Museum
Coun Michael Amesbury, Man- it would be part of a wider develop- STEVEN BROOMHEAD: £8-10m is the home of football and added O’Farrell, who man- with the museum makes it
chester Council’s executive member ment near Victoria Station.” to move museum to Manchester the museum is in the right aged Manchester United the perfect place for the na-
place. from 1971 to 1972. tional football collection.
“Preston were one of the “In my book, Tom Finney “It would also be a great
league’s founders, and was the perfect footballer, loss to the city, because the
without them there might and nobody has made a museum, like PNE, helps
not have been Chelsea, bigger contribution to the keep Preston in the public
Manchester United or English game than Tom. eye and that’s extremely
Manchester City. “He was one of the greatest important.
“I’ve visited the museum footballers ever, but he was “We’ve got the people on
several times and it is a also a wonderful person our side and we all hope
wonderful football experi- and the strong link that that the museum remains
ence. North End and Tom have at Deepdale.”
“The exhibition embellish-
es the history of the game,
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“I don’t think it should go Please sign this form and send
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“The history and tradition Lancashire Evening Post,
is at Deepdale, it is a special Oliver’s Place, Eastway
It is a unique attrac- wasn’t for us. We could do with any shame if they took it away, I have
place and a magical venue
for any football fan who
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Museum
tion and it would be boost at the moment we can get. It been round there a couple of times visits. I, the undersigned, petition the Prime
a big loss. If it moved seems a bit short-sighted to move it and it is fantastic. If there were five “The people of Preston and
the people it attracts somewhere a bit shinier when the or six football museums across the Lancashire don’t want it to Minister to keep the National Football
would just not come history of a club like Preston is a lot country no one would be as both- go – and we should fight Museum in Preston
to Preston. more intertwined with football than ered about them. this all the way.”
You can see when a lot of other places. But if there is only one you want it to Sir Tom Finney has said he Name:
visiting teams come PAUL KELLY, LIFELONG PNE FAN be in your town – and if North End would take his memorabil-
all the visiting sup- WHOSE LATE SON MIKE IS get to the Premiership it will be ia away from the museum
porters go in the museum. COMMEMORATED AT great for visiting fans to come and collection if it moved to Address:
It would be a big loss. DEEPDALE’S WALL OF FAME visit. Manchester.
CLIFF WARD, FUNERAL IAN McCULLOCH, PRESTON “Tom’s quite right to say
DIRECTOR AND LIFELONG PNE SNOOKER STAR that – I’d do the same,”
FAN Obviously it will
be a blow if it The Football
Where was anyone goes. Manches- League promised
else when the muse- ter has had one funding for the mu-
um was being moot- of the best foot- seum which never
ed in 2001? The peo- ball sides for came and after the
ple associated with many years and entrance fee was
Preston North End now they want to removed and it be-
pushed for it and se- take away the came free entry to
cured cash for it. museum as well. all the museum
It seems a bit rich It does not just bring visitors in but it struggled to pay its
that when it is established for some- is something for the people of Pre- way. This in my opinion is a sorry
one to come along and say let’s ston to be proud of, something to state of affairs and there is no doubt
move it somewhere else. compete with other cities. that false promises made regarding
If the argument is that these things Hopefully we will be in the Premier funding have tempted the trustees
should go where the biggest footfall League one day and it is something to consider this alternative proposal
is you would not have anything in to shout about. from Manchester.
the sub-regions. PARVIZ SHASVAR, PRESTON This museum was born in Preston
In fact you would not have anything BUSINESSMAN AND NIGHTCLUB where professional football was
in Manchester, it would all be in OWNER born, the home of the football
London. league is here and Sir Bobby Charl-
GEOFF DRIVER, LANCASHIRE It is always good to ton, president of the museum, said
COUNTY COUNCIL LEADER have things like recently: “I can’t think of a better
this in your town, museum anywhere in the world.”
We are founder especially when It’s something we all should be
members of the there are people proud of and something that all Pre-
Football League like Sir Tom here, stonians, not just football fans,
and professional who is a massive should fight tooth and nail to keep.
football would not part of football. JOHN ROPER, PNE FAN AND LEP
be what it is now if it It would be a FANS PANELLIST