[Worldclassalbion]

Why I do like Gayle we need a big bruiser up front. Someone who can out strength defenders and hold the ball up for our Midfielders to get forward. RONDON is that player.

I’m sure Rondon and Gayle will get goals in this league but Rondon has more presence unless we get Gayle and maybe Connor Wickham from Palace.

I thought Big Dave got it all wrong yesterday. He changed the formation from the friendlies, only made one substitution and started with HRK and Rodriguez up front. Surely Burke and JayRod would have been better?

No drive from midfield ala Jimmy Morrison. JayRod was in midfield more than attack, Johnston never came off his line, no communication between Hegazi and Bartley, Nyom to slow in crossing the ball when he had the chance. Livermore although busy was totally inaffective. Brunty back to the standard of when he was last captain kept throwing his arms up in the air when HE made a bad pass.

The only player who stood out was Harvey Barnes, head and shoulders above the others.

Tactics and team selection was wrong, lack of substitutions in that heat was unforgivable.

Anyway it’s the first game but I was expecting a statement to be made yesterday but we were like a church mouse. No tempo, no drive, not much to shout about.

Play like that in the week and Forest will smash us.

I’m very disappointed but remain hopeful we’ll get it right but we need to ship out the likes of Chadli and Dawson who obviously don’t want to be here. Maybe Rondon and JayRod will go but we need quality replacements otherwise we will be in trouble.

And that embarrassing white box running around the pitch....... WTF

Very underwhelming yesterday.