North Village skipper Ralph Bean Jr. reckons his side have erased the mistakes that contributed to their Charity Cup meltdown against PHC Zebras two weeks ago as they prepare for their first match in the Martonmere Cup on Saturday against Devonshire Colts.

Village were given a harsh lesson in what goes around comes around as the men from Warwick redeemed their 7-3 loss in the Friendship Final last season, issuing seven of their own in a 7-1 thrashing of the Rams.

Bean believes the break in between games has been a blessing, giving his team time to work out the kinks that were obvious in their defeat; one of which is their fitness.

"The team we fielded in the Charity is a different team from what we had last year," said Bean. "But we are ok and will look to bounce back from that match.

"We are still building with what we have and gelling the new guys in.

"We obviously want to improve on our last game, and that is what we have been doing since the Charity, so we will gauge how far we are along after the game.

"Any improvements right now are a bonus for us.

"The season hasn't started yet so results right now are not important.

"I mean everyone wants to win, but we want the win our games in the league.

"Our fitness was our main weakness and it was quite evident during the match. They were prepared and we weren't, simple as that."

North Village will run up against a Colts side that have already played a match in their group, losing to Dandy Town 2-0 on Saturday, and could be the ones who catch the brunt of Village's rage as they look to stay in the tournament with a victory.

Nothing less than a win for Colts will help them in their bid to advance to the next round.

"Both teams will be out for redemption this weekend so it should be a good contest," he said.

"I would like to say at the end of the match that the difference between our last game and this one is fitness, but we can't say that until the match is done and we can be honest with ourselves."