EASTER may well be over, but for North End the resurrection is pencilled in for Saturday.

Northampton crucified Preston at the weekend and it's crucial that PNE get back on track this time.

A set-back here could well prove fatal and might well completely de-rail the title ambitions.

Preston seem to think they have done enough to guarantee their place in a higher league next season.

That may be so, but there can be no excuse for Saturday's catastrophic complacency .

North End knocked Leyton Orient out of their stride earlier in the season, with a 4-0 blast. Remember those free-scoring days?

The London boys will be going all out to reverse that result this time and would take immense satisfaction from destroying the Lancashire lads' title chances.

PNE are going up, by hook or by crook, but they should really be wanting to do it with style. Whatever happened to the pride?

Wouldn't it be an achievement if PNE could get promotion with a couple of decent wins under their belt, rather than relying on others?

Saturday presents the perfect opportunity to get back among the goals. One final push is all that's called for in this penultimate game of the season, perhaps the club's second last ever away game in Division Three! Let's end it in style!

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