Mansfield Town v Aston Villa all singing and dancing thread

[PeterWithesShin]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Jockey Randall]

1-0 Mansfied. From a corner.

I thought it was a Rory Delap special?

[Toronto Villa]

fuck me, losing to Mansfield

FAULKNER OUT!

[paulcomben]

Ma & Pa Triallist must be very proud of their Stags. Shame on Villa.

[Toronto Villa]

get Benteke on quick.

[supertom]

We tailed off disappointingly in the last 15 mins of the first half. I think Carruthers seemed to drift out the game having started well. Lost a bit of concentration at times and became sloppy. He's got to improve that.  Delph was a little sloppier than usual but still showed plenty of drive. Tonev was Tonev. Bacuna's final delivery was ropey.
Cole showed touches of class and generally at the heart of our best play. Gabby looks heavy and seems to have lost another yard of pace.
The back four generally have done well. Okore in particular looks very classy. I think he'll be a very good player. I'll go as far as saying, if we don't have a takeover in the next year, a big club will poach him. Given, like the rest of the backline has been solid bar the goal.

Looking forward to seeing the second half as we've got Zogbia who can offer some flair and drive, and a couple of poachers in Bent and Weimann. I'm hoping we look more dangerous in attack.

I'm not a fan of this mixed up line up thing we often do in pre-season. I'd like to see one half with a full line up of what Lambo think is our best available 11, then switch it to the back ups in the second half. I'd like to have seen Bent or Weimann in for Gabby and Zogbia in for Tonev for a start. Probably Westwood in place of Carruthers.

[supertom]

1-0 Mansfied. From a corner.

I thought it was a Rory Delap special?

I'll check on the replay...oh...

[Smirker]

get Benteke on quick.

Speaking of him when is he back?

[paulcomben]

"At this stage, it's only about fitness. We go again." Please can we rewind to the start of the World Cup and have another 6 weeks off Villa?

[Toronto Villa]

get Benteke on quick.

Speaking of him when is he back?

not until late October or even November I'd have thought.

[PeterWithesShin]

get Benteke on quick.

Speaking of him when is he back?

A few months at least most likely.

[Toronto Villa]

"At this stage, it's only about fitness. We go again." Please can we rewind to the start of the World Cup and have another 6 weeks off Villa?

well it kind of is about fitness and trying things. We played well, didn't take our chances. It doesn't matter. Okore looks very tidy which is a massive, massive plus.

[PeterWithesShin]

I wouldn't be surprised if it is closer to Christmas/New Year. It's a bitch of an injury.

[Smirker]

Cheers lads. Still a fair bit to go then. 

What about Kozak? Last I heard was he was back this month.

[Clampy]

We tailed off disappointingly in the last 15 mins of the first half. I think Carruthers seemed to drift out the game having started well. Lost a bit of concentration at times and became sloppy. He's got to improve that.  Delph was a little sloppier than usual but still showed plenty of drive. Tonev was Tonev. Bacuna's final delivery was ropey.
Cole showed touches of class and generally at the heart of our best play. Gabby looks heavy and seems to have lost another yard of pace.
The back four generally have done well. Okore in particular looks very classy. I think he'll be a very good player. I'll go as far as saying, if we don't have a takeover in the next year, a big club will poach him. Given, like the rest of the backline has been solid bar the goal.

Looking forward to seeing the second half as we've got Zogbia who can offer some flair and drive, and a couple of poachers in Bent and Weimann. I'm hoping we look more dangerous in attack.

I'm not a fan of this mixed up line up thing we often do in pre-season. I'd like to see one half with a full line up of what Lambo think is our best available 11, then switch it to the back ups in the second half. I'd like to have seen Bent or Weimann in for Gabby and Zogbia in for Tonev for a start. Probably Westwood in place of Carruthers.

Blimey that's a bit long winded for a first half pre-season friendly.