I’ve a good feeling about this year, says Sean Maguire

“Yeah, it’s changed over the last couple of years. When I first came over, probably half the changing room was Irish.”

It’s Thursday afternoon when I reach him on the phone, and Sean Maguire, just “chilling out” on a last day of rest before starting to climb the Championship mountain with Preston North End again, is reflecting on how Deepdale is no longer such a deep shade of green.