Bayside United players finished their gruelling pre Xmas workout with a competitive friendly amongst the sqaud at Pinkenba Reserve on Thursday night.

The game was a hastily arranged match as United had been due to host Mitchelton FC, who were forced to pull out on the eve of the game.

Boss Ben Ryan took the opportunity to field several trialists amongst the two line ups and was impressed with the standard of the game.

I thought the lads looked quite sharp to be honest. You could see the lads who've missed the training sessions with Tonie Carroll as they struggled to keep up with the others. There was some good football played and I think the lads enjoyed it.'

Ryan was also hopeful that a few of the new faces will be keen to join the new look Bayside United for 2012.

We had a few lads who were having a look at us, just as we will be looking at a few players from other clubs as well. Hopefully they will see what we are trying to achieve at Bayside and will want to be a part of it.'

It is thought that Ryan's main targets at this stage are Neil Mullen (Holland Park Hawks), Liam Mulligan (formerly Brisbane Athletic) and Jose Manuel Garcia (North Star).