Euro 2016: Jamie Vardy is Steve Bull's super sub
Wolves legend Steve Bull has backed fellow non-league international graduate Jamie Vardy to carry on being England's super sub at Euro 2016.
Bull and Vardy are part of a select band to have started out in non-league football before going onto play at a major international tournament finals,
A place in the England squad for the World Cup 26 years ago went to 'Bully' - who was playing in the Second Division for Wolves at the time - and he figured four times at Italia 90.
Vardy, the second top goalscorer in the Premier League last season with champions Leicester City, made a stunning impact in the 2-1 win over Wales yesterday.
The 29-year-old figured in France for the first time as a half-time substitute and scored the equaliser, before having a hand in Daniel Sturridge's stoppage time winner.
It put England to within a point of winning Group B and progressing further in the European Championships, ahead of their final non-knockout clash against Slovakia on Monday night.
Bull will watch the game as the special guest in the Premier Suite of Cannock's Bar Sport. He will address the crowd at Scott Murray's establishment before and after the 8pm kick off.
Wolves' record goalscorer is their first guest for a group game who has played for England on the big stage, after fellow Molineux star John Richards and ex-Wales boss Bobby Gould.
And the 51-year-old is urging national boss Roy Hodgson to go with an unchanged side, then throw on the firepower that made all of the difference against the Welsh.
Bully said: "Jamie Vardy is still riding the wave of the success he'd had and, when you do that, everything you touch turns to goals. I think he'll carry on from here, for years to come.
"He's a good asset to have from the bench on Monday. All we need is a draw, so we should use the players that can get us that.
"I'd carry on with the side he's started with so far, because Vardy will get the goals that win games whenever he's introduced. We've got the ammunition to carry on from there.
"That's the way I'd do it, as half a game doesn't make anyone. If you turn to the substitutes for a killer touch, we've got the big guns to put on."
Vardy, Sturridge and 18-year-old Marcus Rashford all ran amok as England threw caution to the wind against Wales in the second-half.
Bully said: "I thought the substitutes were absolutely superb, it was just the kick up the backside that we needed. It shows, with two strikers, we will score goals.
"The defence has been criticised, but they held their own and Wales were only limited to a handful of chances. It should be about us going forward.
"We've got the option now of having five midfielders with Wayne Rooney running the show, or with three strikers running all over the place like the Red Arrows!
"Marcus Rashford is only a baby, he'll probably be a bit part player in these Euros but I think he'll be a big asset at the World Cup in two years time.
"Daniel Sturridge and Jamie Vardy came on and did what they do best, which is scoring goals. We are there as a team, not just one unit.
"They'll be telling each other, 'bring on Slovakia on Monday now.' I think this squad will do well, perhaps even reach the quarter or semi-finals."
Bull's big break in the game came when he was playing for Tipton Town, whose manager Sid Day also worked as a scout at West Brom.
The Baggies picked him up and later sold him to Wolves, where he played 561 games with 306 goals in a 13-year spell. He won 13 England caps, scoring four times.
Vardy, 29, was released aged 16 and ended up turning out for Stocksbridge Park Steels. Halifax and Fleetwood, before Leicester bought him for £1million in 2012.
Bull said: "He must be relishing this and I know how he feels, he'll be thinking 'I shouldn't be here,' but he's doing his club and country proud.
"It was a weird experience for me and Vardy has done something I haven't done, as he's played in the Premier League.
"I always told people if you have the knack, you'll score goals anywhere. It just got better through the players I was with.
"With England, the lads made me feel so relaxed it was unbelievable. No-one was any different to anyone else when I played at the World Cup.
"It didn't matter whether you were on the bench or in the starting line-up, you just wanted to help the team in any way you could.
"We were all together, from the kit man to the players to the manager, and I know that this England side is the same."
Bull believes Vardy and their contemporaries can act as an inspiration to youngsters following their footballing dreams.
He added: "I would tell anyone don't stop what you are doing, because there's always someone watching who might be able to give you that lucky break.
"Myself and Jamie Vardy are very lucky people who took the bull by the horns when we got that opportunity. All you have to do is work hard and play with a smile on your face."
Tickets are still available to see and meet Bull at Bar Sport, in a show that will be hosted by fellow Wolves favourite and respected after-dinner speaker Steve Kindon.
Packages range from 'Bronze,' 'Silver' and 'Gold' with all inclusive of a drinks reception, four-course meal and waitress service. Bookings have to be made in advance.
'Bronze' is £29.50 and 'silver' is £45, including free wine and middle row seating. Gold, at £75, includes the above, a front row position, plus a signed professional photograph and football.
The downstairs area of Bar Sport is also open for the game, free of charge. In total, there are 70 screens at the venue. For more information and to arrange a place, call 01543 572 092.