Midfielder Jamie Vermiglio has targeted a return to AFC Telford United's starting line-up - at the expense of player of the year Carl Rodgers.Midfielder Jamie Vermiglio has targeted a return to AFC Telford United's starting line-up - at the expense of player of the year Carl Rodgers.
School teacher Vermiglio has been ruled out of the Bank Holiday weekend fixtures at home to Ilkeston and away to Gloucester due to a groin injury.
But he hopes to be fully fit to stake his claim by the time the tough-tackling Rodgers - known to his team-mates as Bruno - starts a three-match suspension on September 1.
The 27-year-old believes he is in the right shape to prove his worth in place of a man whose consistency saw him chosen by the fans as their star man last season.
"I'd been feeling good and thought there might be an opportunity for me to start soon, with Bruno having a suspension coming up," he said.
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