Source: Team_Talk
Mellor ready for PNE challenge
Mellor is North End's leading scorer with nine goals this season but he has been sidelined since mid-January after undergoing a hernia operation.[LNB]He is competing with Stephen Elliott, Chris Brown, Jon Parkin and Karl Hawley for a place in the side and could make his comeback when Ipswich visit Deepdale this weekend.[LNB]Mellor told the club's official website: "We've got five decent strikers and whoever gets the shirt it's up to them to keep it.[LNB]"Parky (Parkin) has got a good haul, there's healthy competition but everyone is desperate to start. I'm in good enough shape for the end of the season and the play-offs."[LNB][LNB]