Preston North End have got more right than wrong over the last decade, but as is the nature of football and the transfer market in particular, some deals just do not work out.
Plenty of the players on the below list had success elsewhere in their careers and are good footballers, but for differing reasons their time at Deepdale was far from the best. Some generated plenty of excitement when PNE secured their services, while others offered promise but faded away and certain names just never got going at all.
13. Josh Murphy
Was axed early, along with Brown. Showed some glimpses of his talent in his 12 appearances but the loan move ended on a sour note. Missed four months of the season through injury. Photo: CameraSport -
14. Matthew Olosunde
A hugely underwhelming couple of years for the American, who encountered an injury early on in his PNE career and barely got a look in after that. Photo: CameraSport - Rich Linley
15. Connor Wickham
Went off injured with a serious injury five minutes into his first start - and second appearance - for PNE. Did not feature again. Photo: CameraSport - Dave Howarth
16. Josh Onomah
Showed some exciting signs after arriving in January but didn’t extend his stay in the summer due to daft complications during talks - remains without a club Photo: CameraSport - Alex Dodd