Thursday morning at Preston North End’s Euxton training ground and there is “an absolute buzz around the place”, according to the manager, Ryan Lowe. For good reason. A new signing is in the building, the Montenegro striker Milutin Osmajic, who Lowe describes as like hugging a brick wall, while players and staff are catching up after the international break. The Championship table, however, explains the main reason for Preston’s positivity.
Top of the pile after a five-game unbeaten start, Lowe’s team are relishing their role as surprise early pace-setters of a notoriously…
