I can certainly understand Preston's support being frustrated, being in mid-table year upon year without really having anything to shout about. They've been skint for a long time and often had to sell their better players, but they're quite fortunate they're a solid Champ club, rather than being stuck in League One. Aside from 24/25, they've never really been threatened with relegation, and with the parachute sides coming down - the wages, big transfer fees, it's much easier said than done to compete with those teams.
Easy to make Hecky the fall guy, but he also made some really good loan signings over last summer - Alfie Devine, Lewis Dobbin, even Jebbison scored the occasional goal. Didn't they end up sacking Alex Neil? That went well. If/when Wilder does leave, I certainly wouldn't be disappointed with Hecky coming back. He did a brilliant job with us, promotion, an FA Cup semi-final and he had absolutely no chance in the Prem when we decided to sell Berge and Ndiaye on the eve of the season. I don't have a bad word to say about him, and will always be happy to see him and Stuart McCall doing well.
