Billy McEwan has signed fifteen players since taking charge (MTFC)

Mansfield Town manager Billy McEwan says his team have benefited from not having a midweek game this week.

The Stags boss had to hastily assemble a squad at the end of the summer, meaning the players had not had much time to train together.

But McEwan told BBC Radio Nottingham: "We're working a lot on organisation, discipline and the shape of the team.

"It's not easy but there's a lot of coaching points I've seen in the last few games that we're still short of."

Mansfield have won two and drawn one of their opening three games in the Blue Square Premier.

But McEwan says there's plenty more areas they can still improve on.

"The lads know the points we've got to improve on," he added. "And the points that we are doing well we can still look to do even better."