REFLECTING on the best week of the season so far, manager David Moyes believe his team have final turned the corner, and admitted he was disappointed not to win at Brentford.

He said: "We played well. It has been a very good week for us, what with the win at Gillingham and a point here. Four points from two difficult away games is excellent, and the win against Sheffield Utd in midweek was a bonus, too."

SEAN GREGAN is staying put! That's the message from both PNE and Wigan Athletic after Internet speculation about the future of the Preston skipper.

The midfield powerhouse had been rumoured to be on the verge of a £1 million switch to the JJB stadium as the Latics push for promotion.

North End deputy chairman Derek Shaw said: "It is nonsense." Latics' manager John Benson added: "I'm interested in several players at the moment but Sean isn't one of them."

DEEPDALE Duck's participation in a charity mascot race at the Huntingdon racecourse came to a premature end at the weekend. The duck claims he was tripped at the fifth fence by Bertie Bantom from Brentford. It's a cut-throat industry, the mascot game.

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