Angus Kinnear's broken promise to David Moyes could have severe ramifications at Everton

We'd all love a penny for David Moyes' thoughts today.

It was only five days ago that Moyes was pleading with Everton's hierarchy to not weaken the squad before deadline day.

Moreover, there was a desire for more players to be added to his ranks at the end of the summer window.

What followed was a transfer deadline shambles for the ages, and one that will absolutely infuriate Moyes.

Failing to land Folarin Balogun was one thing, but the sale of Iliman Ndiaye for a fee that feels well below his market value is another.

Throw in the fact that several fringe players were sold without adequate replacements coming in and you have a real cocktail of failure. And one man particularly has broken his promise.

Angus Kinnear fails to deliver on Everton promise

Back in May, Everton CEO Angus Kinnear spoke about what the task at Hill Dickinson Stadium was during the summer.

He made it clear that the task of the behind-the-scenes hierarchy was to ensure the squad has "enough depth to mount an even more compelling challenge next season".

Well, chalk that one up as an absolute colossal failure.

Moyes barely has enough options to fill his substitutes bench, let alone to "mount a more compelling challenge".

There has been some seeming friction building for weeks in this regard. Moyes was surprised to learn that last season's target was apparently European football.

Moreover, his view on the strength of the squad - before the deadline day fiasco - was at odds with how Kinnear viewed things.

And look, there are some decisions that in isolation make some sense.

Beto was a really willing hard worker, but did not score enough goals. Moyes clearly was not a fan of Nathan Patterson or Adam Aznou, one of whom has left permanently and the other on loan. And there was not a great deal more that could be done to keep Ndiaye.

But all of these things were known months ago, and yet here we are counting the cost of a series of unthinkably poor decision making.

Who knows what the ramifications could be for Everton

Moyes is now left to pick up the pieces of Kinnear's broken promise, and how knows what ramifications it will have.

Could it be the manager walks over this fiasco? It seems unlikely, because Moyes himself told the fans "your manager is an Evertonian" after the draw with Bournemouth last weekend.

But you could not blame him if he did decide that he cannot perform his role with the tools he's been afforded.

Talk of European football feels awfully fanciful now. Moyes almost achieved it last season, and had he been sufficiently backed you would not have counted against it this term.

Even in terms of the squad, though, you are relying on Thierno Barry to really come good now he is the only striker on the books. He has started the campaign well but it feels unfair for him to shoulder that burden alone.

There will be a lot of fury today. From Moyes, from supporters, probably even from the players themselves.

And quite frankly, it is a fury that should have been well avoided.