Preston North End

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PRESTON NORTH END


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Nickname: The Lilywhites
Ground: Deepdale
Capacity: 19,466
Last season: Seventh
Manager: Paul Simpson (June 2006)

In: Billy Jones (Crewe), Karl Hawley (Carlisle), Kevin Nicholls (Leeds).

Out: David Nugent (Portsmouth), Michael Ricketts (Oldham), David Hibbert (Shrewsbury), Kelvin Wilson (Nottingham Forest), Chris Neal (Morecambe, loan), Ben Hinchcliffe (Derby), Carlo Nash, Pavel Pergl, Ashley Parillon.


BBC Sport verdict: How do Preston fill the gap left by David Nugent? Boss Paul Simpson returned to former club Carlisle for Karl Hawley and Kevin Nicholls will beef up the midfield but the play-offs look a longer shot this year.

Key man: Kevin Nicholls