Everton fans were treated to what felt like the longest and least successful January in recent memory. Not only was there little to celebrate on the pitch, having won just one of the five games they faced, but also off the pitch their efforts to bolster a threadbare squad ravaged by injuries was fruitless in the end. The transfer window slammed shut with the Toffees, alongside many other Premier League sides admittedly, having failed to make a single acquisition. Desperately disappointing, but understandable given the well-documented financial restraints. One of the big reasons behind these re…