Preston North End 2004-2005

[Spitfire]

Noel, One consolation, I suppose, is the fact that we shall win far more games next season in the Championship than we would have done had we won on Monday.
I suppose that this leaves us wide open for remarks some other members of the forum.
At least there are two of us who wish them well.

[noel]

Well said Jim, there's a couple of charlatans who need their heads knocking together :-)
I was thinking exactly the same thing, it could have been embarrasing in the Prem, we'd only have a chance against some of the lesser teams like West Brom , Wigan, Blackburn.

[noel]

Outside the ground 2 hours before kick off

[David]

Ah yes Noel, I remember when Skeffington Road and Lowthorpe Street used to be just like that prior to kick off. That was the 'good old days' when I used to pay 3d to park my bicycle at one of the houses opposite Deepdale.
Thanks for the photo's. I was at the stadium for the Arsenal v Southampton Cup Final a couple of years ago. It is a great stadium. I just hope the new Wembley will be as good.
www.wembleystadium.com

[noel]

I remember those days too David. As we got off the railway station this is what we were greeted with. "My gawd" I said, "where's our lot". Of course we had got off at the south end of the stadium and North End supporters appropriately were at the North End .

[David]

Noel, the guy on the right of the photo, isn't that the guy that scored the winning goal ?? ;-))

[noel]

I've unearthed a 1940 aerial photo of Deepdale. Moor Park across the road has some strange markings on it, it has been suggested it was a prisoner of war camp. Has anyone any ideas?

[TonyL]

Which one's Deepdale?

[Spitfire]

It looks strange without the floodlight pylons. If memory serves me right, didn`t the kick-off move forwards to 2pm in the winter months?

[noel]

Deepdale's in the centre of the photo.Not sure what that pale blue blob is, surely not part of the original photo. I have a friend who's claimed he can recognise the nuildings on Moor Park. I'll have a word with him and post it later.