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I don't view them as rivals at all. Every Preston fan I know is sound tbf as well, but on social media etc they don't half come across as a set of bitter clowns and for that reason it'd be good to put one over on them. Their form in the last 5 is identical to ours so we both desperately need a win to stop the rot. Their defending yesterday was arguably more comical than ours, that own goal was an absolute pearler!

https://www.pne-online.net/forum/index.php?threads/plastics-away-ticket-details-3pm-kick-off.3429499/ Some of the comments on here really do beggar belief ? Ones suggested we WANT them to get tickets for the home end so theres trouble and they can justify moving it back to an early KO.

Brentford spent just shy of 9M on Pontus Jansson and Pinnock on top of the 3M on Raya. Spot the difference.

Teams have been promoted on the back of their loan dealings anyway, Watford and Villa just a few examples in recent times. Just to clarify I don't think we will get promotion, but we can still improve our squad. Instead of crying about having no money to spend on players theres loan deals to be done.

This is spot on. Despite numerous calls to pot Mowbray theres hardly any realistic replacements being mentioned! Hughton is the only one I've read that I'd be open to, but you'd also question if thats realistic. He seems to be holding out for a premiership job again. The only option is an Ainsworth type to step up from the lower league I'm afraid and that too is fraught with risk. Admittedly it is one we may have to take at some point if things don't improve.....

They blatantly signed Steele to up the homegrown player quota

Warnock said this is definitely his last season as a manager as he wants to enjoy life with his missus whilst they still can. So yeah in theory he could step in for a few months and see what he could do, what's the point though? He ain't gonna work with the Venkys not a chance. If anything he might accept an SOS job to save a team from relegation then bow out head held high.

Yeah maybe he is, doesn't mean he isn't still prone to mistakes like most keepers are!

Just watching highlights of the rest of the days games and we might slate our defence but hell fire theres been a lot worse out there today!

The way they're defending here it may be sooner rather than later

Didn't really do much wrong today, he was uncharacteristically sloppy against Huddersfield and just seemed a bit rusty in fairness.

He said his injury was fatigue related, which as ridiculous as it sounds wouldn't see him walking about on crutches

Just following up the comments about it being Tosins last game

Well that puts to bed another shit shower of a xmas period, again. Glad to see the back of it. Honestly couldn't care less who he names in the starting lineup at brum. They need to work their bollocks off in training now leading up to the Preston game. I think Chapman has made a case to start against them too. Which means he won't even make the bench no doubt....

Raya has dropped clangers their last 2 games costing them goals! Still let's just ignore those facts.

Give him a run of games, playing up front, simple as that really but highly doubtful it will happen. Strikers are confidence players, with the best will in the world he ain't ever gonna get that sat there on the bench.

Yes.

I think we will play much better today to be fair. We all knew deep down we'd struggle against the likes of Wigan and Brum deep down, who both admitted they came for a draw. Theres always that hope that things will be different this time, but they rarely are! Ultimately that's one of the reasons we always falter when play offs are mentioned. Forest will have a go today and leave a lot more space to exploit. Hoping for 2 up top preferably Brereton and Graham but that's probably unlikely sadly.

They might be interested but I'd be literally amazed if he goes on loan considering they play 2 up top and he seems to be getting some starts.

He was on the bench vs Huddersfield so hopefully not just gonna sit there holding Breretons hand

Che Adam's won't be going anywhere, he's started the last few games and we know how frail Ings is.

As far as pointless signings go that'd be right up there.....

If we send Brereton out on loan you can guarantee Graham will break down injured. Mind you he's never going to get match fit anyway festering on the bench. Samuel also attracting loan interest apparently.

Dunno but at 29 Smallwood needs to accept he may need to take a pay cut if he wants to play football instead of just festering his career away. Cracking league one player.

No idea if this has any credibility, if it has then you'd have to suspect its Smallwood.