Preston Boss under Pressure Going Into Norwich Clash With Key Change

Preston Boss under Pressure Going Into Norwich Clash With Key Change

Preston North End manager Ryan Lowe has pleaded with fans to get back on side as they travel to Norwich City this weekend.

The Lilywhites have lost three consecutive Championship games, the most recent to relegation-threatened Queens Park Rangers at their Deepdale home ground.

That led to boos from the Preston support, but Lowe has asked those travelling to Norfolk to bring support rather than negativity as take on David Wagner’s men.

“The home fans have been excellent all season, up until QPR,” he said. “But I get it. Do I like it? No. Were we frustrated? Yeah.

“There are certain things you can say which are borderline, and call me whatever you want, which isn’t slanderous. There will be die-hard fans travelling to Norwich and we want to be clapped off the pitch, not booed off.

“Our die-hard fans will be turning out in their numbers and travelling to Norwich, with it always in the back of our minds that they are with us, have travelled all that way and paid their hard-earned money.

“It’s one of our go-tos: do it for them and not just yourself and the football club. So yeah, we know they will travel and support in their numbers. We’ve got to make sure they are loud and proud by performing on the pitch.

“So yeah, being away at Norwich, does it take a bit of the pressure off as such, in that we’re not at home and the lads can just go out and be free flowing? Potentially, I don’t know. We will soon see, but one thing we know is that it’s not us against the fans. We are all in it together.”

Lowe asserted his commitment to connecting with those fans, after an electric start to the Championship season was followed by an aggressive slide out of the play-off places.

“I love the fans to pieces, although I get some stick off them I’m sure,” he continued. “And I do, but whatever club I’m engrained in, I have it with them. That is me. I think you have seen it.

“Anything I can do to make the fans be happy, I will do. One of my main attributes as a manager is making sure the fans feel the love and feel what we want to do.”