Preston fans will have been disappointed at the way the season finished - in January they were just three points off an automatic promotion slot. Are the club sleeping walking into danger ?

jamie.theodosi3mo ago

May be a controversial take, but I think Preston will be much closer to relegation than promotion next season. I just don’t think Paul Heckingbottom is the manager to take them up or into the play offs. Wouldn’t be a coach that would strike much enthusiasm into me as a Preston fan.

kyle.dimond3mo ago

Yeah, a real risk of the championship getting harder and them getting left behind

dantowen819513mo ago

A big issue for next season is that some of their star players were loanees. Devine, Dobbin and Jebbison will go, and they really missed Harrison Armstrong when Everton recalled him in January

jamie.brown823mo ago

I think under Heckingbottom they’ll be just fine, but would like to see them push the boat out this summer with the recruitment!

adam98williams3mo ago

Mid-table again next season. No danger of going down with Heckinbottom. The silence on the would-be takeover process is a much bigger issue…. It’s been silent for ages now

callum_boyle3mo ago

What would they be sleepwalking into? Preston are historically a mid table Championship club? They made a fast start and profited off others racing out the blocks late on before running out of steam. Finished 14th where everyone expected them to be. They don’t have the budget to compete at the top also won’t go down

markmarston3mo ago

They’re a bog standard championship club that can hope for top 8 at best. Hecky will make them competitive but that’s about it. With the league getting better every year, maybe they’ll drop, but not just yet imo

johnverrall113mo ago

Tough for them to compete with the wealth of the top clubs in the Championship now. I think next season could be a struggle, especially with Cardiff coming up, who you’d expect to compete pretty well