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Preston name Darren Ferguson as new manager to replace Alan Irvine • Ferguson signs three-and-a-half year deal at Deepdale• Kevin Russell and Scott Taylor also join North EndDarren Ferguson has been appointed as the manager of Championship side Preston North End on a three-and-a-half-year contract.The 37-year-old had been out of work since leaving Peterborough United in November, and succeeds Alan Irvine at Deepdale. Irvine, 51, was dismissed last week despite saving the Lancashire club from relegation in 2007/08 and guiding them into the play-offs last season.Kevin Russell and Scott Taylor, who were part of Ferguson's backroom staff at London Road, have also joined North End.Preston chairman Derek Shaw insisted Ferguson was the outstanding candidate for the job and backed him to embark on a successful new era."Darren immediately came under our radar when we began the search for a new manager and we are delighted to have him in place so quickly," said Shaw. "He is young, British and very ambitious. We are very confident he will prove a success here at Preston North End."Preston North EndChampionshipguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
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