If you want to judge the strength of a football team you can do no better than take a look at the players on their bench.
When you're a side that has talent both on the pitch and on the bench, you know you have the weapons to win.
If Hull City find themselves a goal down in the second half against West Ham on Monday, manager Steve Bruce will be able to turn to his bench content in the knowledge he's now got so many options.
Picking a team for the arrival of the Hammers may seem a difficult task, but with Abel Hernandez still in Italy and Hatem Ben Arfa and Gaston Ramirez not fully fit, I don't anticipate we'll see many changes to the City starting line-up.
If Hernandez can get his visa sorted then there is every chance we could see all three on the bench for the West Ham game, with Mo Diame starting in midfield.
To be able to turn to your club-record signing for the last 15 minutes to get you a goal, or to a player I rate as the most talented at the club now, in Ben Arfa, to make an impact, that's an advantage Bruce has never had before.
It's a fantastic position for a manager to be in and with that competition for places set to intensify as the new arrivals find their feet at the club, those who start at the KC on Monday know the pressure is on them to perform or they will be out.
I'm expecting City to win the game and it's certainly a match they have to target.
The Hammers are going to be in the bottom half of the table this season and any time one of those clubs comes to the KC, Bruce's side must be targeting a win.
