Because Everton simply don't have enough troops for the months of combat ahead.
And those that are available, as yesterday proved, are light years away from the Premiership's top dogs.
Titles may not be won in August. But after just one round of games, it is clear it is one side's to lose.
Arsenal were magnificent yesterday. So much so, that it is hard to know how big a bearing Everton had on the outcome.
Are the Blues really that far off the pace, or were they simply in the presence of a side head and shoulders above anything else in the division?
The answer to that question will come in the next fortnight, with new boys Crystal Palace and West Brom on the menu.
Not only will those games provide a better barometer of where Everton are, they could also signal the death knell for one or two Goodison careers - on the field, I hasten to add.
Before this weekend, there seemed little chance of Moyes adding significantly to his threadbare squad. Now, thanks to the rescue package put together by Kenwright, the focus in the boardroom is no longer on the power struggle.
Paul Gregg had come forward, insisting he had £15m waiting in the wings and daring Kenwright to trump him. Trump him he has, and now Gregg will have to take a back seat again as Kenwright, ever the showman, orchestrates the rebuilding of a squad which has been left by the wayside during a summer of confusion and in-fighting.
Having spent a lifetime in the theatre, Kenwright is a master of the dramatic. Friday's late announcement on the eve of the new season was proof of that.
Now he must pull a few more rabbits out of the hat before the closure of the transfer window in less than a fortnight.
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