no. We've probably gone backwards even now we haven't got cover in our back line.

One of our main centre-halves get an injury and we're going to struggle.

Ashley Young's been brought in to be a squad player, you think that's a great signing, he's got a clever enough football brain to do what we need