Hoddle: Pitch Didn't Help

Last updated : 18 April 2006 By Site Editor
"It's always disappointing when you lose. The first goal was a freak," Hoddle said after the 2-0 defeat at Deepdale.

"We had no control over it and the ball took a wicked deflection and it summed up the luck we are having.

"When it got to 2-0 they were on a high and the crowd got behind them. The pitch was horrible, very bobbly and it was difficult to pass the ball."