“The players were really taut and tense. “Everyone was telling us that this was a match we could not afford to lose. “The papers, the television and the radio screamed it at us, “That’s why I took the lads away to Lilleshall during the week. But it was impossible to escape the tension altogether. “Preston are also trying to avoid relegation and, in the circumstances, I was very pleased with our performance - especially the effort the players put into the game. “We shall be looking for two points every time [in the remaining games]. ‘It was a tragedy [Dave Rudge suffering a broken leg during the match. He was playing extremely well. “He’s just the sort of player we need in our battle against relegation - a worker and a fighter. “It’s a tremendous set back but we shallots have to try and overcome it. “He’s a brave lad and he’ll be back.” Vic Crowe. “It was terrible to look at. You could see instantly that Dave had a very bad break.” Lew Chatterley.