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Contents 1 Preston North End F.C. 2 squad template 3 A note on British English 4 Why "North End"? 5 NPOV/tone

[edit] Preston North End F.C.

I believe this is a factually correct, thorough club history, and stands up when compared to any other football club histories, some of which are already featured articles.

Dannypne7 Dannypne7 12:43, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Bold text The date you have for Preston North Ends formation is in incorrect.... you have it as 1881 when in fact it is may of 1880..... The extract below is quoted from the clubs own web site, and a similar date is given in a new book about the club called "loud & proud Preston" by authors Mike Payne and Ian Rigby ( club historean )

"The success of other clubs on Lancashire who were playing soccer had not gone unnoticed at Deepdale and in May 1880 a resolution proposing the adoption of the association code was proposed by Mr Harry Cartmel and seconded by William Charnley and was carried unanimously." from pne's club web site

[edit] squad template

Could somebody who knows about the team make a squad template? Guidelines can be found here SenorKristobbal 09:37, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A note on British English

British English should be used for articles on Britain related topics. Likewise, American English should be used on articles pertaining to American topics. For a clearer example, please visit this sub-section on the differences between their usage. However, is" works better than "are" with the term club as it is a singular and not a plural noun. (Compare with the word team which is a plural noun) --Siva1979^{Talk to me} 13:13, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Why "North End"?

Why are they called "Preston North End", and not just "Preston"? Was there ever another team in Preston? Thryduulf 11:40, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV/tone

Tone and neutrality issues abound in this article - word such as "disastrous", "farce", "against all the odds", "unfortunately", "superbly", "woefully", "paltry", "long-overdue", "drubbing", "excellent", "storming" etc. fail either one or both of these criteria. Qwghlm 15:34, 26 November 2006 (UTC)