WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE?

Deepdale boss shrugs off boring tag

- JEREMY CROSS

PAUL HECKINGBOTTOM shakes his head at accusations Preston are a boring club to support.

And he is right to do so.

This season alone, North End have beaten Fulham in the League Cup following an epic shoot-out involving 34 penalties (above).

Heckingbottom's side have hosted the might of Arsenal in the same competition.

And tomorrow, Preston will take on Aston Villa in the last eight of the FA Cup.

Deepdale's biggest crowd since the 1971-72 season will witness North End's first quarter-final since a pint of beer cost half a crown - and before England had won the World Cup.

Oh, and how many clubs have found themselves at risk of having to snub a ticket request from Prince William?