The beautiful full-colour illustrations in this fiction book follow the story of Dan, a sub. He is fed up. It is no fun as a sub. But on the big day, he gets to play. Now he is not a sub.

Themed around the world of football, this fiction story is perfect for struggling readers, to help them develop the basics of reading. With an exciting football-related story and a good range of characters, this book will engage and inspire readers who need a structured, systematic, synthetics phonics-based text.