Business was a commendable effort in trying circumstances

This was always going to be a sizable job in one summer and for that reason, there was always a mix of excitement and trepidation around the transfer business required from Preston North End.

- by George Hodgson

Back in May, had you told the masses that the only transfer fees spent would be from money brought in, then alarm bells really would have rung.

At which point, it is hard to be anything other than quite impressed by the dozen deals the Lilywhites managed to secure.

There may be more layers to itfinal payments for players bought in previous windows-but it's hard to draw anything other than the above conclusion around this summer's net spend at Deepdale.