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BLIND, STUPID AND DESPERATE
 
05/06: Preview: Preston North End
Census
The results of a survey of 73 Preston fans

Where will you finish?
Straight up:17
Playoffs:34
Top half:20
Middle:2
Bottom half:0
Going dahn:0

Mean prediction:
5th (7th Most Confident Supporters)
(Last Season's Mean Prediction : 13th)

What would the perfect Division One table look like?
(Last season's position in brackets) 

	
			UP	DOWN	SCORE
1  (1)	Preston   	- 	-  	-
2  (3)	Crewe 		18 	1 	17    
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3  (-)	Norwich 	17 	0 	17 
4  (2)	Ipswich 	17 	1 	16 
5  (6)	Wolves 		18 	4 	14 
6  (-)	Hull 		10 	0 	10   
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7  (-)	Sheff Wed 	8 	0 	8 
8  (14)	Brighton 	11 	5 	6 
9  (9)	Plymouth 	7 	1 	6 
10 (-)	Crystal Palace 	6 	3 	3 
11 (-)	Southampton 	7 	6 	1 
12 (10)	QPR 		2 	1 	1 
13 (8)	Watford 	1 	0 	1 
14 (16)	Coventry 	1 	1 	0 
   (-)	Luton 		1 	1 	0 
16 (16)	Stoke 		1 	2 	-1 
17 (19)	Leicester 	1 	3 	-2 
18 (12)	Sheff Utd 	4 	8 	-4 
19 (14)	Derby 		4 	11	-7 
20 (18)	Cardiff 	1 	11 	-10 
21 (20)	Reading 	0 	10 	-10   
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22 (13)	Millwall 	0 	18 	-18 
23 (24)	Burnley 	2 	61 	-59 
24 (22)	Leeds 		0 	71 	-71

Which player in this Division would you most like to sign?
Seol Ki-Hyeon (40% votes)
(Last Season: Robbie Blake)

Who is the club's weakest link?
Dickson Etuhu (27% votes)
(Last Season: Craig Brown)

What team should line up on August 6th?

Carlo
Nash
Graham
Alexander		 Youl
Mawene		 Chris
Lucketti		 Matt
Hill
Chris
Sedgwick		 Brian
O'Neil		 Paul
McKenna		 Callum
Davidson
  Richard
Cresswell		 David
Nugent		  

Four survive from last season's selection.
The most popular alternative to the injured Matt Hill at left back was Davidson dropping back and Joe Anyinsah playing on the left of midfield

World Cup or Promotion?:
16% say World Cup (2nd least patriotic supporters)

Who'd play your manager in a Hollywood Blockbuster:
Ewan McGregor / Sean Connery / Tom Cruise

Other insightful nominations:
Al Pacino ("small with a vicious temper"), Brian Potter, Claire Grogan, Danny De Vito, Ian McShane, Kenny "R2D2" Baker, Mini Me, Pete Postlethwaite, Robert Carlyle

In general, what's your opinion of beards?:

Can be grown under licence28
Ban 'em17
Not a subject for government intervention15
Should be encouraged where appropriate6
Ought to be compulsory3

Third most supportive of licensing

What is the capital of Ecuador? :
35% answer correctly (14th most knowledgable supporters)

31% confess to cheating (2nd biggest cheats) of whom 8 still answered incorrectly

Other original suggestions: Do they play in the Ryman?, Blackpool, Barnsley, San summink, Diego Maradona, Hector Sam

If your players were given the task of making gravy as some kind of team-building exercise, how would it turn out?

Strangely Lumpy28
Just Right26
Custard5
Cold Water5
Dry Paste4

Which is best, mud or dust?:
76% say Mud (16th most pro-mud)

Is there really any need?:
51% say Yes (16th most enthusiastic)