Same Old Story

That all changed as once again Patrick Agyemang was ruled out for the first three weeks of the season with a torn thigh muscle. Agyemang who has been consistently injured for patches of upto a month at a time over the last eighteen months missed preston's last friendly.

Simpson now must hope Mellor recovers from a back injury he picked up on Saturday to play alongside Brett Ormerod with an unfit Hawley to take up a spot ont he bench.