Supporter-fume-at Preston North End announcement sparks further explanation
Preston North End have expanded on the changes to coach travel for the 2024/25 season.
On Monday evening, the Lilywhites announced that away coaches will now be managed independently by Tyrers. The first two away games – at Swansea City and Oxford United – will require PNE fans to ring up and book. After that, Tyrers will introduce an online booking system – with further information in due course.
‘The subsidy charged back to the club was in the region of £130 per head for the season. As this represents a significant proportion of the ticket income received from these supporters, the club hopes that it is appreciated that this service could not continue to be offered.’ 
With regards to the away coaches, the operation will now be entirely handled by Tyrers. Feedback to PNE showed that ‘there was an unrealistic expectation of the service the club was providing, including offering a fully-supervised matchday service for unaccompanied younger travellers and dealing with some isolated incidents of inappropriate behaviour.’
North End, as per the update, are ‘not in a position to have the required number of suitably-trained staff employed to manage all these issues on every coach – and therefore took the difficult decision to cease its own official away travel provision.’ It has been stressed that supporters will be responsible for their behaviour on the coaches.
Preston Police has at least four crews in Raven Street.
Blog Preston has been sent pictures of the emergency services presence with reports of a ‘dog biting a young child’.
North West Ambulance Service is also pictured at the scene in Deepdale off Basil Street.
A police spokesperson confirmed they were called to reports of a girl being bitten by a dog.
A police spokesperson said: “At around 1:30pm on Tuesday 30th July we were called to reports of a girl bitten by a dog on Raven Street, Preston.
“Officers attended and the dog was seized.
“A girl was taken to hospital for treatment of dog bite injuries.”
The spokesperson added the seized dog was currently being ‘assessed’ and there is no indication of the breed of dog.
Blog Preston has contacted the North West Ambulance Service for further commen