Groundhog Day for Bully

Stafford manager Steve Bull undertakes the second leg of 'Groundhog Day' warning Kings Lynn they will face a very different proposition to the Rangers' side of last weekend.

Bully takes his side to the Walks Stadium for the second Saturday in succession (3pm), this time in Blue Square North action, after a 3-2 win for the hosts in the FA Trophy last time out.

To be fair to Rangers, they came from 2-0 down to level the scores before losing in the end, doing so without a number of first-team regulars.

Stuart Pierpoint, Nick Amos and Jake Moult were three sidelined, who had been the heartbeat of the team in recent weeks.

Only injured defender Amos is unlikely to play tomorrow, with fellow stopper Pierpoint back from suspension and midfielder Moult eligible again after being cup-tied for the first game.

With new signing Louis Briscoe standing by for his debut in attack, Bully suddenly has a plethora of options.

He has also revealed that he will definitely use two strikers, for the first time in a while, music to the Marston Road faithful's ears.

He said: "Yes, there will be two strikers for us at Kings Lynn. Now I have the players to do that, I will. Whether that will be with four or five in midfield, I am not sure yet.

"The options that I have compared to last Saturday are much better. If you took those three players out of any side at this level, they would struggle.

"With Louis Briscoe ready to come in and Mark Magee scoring from the bench in the last game, I have some tough but welcome decisions to make ahead of the game."

It would be fair to say that Bully owes the Norfolk side one after last week, but the manager sees tomorrow's match as an entirely different job altogether.

Defeat in the FA Trophy ended any hopes of meaningful cupware for the season so now there is only one focus - promotion from the Blue Square North.

Bull said: "The game at Kings Lynn takes on a different proposition now. It is a middle-of-the-table clash, where we can really move away from the pack if we win and start challenging.

"I have stated all along that, with everybody fit and available, we are capable of a play-off place. The players that we have recently brought in only strengthen that claim.

"But we have got to get the results to prove it."