Any hopes that Real Madrid were truly on the right track found themselves dashed this week.
A 'friendly' against local rivals Atletico Madrid was a disaster - Real were 5-0 down at half-time and needed two late goals just to achieve a 7-3 defeat.
Things have been going badly for a year, though, ever since Cristiano Ronaldo left for Juventus.
They've sacked two managers since then, with last season being a total disappointment.
Zinedine Zidane returned to get things moving in the right direction and the club embarked on a summer of change.
- Man Utd 'braced' for Pogba bid after Bale leaves Real
- Bale to leave family behind for move to China
- Liverpool were close to Ribery signing
In came Eden Hazard, Eder Militao, Luka Jovic, Ferland Mendy, and Rodrygo Goes for huge amounts of money.
And yet, it still doesn't feel right - especially after the Atletico defeat.
Spanish outlet Marca have looked to the fans for opinions on things, offering up a series of polls that brought in over 200,000 votes.
They don't paint a pretty picture whatsoever.
The question 'Do you think Real Madrid have reinforced well this summer?' received an overwhelming response of no - 80% of fans being unhappy.
64% of fans don't believe that Zidane is the ideal coach for this project, either, which is a damning number for their three-time Champions League-winning boss.
Then there are thoughts on a proposed move for Paul Pogba.
60% of fans want him but a whopping 92% feel the Manchester United man isn't enough to fix things.
And while the club looks to sell James Rodriguez, 71% of fans feel he deserves to stay for 19/20 season.
Some of the most notable results involve what Marca call the 'old guard' - basically, the players who have been around a while.
Four players have over 70% of fans wishing they'd move on: Toni Kroos, Nacho, Marcelo, and Lucas Vazquez.
And while the majority do want Sergio Ramos to stay, he only has the backing of 54% - a very small amount for the legendary club captain.
In all, it doesn't look good for Real at all right now.
The fans are unhappy with virtually everything - and it'll clearly take more than a big-money move for Pogba to fix that.