The Official Preston North End v Bristol City Match Day Thread

[havanatopia]

Sorry everyone.. I tried to search for last season's thread of same fixture but the new platform otib search box kept spitting out my request.. this, MODS, has actually been happening to me on Chrome since the day you went live.. fyi.

I wanted to ensure no repetition of my same fixture thread.

Anyway.. lets just throw this thread open to others this time to see if they can add some interesting facts about Albert Finney's Preston and the town of the same name.

I did say 0-2 on Yohsi's predictor but would be equally unsurprised if its 1-1. I actually think we have a real chance tonight though with all things considered. 

Kodjia and Wilbs, one goal in each half.

Off for a Filipino Indian.. whatever that is.. I'll let you know later.

UTC.

[Major Isewater]

Are you going to eat something afterwards ?

[Abraham Romanovich]

To add a bit of meat to the bone of Havanatopia's original post who would have thought that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid have links to Preston.

 Butch did emanate from Preston and is said that the spoke with a "Lanky" twang. Born Robert LeRoy Parker in Beaver, Utah on April 13, 1866, Cassidy was the first of 13 children. His Mormon parents had come to Utah from England in 1856, his father came from Preston. http://www.utah.com/adventures/old_west/butch_cassidy.htm 

Also perhaps more interestingly The first Kentucky Fried Chicken shop in the UK was opened in Preston in 1965

And there was I thinking it was a cultural backwater.

[reddogkev]

The first KFC was in Preston???  The chicken and seasoning used to taste so much better when they were called Kentucky Fried Chicken instead of the lazy KFC.

Does KFC serve Filipino Indians?

Back to the game, and I'm torn between 1 -1, or the Spoons inspired 3 - 2 city win.

 

[cider-manc]

The Preston by pass was opened in 1958 becoming Britain's first motorway, it later became part of the M6. The M6 being the route many Preston fans took to watch their team thrash Swindon 4-0 at Wembley stadium in the 2015 play-off final.

The black Horse pub is the only one in the country to have 3 public entrances on 3 different streets. Coincidently Jermaine Beckford scored 3 goals in the 2015 League 1 play-off final thrashing of Swindon.

 

 

[Major Isewater]

The Preston by pass was opened in 1958 becoming Britain's first motorway, it later became part of the M6. The M6 being the route many Preston fans took to watch their team thrash Swindon 4-0 at Wembley stadium in the 2015 play-off final.

The black Horse pub is the only one in the country to have 3 public entrances on 3 different streets. Coincidently Jermaine Beckford scored 3 goals in the 2015 League 1 play-off final thrashing of Swindon.

 

 

Don't forget to mention that they thrashed those Pantomine dames from Swindon in the play offs ... Oh you did n't .

[Nogbad the Bad]

Havana, I'm surprised you haven't mentioned that when Nogbad and pals followed City to Deepdale one wintry Saturday in the 80's there were 2 very odd blokes dressed as cowboys in the City end. Full regalia - stetsons, studded belts, cowboy boots, the lot (well, no pistols or lassos) and the wear and tear indicated these were their everyday clothes, not fancy dress.

As the match progressed, and PNE scored, it became clear that these 2 oddbods were openly supporting Preston in our end, seemingly completely oblivious to the annoyance that might cause. However nobody objected too strongly as they had real spurs - evil looking sharp metallic outcrops sticking out several inches - on the heel of their boots, which could have caused alot of damage if they'd backheeled either in anger, celebration, or even accidentally. Very much potentially dangerous weapons and so visible you'd expect they'd have been removed at the turnstiles. So, as they weren't actively agitating in any way, apart from numerous dirty looks they were simply given a wide berth by what, after all, was a fairly small City following on a spacious, if fenced off, away terrace. 

The impression we got was the bizarre duo appeared so comfortable, at home, and impervious to the away fans that they were probably in this spot in the away end dressed like this every week with the full knowledge of the police and whatever stewards there might have been at the time, whoever the opposition. Quite surreal. 

[BigTone]

Sorry everyone.. I tried to search for last season's thread of same fixture but the new platform otib search box kept spitting out my request.. this, MODS, has actually been happening to me on Chrome since the day you went live.. fyi.

I wanted to ensure no repetition of my same fixture thread.

Anyway.. lets just throw this thread open to others this time to see if they can add some interesting facts about Albert Finney's Preston and the town of the same name.

I did say 0-2 on Yohsi's predictor but would be equally unsurprised if its 1-1. I actually think we have a real chance tonight though with all things considered. 

Kodjia and Wilbs, one goal in each half.

Off for a Filipino Indian.. whatever that is.. I'll let you know later.

UTC.

Condensed Version:

Preston

Another place oop North best lost.

The barmaid in the pub beside the station does have lovely big breasts.

 

 

[cider-manc]

Don't forget to mention that they thrashed those Pantomine dames from Swindon in the play offs ... Oh you did n't .

Just trying to be as historically accurate as possible.

[BigTone]

 that they were probably in this spot in the away end dressed like this every week with the full knowledge of the police

Maybe they were the Police

[ashton_fan]

For anyone who has SportsDevil I see our match is listed for tonight on Streamsports.me, hopefully will work (not all Championship games listed)

[Port Said Red]

For anyone who has SportsDevil I see our match is listed for tonight on Streamsports.me, hopefully will work (not all Championship games listed)

Interesting will check this out in hotel room

[Nogbad the Bad]

Maybe they were the Police

No, they definitely weren't wearing Sheriff and Deputy badges.

 

 

[havanatopia]

Are you going to eat something afterwards ?

the filipino indian quenched my appetite rather well but i did feel the need for some food afterwards. Oh i see what u did there Ise !!

I was going to add that no doubt the reason the M6 was indeed the first bit of motorway in the country was because the boys with the tarmacadam machine needed to be close to KFC, whoops sorry Kentucky Fried Chicken, for their lunch breaks. It was absolutely nothing to do with the fact that it was the last decent (thats a larf) meal before haggis land. 

I did enjoy the bit about Butch and Sundance; surely it behooves somebody to open a tru cowboy style diner in the town as homage. Now there's an idea.

[BigTone]

No, they definitely weren't wearing Sheriff and Deputy badges.

 

 

That surely means they were undercover

[Esmond Million's Bung]

No, they definitely weren't wearing Sheriff and Deputy badges.

 

 

They weren't rusty sheriff or deputy badges were they?, perhaps you weren't at Deepdale but actually at Brokeback mountain.

[BigTone]

They weren't rusty sheriff or deputy badges were they?, perhaps you weren't at Deepdale but actually at Brokeback mountain.

Thank you for putting me of my Sausage & Chips

 

[TammyAB]

#BristolCity v Preston: Fielding, Ayling, Moore, Flint, Baker, Bryan, K.Smith, Pack, Freeman, Wilbraham, Kodjia.

#BristolCity subs: Hamer, Williams, Little, Wagstaff, Reid, Robinson Agard.

[TammyAB]

Greg Cunningham and Neil Kilkenny both start for Preston.

[Lew-T]

Ah well, let's see what happens tonight with that side.

[Selred]

Slightly disappointed to see Wilbs start again. However I believe we should and can get three points tonight. COYR's!

[Lew-T]

The PNE side lacks pace to me. Should be better for us as Brum were rapid on the wide areas.

[Esmond Million's Bung]

Thank you for putting me of my Sausage & Chips

 

What no beans Dusty, what sort of cowboy are you?.

[Tall King Blox]

Let's go and mesmerise them with the kind of football we can play...0-3 all day long... Please

[Esmond Million's Bung]

Let's go and mesmerise them with the kind of football we can play...0-3 all day long... Please

Your still around then Mr Mask?????

[Tall King Blox]

Tried to flounce Dave ...don't suite my hairstyle !!! X

[And Its Smith]

First game of the season for me.  Nice ground and great looking pitch. 40 minutes till kick off and there are probably 300 people here in total!!

[And Its Smith]

[Cider red]

imagine it will look like that at kick off

 

 

[old_eastender]

Slightly disappointed to see Wilbs start again. However I believe we should and can get three points tonight. COYR's!

I and I think an increasing number of others would second that thought, like to see Agard start up front with Kodjia, but can't see Cotts doing that unless Wilbs picks up a knock.