Who remembers Preston North End playing Athletic Bilbao, AEK Athens and Kocaelispor in pre-season friendlies?
A look back in pictures at some of PNE's pre-season friendly games from down the years.
Preston midfielder Mark Rankine in the thick of the action against Athletic Bilbao at Deepdale in 2000 Deepdale Duck welcomes AEK Athens supporters to Preston in July 2012PNE's friendly at Bolton in August 1999 had to be abandoned in the second half after an electric storm struck and knocked out powerJonathan Macken scores for Preston at Bolton before their friendly was abandoned in August 1999Michael Appleton in action for Preston against Cliftonville in 2000PNE striker David Healy in the tick of the battle against Turksih side Kocaelispor in Germany in 2001Philippe Coutinho scores from the penalty spot against PNE in 2013Mark Rankine is tackled by David Unsworth in Everton's visit to Deepdale in August 2001PNE midfielder Paul McKenna is challenged by a Bury player at Gigg Lane in 2005PNE keeper Thorsten Stuckmann claims a cross against Morecambe at the Globe Arena in 2012PNE defend a Liverpool corner at Deepdale in July 2014PNE skipper Tom Clarke leads his side out against Liverpool in July 2014
