Club historians are often elusive characters and most fans assume that they spend all their time in libraries researching random and somewhat unnecessary statistics. Ian Rigby, lifelong Preston fan, has made it his life’s aim to know everything about the Lilywhites and on 31 January 2009 his dedication was recognised by the club as they…
Bolton girl Alisha Butterworth is full of pride after being selected to represent England at the Muay Thai World Championships in May. The youngster is 12 years old and attends St James C of E School in Bolton but has been training and fighting Muay Thai since she was just five years old and now…
Preston fans have responded positively to the clubs decision to trial out a new smoking area for fans at half time during games. The area, which is located on the corner where the Sir Tom Finney stand and Alan Kelly Town End meet was trialed for the Nottingham Forest game. This comes after the club…
Defeat at Leicester Lions confirmed relegation from National League Two North for Preston Grasshoppers. Despite a spirited performance, the loss means that Hoppers will be playing level five rugby at Lightfoot Green next season. Head Coach Garth Dew said: “‘The scoreline doesn’t look great and that loss seals our fate, but I’m actually proud of…
Wigan Athletic succumbed to another loss as goals from Dwight Gayle and Matt Ritchie, either side of Michael Jacobs’ goal, condemned Graham Barrow’s men to a third straight defeat. The first half was a largely flat affair with neither side carving out any real opportunities. Gayle then broke the deadlock with his 22nd goal of the season after Mohamed…
You couldn’t meet a nicer man in your community than Preston’s own Malcolm Rae. The 70-year-old former mental health nurse was rewarded with an OBE for services to health care in 1996 but since his retirement, he has arguably gone on to greater things. Rae was instrumental in the formation of State of Mind Sport,…
Simon Grayson says that his Preston side have nothing to lose following their 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest at Deepdale at the weekend. Preston missed the chance to close the gap on the play-offs to just 4 points with a win, but a revitalized Forest side under new manager Mark Warburton had other ideas. The…
Struggling Burnley host Stoke City at Turf Moor tomorrow night in a crucial Premier League clash. Sean Dyche’s side are coming off the back of a 2-0 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend, a result that stretched their winless run to eight games, dating back to the end of January. Meanwhile, ninth placed…
Play-off chasing Preston will welcome Bristol City to Deepdale on Tuesday night in the Sky Bet Championship. Simon Grayson’s side will be looking to get back on track after being held to a frustrating draw at home to lowly Nottingham Forest at the weekend. The relegation-threatened visitors will be eager to pick up points after…
Former fighter and boxing promoter, Kieran Farrell (14-1), talks about his career and his plans for the future. The 26-year-old was inspired to take up the sport when legends such as Prince Naseem Hamed and Mike Tyson were in their primes. “When I first saw fighters like Naz (Prince Naseem Hamed) and Mike Tyson on…
Bolton Wanderers draw 0-0 with Chesterfield at the Macron stadium. In the first half, the game was a tactical battle with the teams passing and probing in the opening exchanges. Filipe Morais was bright and would have opened the scoring if he could have kept his shot down. Adam Le Fondre’s freekick lifted the home…
Preston and Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 after two goals either side of half time from Britt Assombolonga and Aiden McGeady ensured the spoils were shared at Deepdale in the Sky Bet Championship. It was Preston who came out of the traps quickly and had a flurry of chances early on. The first of which came…
Burnley were beaten by Tottenham as second-half goals from Eric Dier and Heung-Min Son gave the visitors a 2-0 win at Turf Moor. After an uneventful first half, Spurs were much improved after the interval and broke the deadlock through Dier’s powerful shot from a corner that wasn’t cleared effectively. Son came off the bench…
Burnley will continue their push for survival when they host Tottenham Hotspur at Turf Moor at the weekend. 11 places in the Premier League table separate the two sides with the Clarets in 13th and the visitors in 2nd place. In the reverse fixture at White Hart Lane, Spurs came back from behind to win…
The next match in Wigan Athletic’s relegation battle is an away trip to Newcastle United, a tough challenge for Graham Barrow’s first away fixture in charge. The task facing the interim manager is fast becoming an impossible one and after their 2-0 loss to Aston Villa a fortnight ago, a trip to St James’ Park…
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