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HECKY’S PROUD OF HIS PLAYERS

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The LeaguePaper Team
3 May 2026

EFFORT: Heckingbottom

PAUL Heckingbottom was full of praise for the effort of his players as they battled hard in spite of their defeat to their high-flying opponents.
The Preston boss said: “I couldn’t have asked for much more really. We were up against the best team in the Championship at the minute.
“I didn’t want us to sit off them and show them too much respect and I felt we were the better team in the first half. They scored that second goal at a killer moment at the start of the second half but we showed good character to get back in it.
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