Category Archives: Preston North End

Not the best start to the season. Scoring one goal in 4 games and playing 2 teams who are struggling. Interesting controversy about Portsmouth being a premium game with an entrance charge of £30. PNE need to get some money … Continue reading →

Nothing much to say, looks pretty bad. The case for the defence: It is said PNE have never done well at Swansea.  It is said PNE players are coming back from injury.  It is said it’s early yet. To use the … Continue reading →

First game of the season and PNE are in good company as Middlesbrough and Reading lost at home as well.  Do names matter though.  Last season PNE won all their opening games and in the end just managed to escape … Continue reading →

July, and next years season is getting into gear with the first friendlies.   Seems a bad idea.  Surely the season should start on 1st September or maybe August Bank Holiday with a couple of friendlies in the week before. Especially with … Continue reading →

Maurice Lindsay has been appointed Chairman of Preston North End to replace Derek Shaw who has been given the post of  Vice President of PNE. Maurice was on the board of Wigan Athletic and before that was Chief Executive of the … Continue reading →

2010 / 11 season opens on the 7th August which is 2 weeks earlier than it should.  A home game for Preston North End against Doncaster should be a good demonstration of what to expect in the new season.  Portsmouth and … Continue reading →

Trevor Hemmings in the form of Deepdale PNE Holdings now has almost 52% of the clubs shares and following stock exchange rules is offering to buy out all other shareholders.  Failure to obtain adequate shares will result in financial support being withdrawn from … Continue reading →

Today Blackpool have been promoted to the Premier League leapfrogging PNE in the Lancashire pecking order.  There was a time when it seemed that to go into the Premier League and be thrashed regularly looked a fate worth avoiding but having seen Burnley … Continue reading →

Late today an announcement that PNE has an outstanding tax bill that will cause the clubs shares to be suspended on Monday. The formal term appears to be a ‘winding up order’ which is thought to sound more dramatic than … Continue reading →

Beaten 4-1 at Reading in the last match of the season on Sunday 2nd May. General comment being a poor performance by Preston. End of season position 17th with 54 points. One victory a month in March and April probably … Continue reading →

Today at 5pm the Preston based national football museum closed at the historic Deepdale football stadium. The displays will next be presented in Manchester in 2011 in the modern Urbis building with the ski-run roof. The trustees said there is … Continue reading →

A battling win over Scunthorpe yesterday coupled with defeats for Sheffield Wednesday and Crystal Palace means that Preston will definitely be playing in the Championship in season 2010/11. Unless some amazing scandal creates a points deduction. Although both Wednesday and … Continue reading →

Bad run continues. Fortunately fan friendly Alan Irvine did us a favour with Sheffield Wednesday losing at home. Sheff W are looking sick but not dead. Difficult to imagine that if PNE stay in the Championship that they will be … Continue reading →

As the season changed to spring so Preston North Ends season became autumn.  The draw with Sheffield Wednesday put an end to hopes of a play-off place.  After being ahead 2-0 a mad couple of minutes threw away 2 points … Continue reading →

Preston are seeking a consistent formation since the arrival of Darren Ferguson. The result against Derby was disappointing after a good start.   Tuesday 16th: Derby 5 PNE 3. From 1-0 up to 5-2 down. Darren and the teams record in the league is: … Continue reading →

North End well beaten with a mixed display at Bristol with Mr Ferguson in charge for the first time. There’s time, but with Chelsea scoring 7 and playing PNE in the cup next week the defence are no doubt practicing … Continue reading →

Certainly adds spice to the managerial roundabout when PNE get a new man and Sheff W, a rival Championship club, take on the old one. On Wednesday at 4pm Darren Ferguson and Derek Shaw had a press conference to introduce … Continue reading →

Around 9pm news organisations started announcing they ‘understood’ Darren Ferguson is to be the new PNE manager.  Started on the BBC, then Sky, then LEP.  LEP comments pages still on the daily 200 inputs.  Most supportive of the new appointment. … Continue reading →