And there was only one place to start – putting the game into auto pilot mode and seeing exactly where Preston North End finished in the Championship.
For a bit of fun, scroll and click through the pages to see where the Lilywhites and their second-tier rivals ended up:
17. 8th - Blackburn Rovers - 68 points
P46 W20 D8 L18 GF56 GA54 GD+2 Photo: Lewis Storey
18. 7th - Brentford - 68 points
P46 W17 D17 L12 GF53 GA48 GD+5 Photo: Clive Rose
19. 6th - Preston North End - 73 points
P46 W19 D16 L11 GF59 GA51 GD+8 Photo: Stephen Pond
20. 5th - Birmingham City - 78 points
P46 W22 D12 L12 G69 GA53 GD+16 Photo: Gareth Copley