Ex-Players - Where Are They Now?

I see Dan Lavercombe will be returning to fortress Plainmoor this season. Only because he's joined Fylde having left Wigan.

Wor Quoidie finally found his level.

In fairness, he did have the "guidance" of the world's worst ever football manager when at Plainmoor.

Jamie Reid and Rhys Murphy looked equally clueless after Owers' de-motivational input - and have both scored shedloads since the cloud of depression was lifted from their shoulders.

Ben Gerring named in the Non-League paper National League team of the day
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           This Saturday it's ......BILLY v OWLS





BB - 'I am hoping to have the ball at my feet plenty this weekend when we host Sheffield Wednesday at Deepdale this weekend'.


Billy Bodin is no longer just in the gym trying to regain fitness after missing the whole of last season, but now out on the pitch playing Championship football and scoring goals. As one of the most precocious talents we've witnessed at Plainmoor in the recent past, it comes as no surprise that Billy is a star at Championship level and surely knocking on the door ready to step up a further level.

And as anyone who watched Wednesday night's televised Sky match can testify, the match fitness still has a way to go (Billy was taken off just short of the hour mark) but hailed numerous times as 'the impressive Billy Bodin' by the Sky commentary team. It was an entertaining encounter between Preston and Stoke. A crowd of a little under 12,000 was disappointing, but understandable as many would have saved their money in readiness for the mighty Sheffield Wednesday coming to town at the weekend.

King Billy is already looking forward to it, as he made clear to Lancashire Post readers, where he discussed his long lay-off through injury and other issues (link - Billy Is Back) And what about that goal in the 25th minute ? Jack Butland might be a multi million pound goalkeeper. He might be the youngest ever goalkeeper to play for the England senior team, he might be 6ft 5ins tall, but when King Billy shot from outside of the penalty area, the hapless Butland was powerless to stop it going into the net.

But Stoke are bottom of the league, whereas the mighty Owls are 4th, and one point off top place. Billy might be given another hour, or a touch more if he's up to it tomorrow. Let's hope he doesn't have too good a game or get on the scoresheet, but play well enough to impress the Wednesday management sufficiently to bring him to Hillsborough in the January transfer window (assuming Billy would be willing to live in the same city as Alan Knill ...and that's no certainty )

Elliott Romain bags a hat-trick for Eastbourne Borough⚽️