Pre-season Friendlies Match Thread

[SoccerHQ]

Hands up who wouldn't be shocked if MON plays 4-4-2 against West Ham.

[Matt Collins]

Big man and speedster up top, centre back at right back, two wingers?

[PaulWinch again]

We don't seem to be getting overly well prepared for the start of the season, which is under a month away.

[Matt Collins]

I do feel pretty pessimistic, but then I did this time last year too.

I think Everton could finish above us this year, unless they get their better players taken from them. Arteta, Cahill, Pienaar, Fellaini would all get into our midfield comfortably (and be one of our best players) plus Rodwell looks very talented.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Carlos has replaced Clark at half time and is playing centre half.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Goal! Carew header from a great piece of work and cross from Albrighton.

[Matt Collins]

And another goal for the Bohs . . .  Nice work villa

[Rudy Can't Fail]

2-1. Dunne gets turned, a nice one-two and Brad beaten.

[eastie]

It's gonna be a long Long season me fears!

[dave.woodhall]

It's only a friendly.

[Matt Collins]

It is only a friendly, but it's also only Bohemians' reserve team. Silly to read too much into it, but I do have a feeling we can only really play at full throttle, and I think that's one of the reasons we start to fade out towards the end of the season.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Full time: Bohemian Reserves 2 Aston Villa 1.

[Ads]

How do you know its their reserves?

I'm so ignorant I couldn't name you a player without guessing.

[Quiet Lion]

I am always staggered by people reading anything into results of a friendly. Especially when it still July and the players have only been back training a week.

[Ads]

It's only a friendly.

Lincoln was only a friendly last year, where we lost 3-1, but that didn't stop a reaction similar to a loss against Small Heath.