‘Preston fans are the best, they’re the Gentry’, the immortal words of Alan Ball Senior back in the early 1970s and this weekend well over 3,500 Lilywhites will make the short trip down the M61 to celebrate the lives of those North Enders who are no longer with us.
If that is the appetiser, the main course is a local derby with plenty at stake. North End are looking to get back to winning ways after only their second defeat in 18 games.
Their away record has been excellent, but the home form of their hosts at the Macron Stadium has also been good of late and it will no doubt be a hard fought clash of two sides looking for all three points.
For Alex Neil, he has options available to him for the first time in a number of weeks and as the season reaches its climax, with 12 games to go, there will be nothing other than three points as the target against the Wanderers.
Ref Watch
This Saturday’s match official, for the Gentry Day trip to face Bolton Wanderers at the Macron Stadium, is taking charge of his fourth PNE match of 2017/18…
Stat Attack
Whilst all 61 of our home league games have been at Deepdale, our hosts today have lived up to their name by receiving us at three different grounds since we first visited Pikes Lane in November 1888…
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Ticket Information
Fans are reminded that Saturday’s fixture is an all ticket game, with no tickets on sale on the day of the game to Preston North End supporters…
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Opposition View
Wanderers manager Phil Parkinson is out to ruin Gentry Day, as the Lilywhites head to the Macron Stadium for this weekend's Championship game...
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PNE Team News
Darnell Fisher sits out the final match of his two game ban for collecting ten bookings for Saturday’s trip to the Macron Stadium.
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Match Coverage
On Saturday afternoon, if you can’t make it to the Macron Stadium, then you can sign up for a £5 match pass and watch the game – with full match commentary – live on iFollow PNE…
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Alex Neil’s Thoughts
Manager Alex Neil is looking forward to experiencing Gentry Day for the first time since joining the club in the summer…
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Paul Gallagher Preview
Paul Gallagher hopes that a local derby victory over Bolton Wanderers can help the club in the push for the Play-Offs…
Click here to hear from the midfielder ahead of the clash with the Trotters