Crewe's win over Notts County gives some welcome selection headaches for Monday's trip to Harrogate.
Crewe Alexandra manager Lee Bell says he "welcomes the headaches" over selecting his starting XI at the moment.
The Alex snapped their three-game winless run with a welcome 2-1 win over Notts County last Saturday - their fifth victory - to stay one point outside the top seven after their opening 10 League Two games.
Bell has more options ahead of Monday night's televised trip to Harrogate Town, with the return from suspension of midfielder Owen Lunt and defender Reece Hutchinson.
"Lunty has been really good for us, it looks like he's kicked on," Bell told BBC Radio Stoke.
"We all know what he can add in terms of dimension and athleticism and he's shown that quality."
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Defender Charlie Finney, 21, came in for Hutchinson for his first start of the season against Notts and Bell said his performance has given him food for thought.
"I thought Charlie was excellent on Saturday, comfortably his best game for the football club, and Reece has just got player of the month, so it's a real dilemma which one I'm going to pick - we've got total belief in both of them.
"It's a really good position to be in so we welcome the headaches, because people are going to be left out on Monday."
Finney's first-team chances have been hampered by injury over the last few seasons, with 32 of his 36 league appearances coming from the bench so far.
After needing surgery to try to cure a persistent calf problem at the end of 2023, Finney signed a new one-year contract in the summer, with an option for another 12 months.
"I'm one of his biggest fans," Bell said.
"I pushed for him to stay at the club because I know what he's capable of.
"He's had a torrid time with injury. The operation he had isn't a straightforward one where you're fine - your body has to get used to how he can move.
"Basically he couldn't run in the manner he used to, but now he's looking more like that.
"He hasn't cracked it by any means but there's a really good player in there and we've got to try to get that out of him."
'We're excited to keep moving forward'
Ahead of the trip to North Yorkshire, Bell says he is content with how the first 10 games have gone.
"There's been a mixture but we're relatively pleased with where we are, knowing we could've picked up a few more points.
"But with fielding seven players of 21 and under we're going to get that little bit of inconsistency and we need to find that balance and making sure we can be that consistent team more often than not.
"We're excited to keep on moving forward and trying to improve."
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