Championship manager sacked

The first managerial casualty of the season.

Preston North End Football Club have today taken the decision to part company with Paul Heckingbottom as First Team Football Manager.
Football is a results business and despite significant investment in the playing squad since Paul joined, the results during 2026 and the start of this current campaign have not been acceptable.

Paul leaves us with our thanks and best wishes. His professionalism and work ethic during his time with us have been second to none.

As a result of this decision Stuart McCall has also left the Club today. We similarly thank Stuart for his contribution over the last two years and wish him all the best for the future.

We will now look to appoint a new manager as soon as possible but until such time as we do Jason Euell will take charge of first team matters on an interim basis.

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Thought that might have been the Burnley manager!!!!

I think he’ll be next.

I reckon eustace at derby is next on the chopping block

I reckon eustace at derby is next on the chopping block

The man who left Blackburn to join a club many places below them - Interesting to see what happens there .

True to form. Bottom 6 by Christmas are rarely still in a job. Bottom half by end of Jan... then some of the expected promotion in the top half will also go leaving a handful of survivors by May.