The Preston Chronicle
Squad6 Mar 2028
A knee injury of the worst kind for Jordan Thompson
89 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Preston lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
The dugout6 Mar 2028
Alfie Devine keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Preston may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Player ratings6 Mar 2028
Thierry Small was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 24. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Market6 Mar 2028
Preston may not be able to give Thierry Small what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Thierry Small wants continental football; whether Preston can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
The dugout6 Mar 2028
The manager makes an example of Lukas Jensen
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market6 Mar 2028
Stephen Murphy steps up from the Preston academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Stephen Murphy has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market6 Mar 2028
One of our own: Alexander Hamilton joins the Preston first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alexander Hamilton is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market6 Mar 2028
Robert Harris steps up from the Preston academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Robert Harris has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Match29 Feb 2028
A bad afternoon for Preston against Leicester City
0‑1 to Leicester City, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
In brief
- Squad Time is catching up with Andrew Hughes
- Match Honours even between Preston and Cardiff City
- Squad A smaller club would suit Thierry Small now