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2010-11 npower Championship Preview: Preston North End
LeedsUnitedMAD take a look at the 24 teams whom will compete in the 2010/11 npower Championship; in this edition we feature Preston North End. Geoff Ollerton, psg.me.ukHaving recently met our still-new manager Darren Ferguson at a fans' forum I'm feeling very positive about the coming season. He arrived only in January but has quickly overhauled the place. It looks like everything is in place for us to do very well compared to last season - I'd say a play-off place is likely. Last season 17th Prediction 5thThe new boys I'm very happy with the transfer business so far, and we haven't finished yet. It's not just the players that Ferguson has brought in since he arrived that have pleased fans, it's the outgoings too. The new boss has cleansed the club of most of the wasters we were lumbered with and is slowly building a team of players who really want to play for him and the club.Men to watch With so many new faces in the team this season it's difficult to say who will be the stars. Matt James, back on loan again from Manchester United, should be up there with the best, and so too will Paul Coutts, who signed from Peterborough in January. Also worth watching is Keith Treacy, who joined in February from Blackburn.Best youngsters Former youth teamers Adam Barton and Danny Mayor are already establishing themselves in the first-team squad. Both could make a real impact this season.Target for the boo-boys It's almost possible to predict who'll get it this season because the manager has removed so much of the dead wood. But I'd say that if Chris Brown is used regularly then he could well be the one.Hate figure Preston fans hate everything about Blackpool. Everything. Burnley are a close second.Going up Middlesbrough, Sheffield Utd, Preston Going down Scunthorpe, Watford, MillwallWhen Do We Meet?Elland Road: 28 Sep 2010Deepdale: 8 Mar 2011Previous Positions:2007-08: 15th2008-09: 6th2009-10: 17thOddsPromotion: 13/1Relegation: 7/2First Team Squad (As of 7 May 2010.)Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.No.PositionPlayer1GKAndrew Lonergan2DFCraig Morgan3DFCallum Davidson (captain)4DFSean St Ledger5DFWayne Brown6MFMatthew James (on loan from Manchester United)7MFPaul Coutts8FWPaul Hayes9FWChris Brown10MFBarry Nicholson11MFKeith Treacy12DFDavid Gray13GKAndreas Arestidou14MFDanny Mayor15MFAdam BartonNo.PositionPlayer17MFPaul Parry19DFBilly Jones22GKWayne Henderson26FWJon Parkin29FWStephen Elliott30FWJamie Douglas31DFDominic Collins32DFSam Hart34MFRichard Chaplow36MFNeil Dougan37DFConor McLaughlin38FWJamie Proctor39MFGeorge Miller40DFNeal Trotman41MFDarren Carter
