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Technically gifted PNE stars cause nightmares
Lancashire Evening Post
|October 29, 2025
PNE have a 'fun, young, technically gifted starlet team', who are causing Championship opposition nightmares.
That's the verdict of George Elek from the respected Not The Top 20 Podcast, who has praised Paul Heckingbottom and the Lilywhites' recruitment for utilising the loan market in the summer.
North End sent the Championship another statement on Friday evening as they came from 2-0 down to claim a 3-2 triumph over last season's playoff finalists Sheffield United.
The maximum points move Heckingbottom's men on the cusps of a playoff spot and are level on points with the sixth-placed Addicks.
Indeed, Elek has been hugely impressed with the Lilywhites surprising start to the campaign, having initially predicted another tough season in Lancashire.
This story is from the October 29, 2025 edition of Lancashire Evening Post.
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