Only Saints could look even more woeful defensively with 1 more defender on the pitch than usual!

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Lavia looks ok. Aribo will be a good player for us. Spurs had several more gears than us. Toothless up front still and weak at the back still. We desperately need to decent striker but then we know that but it needs to happen soon. Didn’t expect anything from this match but it was depressing to see a new system and some new players not making a significant change to the last end of season form. Pleased to see Djnepo finally get an assist but very few positives to take from this match.

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I'm not sure how that happened San Marco - I'm as incompetent with IT as the the alpine clot is at football management

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I'm not sure how that happened San Marco - I'm as incompetent with IT as the the alpine clot is at football management

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I'm not sure how that happened San Marco - I'm as incompetent with IT as the the alpine clot is at football management

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Easily outplayed. No real upgrade on last season. The three debutants did OK but we were generally poor. I'm gutted as I think Adams could be on the way out. I've always felt he contributed so much (though arguably not enough goals). Think he is better than the alternatives we have.

First trip to the ground since they moved. Impressive but doesn't keep the noise in and all felt a bit flat.

Hottest I've ever been at a football match.

At least leaving ten minutes early meant I could catch the fast early train back to Taunton.

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OK so match review report will consist of the following.

Rusty team due to off season.
New players need to adapt
Ralph did his best with what he has.
We don't have the money of Spurs
It's only the 1st game of the season
Ralph doesn't know his best start line up

All the above will be "rinse and repeat" till we finally win a game and then it will change to

We said it would take time
New players now know the league
Ralph has it all figured

Followed by reverting to the 1st lot of excuses after we then lose games after that 1 win.

My view from the game...

Ralph spent way to much on what we don't need. We need leaders, not nipple suckers.

Ralph still has no clue on, well, anything.

We had 1 gear and that was "turn up"

My view on interview after.

Ralph saying it wasn't good enough! Well DUH!!
Ralph still hasn't got a clue and will be consulting his magic 8 ball for a solution.

My view in general...

The ONLY place we are going with Ralph is the championship. He still hasn't got a clue, will not develop a clue and I'm quite happy to escort him to the local airport... it may cost me a tenner in petrol but that's money better spent than the £50m he's been allowed to spend in the window.

If I were prowsey, I'd be begging for an exit... unless he has no ambition and doesn't want to play for England.

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I had feared 5 or 6 nil before the game so 4-1 was better than that I guess but the manner of the performance and the errors were so disappointing.

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First goal: djenepo useless preventing cross, KWP useless defending against Sessegnon.
Second goal: Aribo completely leaves Dier unmarked.
Third goal: Salisu, wtf
Forth goal: Bednarek nowhere near the goalscorer, just stands in front of our keeper, about two yards away.

Schoolboy stuff

Should of spent £50m on two players - a quality cb and a decent striker - instead of six lambs to the slaughter.

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Says a lot about where we are as a club when we’ve got supporters predicting 5-0/6-0 before the game starts! Back 5, two defensive minded midfielders and we still concede 4.

Going to be a long season!!

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