Darren Ferguson knew when he took over at Preston that he was in for a long haul when he took on the challenge at Deepdale but even he must be surprised by the poor way his team have started the Championship season, after seven games North End lie second from bottom with just one win [...]

As expected Man City are continuing to spend big money this Summer with Roberto Mancini having his pick of some of the best players in the world, with that though comes an almighty amount of pressure and the Italian Manager will know that a quick start to the season is absolutely essential. Mancini was brought [...]