Source: PA
Devine praises youthful Preston
Preston rookie Daniel Devine is delighted that so many young players are pushing through the ranks at Deepdale.
Brown included youngsters Devine and Scott Leather in his starting line-up for Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Ipswich and was pleased with the way they performed.
Several other players have already emerged this season and look set to play a more prominent role next season as North End bid to bounce back from relegation to npower League One.
Centre-back Devine, 18, said: "The amount of youngsters in the squad today is credit to the youth staff - it is unheard of to bring as many through.
"It is great for the football club to see so many players, all of whom that I have played with, coming through the system and hopefully we can help bounce back up into the Championship next season.
"It helps knowing a lot of lads around you but once the whistle goes you don't really take notice of anything apart from the job at hand."
