Author: Lloyd
Turmoil Week: Preston North End
Back in November 2011, Preston City Council reluctantly announced that the redevelopment of England’s 50th city had hit the buffers. John Lewis had pulled out of the Tithebarn regeneration scheme in the city centre and, operating as we are “in the middle of one of the worst economic and financial situations since the 1930s”, plans will now be made to scale down the blueprint accordingly.
Similarly, the city’s football club …
Conversations with Andrew Harding (Shrewsbury Town)
In our first Conversations post of 2012, I speak with Salop fan Andrew Harding about the quality of this year’s crop and whether the club’s move out of town to the New Meadow has been a success, amongst other things.
Andrew can be tracked on twitter via @andrewcharding, or at his own website.
LL: Shrewsbury were acknowledged in various season previews as likely ‘there or thereabouts’ candidates …
Trading Places: Time to Reform the Football League’s Loan System?
To look closely at the associated regulations is to acknowledge the Football League’s existing loan system as nothing less than a free for all.
‘Temporary loan transfer’ is the umbrella heading which comprises the following three types of move permissible under the current system:
• ‘Standard Loans’ (half or full season in length and arranged during the two transfer windows);
• ‘Emergency Loans’ (28-93 days in length and arranged …
So Long, Farewell
So, after some two and a half years and 701 posts, we’re calling time on our Blogger platform. Having become frustrated with the anodyne templates and the unreliable comment facility, we’ve decided to set up a slightly more bespoke shop at http://thetwounfortunates.com/, courtesy of some unbelievably generous philanthropy from web designer Michael Kinlan. Launching on Tuesday 3rd January, we hope that the new site will help make …
The Thursday Preview: Carlisle Vs Preston
After two calendar years of last-minute cramming and form-checking, this ditty on the Boxing Day derby between Preston and Carlisle will be our last Thursday Preview. With a new platform less than two weeks away, we’ve decided to refocus our efforts, leaving the Monday Profile as the sole weekly column on TTU.
But what a bang to go out on. It’s been all-change at Deepdale over the past few …