I’ve found my best XI says Watson
LIAM Watson believes he has found his best starting XI at Southport after replacing Kevin Davies during the summer. The former Bolton and England forward was sacked after a disastrous end to the last campaign, which resulted in the club finishing just outside the relegation zone.
Watson’s rebuilding job at Haig Avenue has been tougher than initially anticipated, however, with the club winning just one of their opening 12 games this term.
The manager, though, reckons they’re better value than the table shows.
“We battered Darlington. We battered FC United,” Watson explained. “It could have been four, five nil. We missed penalties in both games.
“We missed a penalty against Alfreton, we scored early against Brackley and it was given