The way we coped with the millions of Bournemouth gives us some cheer,Preston supporter Tim Mercer feeling positive about the point against the Cherries

Please do not misunderstand and label this fan as unnecessarily negative.

I for one genuinely believe that ‘teams like Preston’ have suffered disproportionately in the current climate.

In my view a bunch of honest players, who did not cost anywhere near £100m, raise their game on a regular basis in front of the faithful.

And so it proved in the first half of this fixture. Bournemouth looked dominant in the final third, in frankly what looked like an unequal contest, and they could probably count themselves unfortunate only one goal to the good at half-time.

In part this was due to yet more fine shot-stopping saves by on-loan keeper Daniel Iverson; surely one of our best temporary signings for many a year.

What a difference a half can make, especially following the introductions of Sean Maguire and Anthony Gordon from the bench in the 66th minute.