Norwich might be ex-premier league, but their second string playing tonight are championship standard (overall) at the very most. If we want to be competing to be in the championship, it's an alarming reflection of how far away we are.
No one should be surprised we lost tonight, it was going to happen. However, to lose 6-1 is a thrashing, and displays how weak our competitive edge is. Too many boys, not enough men, and this is our first team.
You've also got to add that two of their attacking players were on our books for the entirety of last season and were poor in large sections. We worked with them every day, and they should have been nullified using the knowledge we had on them.
As has said many times, we should give the team a fair crack of the whip until the end of September when everyone's in and the 'gel' period is over. That said, you'd be foolish not be slightly alarmed with how things are looking at the moment.