Because that bench contains a total of 19 Saints League goals between them, 9 of them are Manning, and 7 are Edozie. Stranger things can happen but I don't think that's a game changing bench particularly. First XI is strong though. 💪
Preston's forum can't even work out their formation. Their number 1 has been dropped too for poor performances recently.
I like it. The bench isn't as strong as it has been but the first team is one of the strongest he could have put out. We need to get the job done early today.
Pre-injury he was excellent and I liked the way he struck a ball - one of those signings where a team brings in the best Championship talent and it proves a success, much like Bowen for West Ham. Sadly the injury meant he was never the same, which is a shame for him as he could have been an England staple.
Spend the readies and get Karim Konate from Salzburg. Previously linked with Forest, he's 22, a powerful striker, he's had a major injury issue in the last couple of years but he's fit again now and back to scoring goals. Excellent record really.
Preston and Derby up next - 6 points from those and surely we will be in or around the automatics. Then Sheffield United.....then the biggest game of the Millennium.