Preston North End (A) League 1 Saturday 25/2/12.

[Duke]

Next up mid table , not a lot to play for Preston who sit 13th in the table on 39 points from 30 played .

Last 6 league games.

Wycombe - home - won 3-2
Orient - home - lost 0-2
Notts County - away - drew 0-0
Yeovil - away - lost 1-2
Hartlepool - home - won 1-0
Sheff Utd - away - lost 1-2

Full home record.
Won 6 - drew 3 lost 6 - goals for 24 - against 28

Prediction :

A third succesive win 1-2

[big baz 1]

Preston 0-7 Walsall
Sheff and jockey to unhurl a smith out banner which is quickly stolen from them by alex nicholls who then proceeds to run away with it.

[cumbria-saddler]

Nice easy one for me, and its on my birthday too! Bringing a few non saddlers along to show them some proper football! :D

PNE 1-1 Walsall..... Macken to score.

PS. can anyone reccomend any pubs?

[Willenhall Saddler]

3-1 Preston.I just don't think we can make it 3 wins on the bounce, but hey, what do i know!

[walsallfcconnor]

P 2 - 2 W don't know what their attendences are like so 8324 (432 Saddlers)

[Ancient Moaner]

Play like we did last night and a point could be obtained, but pleeease Deano, not Nicholls & Grigg again, with that pairing
we were only playing with 9 men! Bowerman & Macken?
1-1 then..here's hoping.

[We-ARE-Walsall]

Play like we did last night and a point could be obtained, but pleeease Deano, not Nicholls & Grigg again, with that pairing
we were only playing with 9 men! Bowerman & Macken?
1-1 then..here's hoping.

I'm not sure I like the new positive you. Please predict a hammering :lol:

[hullsaddler]

Will be able to combine a rare visit to Deepdale with a family visit to Kendal. Looking forward to this after Tuesday night's battling performance so completely unrealistically expecting 3 wins in a row ..... 2-1

[cumbria-saddler]

Will be able to combine a rare visit to Deepdale with a family visit to Kendal.

I'll look out for any saddlers shirts wandering around town then! :)

[hullsaddler]

Will be able to combine a rare visit to Deepdale with a family visit to Kendal.

I'll look out for any saddlers shirts wandering around town then! :)

Normally wear LOTS of layers over there at this time of year, either that or it's pouring with rain! Am going by train from Kendal to Preston.

[SaigonSaddler]

A testing 1-1 with both teams finishing with 9 men.

[King Crimson]

both teams finishing with 9 men.

So looks like we'll have Nicholls and Grigg playing all game then. Hope we don't have anyone sent off. :(

[NEWPORT SADDLERS DAD]

2.0 to us Cuvelier with both.Bonser to try to sell him behind Pullis's back as if he is ours.

[leics_saddler]

Walsall to get a spectacular three on the bounce. Marsh and O'Connor to score, hauling us back into contention with Stoke, Man City and Fulham.
Fans to dance around the stand to recent hits by Clock and 2 Untallented.

Unless he plays Jarvis and Nicholls...

In which case we'll get dicked 5-1 on the way to future Europa Unibond League glory, bankrolled by our Cyrpiot owner Al-Bonseria.
Walsall to have to resort to bribing officials to give us dodgy penalties against Sporting Runcorn and Racing Club Marine.
Nicholls to miss them anyway, meaning we have to play three weeks injury time....

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Is it me or are these predictions getting more surreal every time?

[m&m]

Really looking forward to this one --for the first time in ages!
It's been a while since our last trip to Deepdale so I hope we take a decent following --500? Maybe after back to back wins.

[saddlerphil]

Walsall to get a spectacular three on the bounce. Marsh and O'Connor to score, hauling us back into contention with Stoke, Man City and Fulham.
Fans to dance around the stand to recent hits by Clock and 2 Untallented.

Unless he plays Jarvis and Nicholls...

In which case we'll get dicked 5-1 on the way to future Europa Unibond League glory, bankrolled by our Cyrpiot owner Al-Bonseria.
Walsall to have to resort to bribing officials to give us dodgy penalties against Sporting Runcorn and Racing Club Marine.
Nicholls to miss them anyway, meaning we have to play three weeks injury time....

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Is it me or are these predictions getting more surreal every time?

I think Jason Brissett will score a hatrick, on his way to throwing a wendy at Graham Alexander and Sir Ray will clap to the away enders off as we here strains of Martine McCutcheons - Perfect Moment!!! :shock:

but tomorrow will be 1-1. Graham Alexander to score for PNE(???). Macken for uzz. :D

[WFC_Rob]

I think we'll draw this one too. 1-1. Cuvelier for us, Parry for them.

[Darth Vader]

Really looking forward to this one --for the first time in ages!
It's been a while since our last trip to Deepdale so I hope we take a decent following --500? Maybe after back to back wins.

Be a good 300 I'd expect.

[chestersaddler]

I think we will pinch this one by two goals to one in front of seven thousand four hundred and eleven. Macken with both.

I may post a "play off contenders" thread tomorrow evening if we win :D

[Fray Bentos is God!]

Arma gooin! You lucky souls xxxx

[We-ARE-Walsall]

Really looking forward to this one --for the first time in ages!
It's been a while since our last trip to Deepdale so I hope we take a decent following --500? Maybe after back to back wins.

Be a good 300 I'd expect.

Not so many years back, Preston away we would have been assured of a 500+ away following, now 300 seems good :cry:

[windowman]

Really looking forward to this one --for the first time in ages!
It's been a while since our last trip to Deepdale so I hope we take a decent following --500? Maybe after back to back wins.

Be a good 300 I'd expect.

Not so many years back, Preston away we would have been assured of a 500+ away following, now 300 seems good :cry:

bloody stayaways

[Darth Vader]

Really looking forward to this one --for the first time in ages!
It's been a while since our last trip to Deepdale so I hope we take a decent following --500? Maybe after back to back wins.

Be a good 300 I'd expect.

Not so many years back, Preston away we would have been assured of a 500+ away following, now 300 seems good :cry:

Sad state of affairs mate. :(

Still, gutted I can't make this.

[Jorge14]

Score draw.

[bellybutton]

P n e goalie sent off early doors, 1-3 Walsall, 298 Saddlers.

[Exile]

2-1 them. Nothing of interest to happen at the game. Big Baz to buy a doner with extra chilli for lunch, and melt his backside to the car seat on the way home though.

[Welsh_Saddler]

Nothing heard as yet from that very strange looking knob (pnethor?) who lorded it extremely large before defeat by little Walsall. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

As far as today is concerned, I will gladly settle for the customary (until the last 2 games) 1-1 draw. Bowerman to score, coming on as a sub 68th minute to replace an Alex Nicholls now well past his sell-by date.

[Hairy Saddlebags]

Team sheet:-

Walsall
21 Grof
03 Sadler
04 Butler
05 Lancashire
14 Taundry
11 Hurst
19 Peterlin
25 Cuvelier
09 Grigg
10 Macken
15 Paterson

Substitutes
01 Walker
12 Beevers
06 Smith
16 Nicholls
17 Bowerman

So Chambers doesn't make it, just hope Macken can last at least 60 minutes.

[Welsh_Saddler]

Starting XI against Preston North End:

Grof

Sadler
Butler
Lancashire
Taundry

Hurst
Peterlin
Cuvelier

Grigg
Macken
Paterson

Subs: Walker Beevers Smith Nicholls Bowerman

Why Grigg continues to get the nod over Bowerman I just don't know :roll:

[PT]

Gutted I couldn't make today, kids' social life getting in the way. :evil:

Anyway, in Chambers' absence glad he's left the back five alone and not been tempted to put Taundry in midfield. Thought he might have put Beevers into the middle of the park to compliment Flo. As it is I suspect we'll look half decent on the ball when we're in pocession but PNE's midfield will also get some quality time with it too.

Come on lads!