Category Archives: Preston North End

Preston North End or football related to the region around Preston.

Graham Westley takes over at PNE

Graham Westley has moved from Stevenage to take over the managers job at Preston North End. Bringing his 2 coaching staff, John Dreyer and Dino Maamria. Not wasting any time he signed 3 loan players on Friday 20th January: Jamie … Continue reading

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PNE end Phil Brown’s time

After a poor run of results PNE’s new Chairman, Peter Ridsdale, told Phil Brown his time was up yesterday, 14th December, only 11 months after he replaced Darren Ferguson. PNE have had a string of management changes with Alan Irvine … Continue reading

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North End move to second place

Worth mentioning that after winning last night at Wycombe, PNE are 2nd in league 1 with a game in hand on the leaders. So theoretically could be table leaders. Not to get over excited at this stage in season.  A couple … Continue reading

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PNE 2011 / 12 fixtures released

Yesterday the Football League released Preston’s League 1 fixtures.  The first game is at home against Colchester on the 6th August. The last time PNE played Colchester it was in the cup and PNE scored 7 goals. The second game … Continue reading

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PNE Relegated 25th April 2011 – back for the Guild?

After being promoted to the Championship in 2000 and reaching the play-offs 4 times: 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009 Preston lost at home today while teams above won, and so PNE were relegated. During the time in the Championship North End … Continue reading

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PNE: 3 games to go – still not down

Poor result at Millwall and on TV. Or was it on TV so was obviously going to be a  poor result.  Phil Brown has a big job to keep belief high in the squad after losing 4-0 but it’s still there … Continue reading

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PNE not out, but looking sick

North End have played all the top teams in the last few weeks and in reality haven’t done that badly. Depressing that the new manager Phil Brown has not won a single game yet little more has been expected in … Continue reading

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PNE at the nadir or on a chute

PNE 0 Bristol City 4. Sounds bad yet PNE were fighting back after losing an early goal until McLaughlin had a serious injury just before half time; all the best to him.  Several new players in the squad.  Sometimes new managers … Continue reading

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PNE’s big game at Scunthorpe

We’re all waiting for the lift off and the 6 pointer at Scunthorpe is the place to start.  Defeat will leave PNE at least 5 points adrift, pschologically damaged although perhaps theoretically little further away from safety, and with only 2 points … Continue reading

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Phil Brown appointed Preston manager

Some optimism now. We all know Phil from his extravert antics at Hull, providing a lot of entertainment; singing to the crowd, keeping the players on the pitch at half-time. He did a good job there, although they seemed to … Continue reading

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Stoke City take back loan players from Preston

If David Unsworth becomes a successful manager he has the opportunity to perhaps look back to this week as his finest hour.  Imagine that 2 days before a match you’re appointed caretaker manager and later in the day 2 of your best players have … Continue reading

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Manchester United take back loan players from Preston

Following the ending of Darren Ferguson’s term at PNE his father Sir Alex Ferguson has immediately recalled two loan players and a third who is on a longer contract is wanted back.  Two of the players appear to have made a … Continue reading

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Darren Ferguson sacked

Yesterday PNE lost 3-1 at home to Middlesbrough and a win for either team would have been a good lift up the relegation area. That PNE lost and Scunthorpe won cemented PNE well down in the relegation spots.  Overall PNE had … Continue reading

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PNE bottom of the championship

How many clubs have stayed with a manager when they have been at the bottom with things seeming to be getting worse in November, yet……… Yesterday PNE dropped to bottom following the home defeat to Hull and Crystal Palace winning at … Continue reading

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Ronnie Clayton – Preston born star of Blackburn Rovers

On October 29th Ronnie Clayton, the famous Blackburn Rovers midfielder of the 1950′s and 60′s, died aged 76. Making his first team debut at the age of 17, playing for England at 20 and captaining England at 25 and yet continuing … Continue reading

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Burnley 1 Referee 3 PNE 3

North End live on BBC2 today and looking good at 3-1 in the lead. Then a bit of an incident where Burnley thought a PNE player had handled although it looked one of those unavoidable handballs.  The ref looked a … Continue reading

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PNE in 21st place at the end of August

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

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Game 2: Swansea 4, PNE 0

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

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PNE 0 Doncaster Rovers 2

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

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PNE pre-season friendlies start

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

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