From the Finney Podcast

Jake, Jimmy and Oli were joined by Olly Dawes of Deepdale Digest for this bumper episode. It's probably the longest we've released in a long time so apologies if a long pod puts you off but we cover a lot. Obviously, the first port of call is the Cardiff disappointment, we discuss plenty about that, including the form of our two centre-backs, and in part 2 we discuss in some detail the club's recr...

Jake, Oli and Jimmy were once again joined by Bob from @PrestonUpdates_ on twitter and they recorded the most impassioned episode of the From the Finney Podcast yet. They discussed the disappointing two dropped points against Luton Town at the weekend, a lack of quality squad depth, the manager and his contract, our out of contract players in the summer of 2021 and there were some beige and Ford F...

Jake, Oli and Jimmy are joined by television pundit and fan of the club, Mark Lawrenson for this season restart special. In this episode we looked ahead to the season restarting on Saturday against Luton, what we could expect from the upcoming 9 games, the transfer window, whenever that might be, Trevor Hemmings and there was even some transfer speculation in there as well after we were linked to...

For this episode, Jake was joined by the author of the new Preston North End book, Keith Harrison. North End Souls 2 is the second book that Keith has written and he talks through the chapters with Jake for this special episode. If you want to get your hands on the new book, or the first one, you can get your copy by visiting www.northendsouls.com. Also, make sure you stick around for the end, we'...

For episode #43 of the podcast, we were joined by football finance expert, Kieran Maguire. Kieran is known by many as a football finance expert and is the author of the bestselling book, The Price of Football and also has a podcast with comedian Kevin Day of the same name. We all agreed (Jake, Oli and Jimmy) that is probably one of our favourite and best episodes to date as we discussed the curren...

Jake and Simon Grayson caught up over Zoom to talk a bit about Simon's playing career and obviously, his time at Preston North End. Simon's time at Blackpool, Leeds United and Huddersfield were briefly discussed and obviously his time at Preston North End. Coming in after Graham Westley, the victory over Blackpool, both play-off campaigns, the Wembley victory over Swindon Town and Simon's departur...

For this episode, I was joined by a good friend of mine, Jordan Wilson and former North End captain, John Welsh. As it is mental health awareness week, we discussed mental health in general and in football as well as John and Jordan having an opportunity to talk about this time last year when John reached out to Jordan during a difficult time and just how much that meant to him. I hope you enjoy t...

Jake, Oli and our resident quizmaster, Jimmy, were joined by EFL pundit/specialist, Gab Sutton for this episode of the From the Finney podcast. You can find Gab on twitter, his handle is @_footballab and in this episode he joined the lads for an EFL quiz, some EFL chat and of course, some Preston North End chat. In some unsurprising news, this is another quiz that Jake didn't win. Enjoy! If you ha...

Jake and Jimmy were joined by co-hosts of the Undr the Cosh podcast and former North End strikers, Jon Parkin and Chris Brown for this different take on our 20 Question Quizcast. There were 4 different rounds but more than 20 questions (somehow.) The rounds were as follows: Who Am I - this round is all about players that Browny and Parky have played with through their career and they have all play...

Jake, Oli, Jimmy, Bob from Preston Updates and Olly from Deepdale Digest all returned for this, the third instalment of the PNE 20 Question Quizcast. There's also a bit of general football chat before and after the quiz in this episode. Enjoy. If you have any questions or feedback about the podcast, feel free to get in touch with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, we're just @fromthefinney on...

Jake caught up with former North End left-winger, Will Hayhurst for this episode. They discuss Will's time as a young fan, joining the club as a youngster, his double leg break and retiring from the professional game very, very early. There is also some talk of Graham Westley, Simon Grayson and Will also recalls making his debut for the club he supported in Graham Alexander's final game in profess...

Jake and Phil caught up over Zoom for this episode of From the Finney Meets. They chatted about how Phil got the job at North End, missing out on Jamie Vardy, bringing Graham Alexander back to the club, holding back tears on the pitch at Deepdale and much more. Again, a big thank you to local band Sugarstone. Their new single Tiger, Reach Out! is our outro music for this episode, stick around at t...

Jake, Oli and Jimmy are joined this week by Bob from Preston Updates and Olly from Deepdale Digest for the second PNE 20 Question Quizcast. Part 1 is the quiz, part 2 is the answers. Plus, we also have a rather impromptu chat about the state of football at the moment, finance in football, when we foresee things returning, the great job the club has done in recent week, Peter Ridsdale, Trevor Hemmi...

In this final part of our first 3 part episode, Jake and Jon discuss how Parky's move away from North End to Cardiff came about and Jon discusses the goings-on at Fleetwood that lead Graham Alexander not to be on his Christmas card list anymore. They end with some thoughts on Jay Bothroyd, Jon's favourite summer and of course, Parky and the two Chris Brown's own podcast; Undr the Cosh. If you have...

In this episode of From the Finney Meets... Jake spent a good few hours with the beast himself, Jon Parkin. In part 1 of this 3-parter, Jake and Jon talk about Jon's start in professional football and much more, including his run-ins with different managers (yes, they talk about Phil Brown). Enjoy! If you have any questions or feedback about the podcast, feel free to get in touch with us on Twitte...

In this part of episode number 9 of From the Finnet Meets, Jake and Jon talk about how his move to Preston North End came about and talk about his time at the club. They discuss Jon's respect for Alan Irvine, missing out in the playoffs and much more. If you have any questions or feedback about the podcast, feel free to get in touch with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, we're just @fromthefi...

For this episode, Jimmy took the lead with his very own PNE 20 Question Quizcast. There are 4 different subject areas: Goalscorers, Internationals, In the Red and Who Scored? All you need to play along at home is a pen and a piece of paper. Let us know on social media how you got on and whether or not you could beat our high score of 14.5. If you have any questions or feedback about the podcast, f...

This was a self-isolation special of From the Finney Meets... as Jake and Thorsten Stuckmann caught up on a Skype call to talk about the big German's time in Lancashire. They discussed how his move to English football came about, that penalty against Manchester United in the FA Cup, Christmas parties and that day at Wembley in 2015. If you have any questions or feedback about the podcast, feel fre...

This episode of the pod, Jake and Jimmy are joined by a returning Dan. The lads talk about the impact of coronavirus on football as a whole and also how things could play out for North End. There's also Jimmy's new feature to see the pod out, the From the Finney Seven Question Quiz. Play along at home and let us know on social media how you got on. If you have any questions or feedback about the p...

Jake is joined again by Jimmy and Bob as they discuss Saturday's defeat at home against 10-man Queens Park Rangers, the abysmal second half and why the manager Alex Neil was to blame for the capitulation. They also discussed the divide between fans and the club and some of the players at the minute. Bob and Jimmy answered some quickfire questions and they ended by looking toward the Luton game on...

In this episode, Jake and Jimmy were joined by a planned guest in Bob from Preston Updates and an unplanned guest in Oli taking a break from his revision to come on. Episode #34 saw the lads touch on the defeat at West Brom and discuss the defeat against Fulham. They also discussed the recent behaviour of fans on social media, Jimmy and Bob answered some quickfire questions and they looked ahead t...

This episode was just Jimmy and Jake discussing the weekend's victory over Hull City, people venting their frustrations on social media directly at players, the quality full-backs we have in Darnell Fisher and Andrew Hughes and much more. They ended this week's podcast by looking ahead to the West Brom game on Tuesday night. If you have any questions or feedback about the podcast, feel free to get...

In this episode of From the Finney Meets... Jake met with former North End shot-stopper, Andrew Lonergan at the Marriott hotel in Preston. Jake and Andrew spoke through his start out in professional football at North End, his time under 7 different managers at Deepdale and much more. If you have any questions or feedback about the podcast, feel free to get in touch with us on Twitter, Facebook and...

Jake is joined by Jimmy and Oli this week to discuss the defeat at home to Millwall. We also discuss home and away form and Jimmy and Oli both answer a quickfire question. We finish up by looking ahead to the Hull City game on Saturday before being played out in the second instalment of our new, unnamed music feature, by local Preston band, The Juice. Enjoy! If you have any questions or feedback a...

In this unplanned episode of the From the Finney podcast, Jake and Jimmy spoke about the win over Stoke City and looked ahead to Saturday's game against Millwall and spoke about a lot of other things in between. Enjoy this midweek episode of the pod! If you have any questions or feedback about the podcast, feel free to get in touch with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, we're just @fromthefin...