Two days ago, I speculated as to Preston North End’s chances of emulating the Stoke City of 2008 and the Burnley of 2009 in elevating themselves next May. Sean St. Ledger’s move to Middlesbrough on loan is a rare example of an upwardly mobile borrowing. That’s not to denigrate the Lilywhites of course; it’s just that one suspects a subsequent hefty fee will be forked out for the faux-Irishman come January. Following on the heels of multi-season mainstay Paul McKenna’s departure for the City Ground in July, the deal may prompt some PNE fans to question the reasoning behind this…
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Summer Turns to Autumn in the Championship
September 21 officially signals the end of the UK summer and we move into that leaf-peeping season curiously referred to by our Transatlantic cousins as the Fall. The term is apt if you’re a Royal, a Bluebird, a Pilgrim or a Tractor Boy, but as the weather resolutely refused to turn on another blisteringly Indian Summer of a weekend, which conclusions did we make?: West Bromwich Albion’s devastating defeat of Middlesbrough snatched our collective breaths away. Two seasons back, a late autumnal thumping of closest rivals Watford laid down a marker that would lead to eventual promotion; this term, the…
How good could Big Jon Parkin be?
Alan Irvine showed admirable loyalty to Preston North End by choosing to stay by the Ribble this Summer, given that West Bromwich Albion were one club who had been rumoured to be interested. That said, PNE blatantly overachieved in 2008-9. The season seemed to drift along a little during the autumn months but Irvine’s honest prescription of workhorse powered organization (cynics would say defensiveness) finally won the day and the lilywhites found themselves in the rarefied final play-off position. Sheffield United proved too powerful over two legs but the Scotsman’s reputation was rightly enhanced.All the pointers, however, are that this…
P Squires: Interesting read, but '...which by train is comfortably further from L...
Lloyd: An enjoyable, snappy piece of writing Will.
Going through Worcester...
Frank Heaven: LR - yes, that's right, with Albion and Wolves being in Staffordshire....
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Eoghan Darbyshire: Quality player, could see he was head and shoulders above the rest of...
