DARRON GIBSON is another good bit of business from Everton FC manager David Moyes.

Gibson wasn’t going to see  much game time at  Manchester United, and he’s  one of those that needs to play  regularly.

That’s partly due to his  frame. Given the nature of his  body, he’s not going to be  someone who gets up and  down and up and down the  pitch.

Gibson is a good passer with  a great shot; he has a hell of a  dig on him.

But he isn’t going to embark on a lung-busting  40-yard run to get on  the end of things inside  the penalty area.

He’s a player who, the  more he plays, the better he becomes.

Gibson will be as  near as possible a replacement for Mikel  Arteta, the kind of  player Everton  have sorely been  missing in midfield since the  Spaniard departed.

He doesn’t  have quite as  much guile, but Gibson  will get the ball down  and pass, pass, pass.

Players who leave  United are all  well-schooled. They are  disciplined, they understand how to defend and they understand the importance  of positioning.

No wonder Everton  have taken so many  players off United.  And you get the impression if Sir Alex Ferguson  was going to give anyone a favour, it was Moyes.

Moyes said he detects a hunger in Gibson’s eyes, and I believe he is a clever signing.  Certainly, Sunderland’s loss is  Everton’s gain.

Robert Elstone made an unusual step when coming out  and informing supporters  where the money has been going over the past few years.

It’s left the chief executive  open to scrutiny, but I don’t  see the problem in at least trying to be more transparent.

With Landon Donovan  already in situ – and Everton’s best player at Villa  Park on Saturday – Moyes  has recruited two fresh  faces this transfer window.

And the return of  Victor Anichebe  will surely feel  like the proverbial new  signing, especially if  he keeps  putting  the goals  away.

Shane  Duffy  came in  and did  okay in defence at the  weekend.  But, by hook  or by crook,  a new  centre-back  and striker  remain a priority in the next  fortnight.