The Preston Chronicle
Boardroom21 Aug 2028
Preston part company with John Kelly
The statement thanked him for his efforts and wished him well, in that order and in about that many words. The search begins immediately.
Boardroom21 Aug 2028
James Johnson minds the shop at Preston
“I am not thinking past Saturday, and I would advise nobody else to.” The caretaker’s first rule is to pretend the job is small; James Johnson recited it perfectly.
Market21 Aug 2028
The Oldham Athletic deal is off
Everything was agreed until it was not, and Alfie Devine reports back to Preston with a summer to forget. Neither club is saying who walked away from the table.
Match19 Aug 2028
The wait goes on for Preston
6 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Market21 Aug 2028
Preston turn down Tranmere Rovers for Dillon Phillips
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
No thanks: Mykhaylo Mudryk rejects the move
Preston had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Chelsea, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Match19 Aug 2028
4 matches without a goal for Preston
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 4 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
Boardroom21 Aug 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Preston
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Transfer targets21 Aug 2028
Arsenal tell Preston: Edson Álvarez is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
In brief
- The dugout Mateus Mané gets it from the manager
- Match A bad afternoon for Preston against Coventry City
- Market John Brown steps up from the Preston academy