Rovers have started the season with three wins in four games, taking seven points from nine in the Championship. Five goals have already been scored by substitutes, with Arnor Sigurdsson's strike at the weekend ensuring another player from the bench was the match-winner. That tally is already more than they managed in the entirety of last season.

Having options from the bench was a luxury Eustace feels he didn't have last season and has therefore been delighted with the impact of his substitutes. READ MORE: RANGERS BOSS' PREDICTIONS OVER FUTURE OF ROVERS TARGET "If you look at what we did last year, I only really used 14 players. Did we have the squad depth? I don't think we did," he told The Lancashire Telegraph.

"The lads we did use last year were outstanding but there was very limited numbers. We have spoken about that but people wanted to still speak about results and ask why we didn't do this and that. "You're only as good as your squad.

We have improved the squad in those forward areas and when we look around to make positive changes, they're paying off. "We know we can keep going. It won't always work, we don't always score late on but it's important everyone sees we have the righting spirit which we had last year.

" Rovers have started the season in fine form in front of goal, scoring 14 goals in their first four games of the season. The goals have been spread around too with nine different players already finding the net. After being hard to beat last term to secure s.