Paul McKenna

• Former Peterborough manager signs for 3½ years• Accepts comparisons will always be made with his fatherDarren Ferguson has admitted there is additional pressure on him to succeed at Preston North End because of his father's success at Manchester United.The 37-year-old Scot, who was sacked by the Championship's bottom club Peterborough in November after guiding the club to successive promotions, was has been installed as Alan Irvine's...  

Paul McKenna returned to haunt Preston as in-form Nottingham Forest stretched their unbeaten run to 14 Coca-Cola Championship games to move level on points with second-placed West Brom.  

Preston's decision to sack their popular manager, Alan Irvine, last week brought a fans' demonstration against the club's chairman, Derek Shaw, and the board before this game, but the dissent inevitably became more muted as the home team achieved the afternoon's biggest win, thrashing their League One opponents 7-0.It was some result for a team with only one victory in their previous 10 matches and marked an impressive return to scoring form...  

Rob Kelly got his caretaker reign at Preston off to an emphatic start as North End hammered Colchester 7-0 in the third round of the FA Cup. Jon Parkin scored a second-half hat-trick, while an unfortunate own goal by goalkeeper Ben Williams and a ...  

Preston's troubles of late have mainly been through a lack of scoring with the strikers failing to net since October but that all changed today at the start of the year.  

Sheffield United v Preston North End Follow every kick as Sheffield United take on Preston North End at Bramall Lane in the Football League Championship on 28-Dec-2009, kick off time 15:00  

English Championship side Preston North End announced Tuesday they had sacked Alan Irvine as their manager.Irvine leaves the north-west club just over six months after steering them into the second-tier playoffs, where the winners secure a place in the lucrative Premier League.Former Everton assistant manager Irvine had been much praised since arriving at Deepdale in November 2007 but, following last season's top six finish, the club have...  

Saints boss Gus MacPherson has emerged as a shock candidate for the vacant manager's job at Preston North End. The English Championship club sacked gaffer Alan Irvine earlier this week after a series of poor results.  

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Camara then twice failed to hit the target when he should have done better and United were almost punished for their profligacy when Preston defender Billy Jones crossed to Chris Brown and he headed goalwards, only to be denied by a superb save from ...  

Preston North End v Plymouth Argyle Follow every kick as Preston North End take on Plymouth Argyle at Deepdale in the Football League Championship on 12-Dec-2009, kick off time 15:00  

The rebranding of Newcastle United continues. While renaming their stadium Sportsdirect.com@ St James' Park has been widely ridiculed, Chris Hughton's side are reinventing themselves as winners. A fourth successive triumph returned them to the summit of the Championship and was secured by Kevin Nolan, restoring his reputation as a goalscoring midfielder after three barren seasons.Preston's initial threat came from their new-look central...  

Alan Irvine will have an extra squad member to choose from for the games against Barnlsey and Sheffield United over the fextive period as Sean St Ledger returns from his loan spell at Middlesborough.  

Preston North End's search for a win goes on as they were held to a 0-0 draw against lowly Derby County at Deepdale on Tuesday night. Alan Irvine's side have now not won any of their last seven Championship outings, although their point versus the ...  

Andrew Lonergan says the serious knee injury suffered by Preston team-mate Youl Mawene is a huge blow. Mawene is facing several months on the sidelines with a torn medial ligament suffered in Monday night's 1-0 defeat to Newcastle at Deepdale.