Pre-Season Friendlies 2012

[kippaxvilla2]

NZogbia should be sold? What, on the basis of 45 mins in a preseason friendly one week after returning to training? Sighs......

No on the basis that he has been an entire let down for a whole season and looks generall disinterested and, in any event appears incapable of playing as a conventional winger - the position he was bought for.

[Des Little]

I thought N'Zog didn't look too bad today - he actually seemed interested in getting the ball and taking on his man for a change. 

[Nastylee]

I'm not prepared to judge any player on last season, particularly an attacking one given the tactics that were employed. If he doesn't improve this year then fair enough but until then talk of selling him is nonsense.

[olaftab]

Burton Albion match report up first.

http://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10950~2849389,00.html#continue

Love the way they finish the report at 1-0 just after their goal!
Anyway not a bad result against a team with Zola and Downing on the pitch.

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

I thought Bannan was the pick of the team, El Ahmadi was excellent in the first half as was Holman in the second. Zog was poor.
Johnson, Gardner, Carruthers, Weimann, Fonz, Clarke and Stevens all did well enough to warrant further experience.

[gervilla]

I just saw the goals on SSN.
Good cross from Enda for the first and a nice finish from Holman for the second.
That lime green shirt is going to take a while to grow on me I think..

[DeKuip]

I just saw the goals on SSN.
Good cross from Enda for the first and a nice finish from Holman for the second.
That lime green shirt is going to take a while to grow on me I think..

It needs to grow on some of the people I saw wearing it today too!

[Steve R]

Good to see Johnson getting a few mentions in the match report. He really should have had opportunity last year.

Pirelli tyres are crap.

Oh really, so crap that they managed to persuade Ecclestone and his F1 mob to sign a huge lucrative contract to use them this season.  If that's an example of crap then maybe George Osborne could do with learning a bit of that to get the country's economy back in shape!

The compound they use is far too soft. If Ecclestone wants cars to finish the race on their rims that's his problem.

Pirelli tyres are the lime green shirts of motoroing.

[Chris Jameson]

Just seen the away kit for the first time, it's bloody horrendous, but at least it's incorporated our traditional lime green colours.

[mr-villa]

Good to see Johnson getting a few mentions in the match report. He really should have had opportunity last year.

Pirelli tyres are crap.

Oh really, so crap that they managed to persuade Ecclestone and his F1 mob to sign a huge lucrative contract to use them this season.  If that's an example of crap then maybe George Osborne could do with learning a bit of that to get the country's economy back in shape!

The compound they use is far too soft. If Ecclestone wants cars to finish the race on their rims that's his problem.

Pirelli tyres are the lime green shirts of motoroing.

I'll bow to your superior knowledge of all things rubber and ask no further questions!

[Chipsticks]

I'm not prepared to judge any player on last season, particularly an attacking one given the tactics that were employed.

Same here. I'm keeping a particular eye and Bannan, and to a lesser extent Albrighton - who both disappointed last season.

[bertlambshank]

I hope Burton are the new Walsall for pre season.Very good day all round.Great to see a home end 50/50 with fans.The police done a very good as well,coming on the pubs and having a chat.

[UK Redsox]

Karmim Really impressed me today. Likewise Holman in the second half.

A good cross from Enda for the og, but he's got no pace

[paul_e]

I'm not prepared to judge any player on last season, particularly an attacking one given the tactics that were employed.

Same here. I'm keeping a particular eye and Bannan, and to a lesser extent Albrighton - who both disappointed last season.

Agreed, Bannan is the one I'm keeping an eye on for the new season, from what we're seeing so far the midfield play will suit him this year, if so he needs to step up and start controlling games.  Hopefully the long hollywood passes were down to the system and we'll see a lot more pass and move from him this year.  He's a great prospect and has shown flashes of brilliance so far but never looked like making those the norm rather than the highlights, I really hope he makes the step up.

The other one I'm really keen to see get a good run is Clark, From what I've seen I think he has everything he needs to be a top class central defender, he just needs to take his chance (which I'm convinced he'll get early this year) and start being a leader at the back for us.

[Steve R]

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I'll bow to your superior knowledge of all things rubber and ask no further questions!

I've had some bad experiences with soft compounds.