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RE: PNE news - themaclad - 12-12-2017
Yep rumour doing the rounds sadly he has the pre transfer window hamstring injury!!!!
Meanwhile youths lose 5-0
RE: PNE news - themaclad - 17-12-2017
Under 18's drew 3 all with Fleetwood
RE: PNE news - themaclad - 21-12-2017
Youth's win 6-1 at Lincoln
RE: PNE news - themaclad - 27-12-2017
Possible Scunthorpe target Eoin Doyle may be out of action for a while with a possible blood clot
RE: PNE news - themaclad - 02-01-2018
Kevin O'Connor wins 1 million on Irish euro suspect the drinks are on the PNE defender
RE: PNE news - themaclad - 07-01-2018
Youths lose 3-0 to Wigan
RE: PNE news - themaclad - 14-01-2018
Youths beat Rotherham 2-0
RE: PNE news - themaclad - 22-01-2018
Hat trick against the Lashers in his first game, the lads a star already
Goalscoring Start Pleases Simpson
Connor Simpson was pleased to make a goalscoring start to life with Preston North End after he netted a hattrick in the youth team’s 5-2 win against Blackpool.
It was the striker’s first appearance for the club at any level after making the switch from Hartlepool United earlier this month to join up with Alex Neil’s first team squad.
The 17-year-old was delighted with how his first outing for the club panned out, opening the scoring for Nick Harrison’s team inside ten minutes before netting the Lilywhites’ third and fourth goals to put PNE 4-2 up in the second half.
“It's a good way for me to start in my first game for Preston North End and I think I did well to get the goals,” the young striker told PNE.com.
“I had two chances before my first goal where I could have scored, but I did score after those and we were away after that. They scored before half-time and the game was on again, but in the second-half we really put the pressure on them and put some more goals in the back of the net.
“Every goal I scored put us in the lead or further in the lead, so it was great to put the team ahead and kick on from there and then get the fourth and fifth after we went ahead again. We could have won by more in the end, but you have to finish your chances.
“I need to do it every day in training, not just on a weekend. I need to show in training that I can be the same and put myself about and work hard to do my best.”
Simpson was also grateful for the opportunity to build up his match fitness, having not played competitively since featuring for former club Hartlepool on New Years’ Day.
“I haven’t played in about a month now, I haven’t had a full 90 minutes so it’s good to get a bit of fitness in the tank and get some of the cobwebs off.
“It’s just about playing as much as I can really and getting as many minutes in the tank as I can. I played the full 90 minutes today, so it was really good to finish the game.
“I just want to learn more, there’s obviously still a lot to learn being a young player. I think with the more training I have and the more games I play, everything will come in time, I just need to train as much as I can and work as hard as I can.
“You learn from every game and I’ll have a look back at the clips and be able to learn from this game as well.”
Simpson has trained with the first team squad since his move to North End, and was therefore pleased by the welcome he received from the youth team players, many of whom he had not met before the game.
“All the lads were class from when I came in and obviously not knowing them, they made me feel welcome and getting those three goals is a really good start for me.
“They’ve all mucked in and done well as a team today and helped me when I needed it. It’s obviously hard coming into a team and not knowing the lads and playing with them straight away, but we’ve done really well today.
“I didn’t really know them coming in and the coaches were helping me to get to know them, but it’s hard when there’s ten other players out there. But after the first 20 minutes or so, I got to know what the lads’ strengths are and that sort of thing; they’re all really good players.
“We tried to play to everyone’s strengths, they tried to play the ball up to me and then the players linking up around me, that’s what they’re all good at.”
RE: PNE news - themaclad - 26-01-2018
Manager Alex Neil is looking forward to giving some players an opportunity to show what they can do this weekend in the FA Cup clash at Sheffield United.
The manager made changes to his side in the previous round against Wycombe Wanderers, which saw a number of players keep their place in the team for the follow league games having impressed the gaffer, and Neil is hoping for more of the same on Saturday.
The PNE boss holds the FA Cup in high regard, and feels a good cup run can only be a positive for the club and for his squad.
Speaking to iFollow ahead of the trip to Bramall Lane: "If somebody offered me three points or to be through to the next round of the cup I would probably take the three points. I’m not saying it’s not as important, because it is, however our goal this season is to try and get as close and into that Play-Off position as we can.
"I think a good cup run is excellent for the club, it’s excellent for the players and we have a really healthy squad at the minute in terms of two players in each position and things like that.
"So to give other guys an opportunity to show that they should be playing without jeopardising any points I think is a great thing.
"Like you saw in the last round, some of the lads took that opportunity and subsequently stayed in the team since then so I think it’s a great chance for me to give some of them a shot."
The gaffer believes a positive run in the cup could reap rewards in the league, and hopes Saturday's tie can kickstart a winning run.
"We've been in relatively good form in terms of not having lost games, however we are in a position at the moment where we want to start turning draws into wins.
"I think that's going to be the crucial transition for us in terms of getting those wins and getting three points on the board.
"I understand this is a cup game but we need to look at the bigger picture and I think good performances and good wins build confidence, build momentum and we want to try and make sure that we keep going with that."
Chris Wilder's Blades are the opposition this weekend, North End were 1-0 winners when the sides faced each other last month but Neil has been impressed with the Yorkshire side this season.
On the last encounter, the manager said: "We've done a lot of analysis on them and they were one of the best teams I've seen in terms of, there hadn't really been anyone who has completed dominated them, which is unusual.
"Usually there is one really poor performance somewhere along the course of the season and I would go as far as to say I think we are one of the best teams to play against them, certainly that day.
"So we are going to have to put in another performance like that to make sure we try and win, but they are good at home, they are a good side, they've got some good players.
"I think they are very much like us, they are a working man's club, they put in the time, the effort, the grit. They are well organised, they work really hard so it's going to be a really tough match.
RE: PNE news - themaclad - 26-01-2018
Derby game on TV Easter Monday 12.45 boot off