Preston boss Ryan Lowe wants assurances about the club's ambition next season after they saw their play-off hopes extinguished at the weekend. Sunderland will head to Deepdale on Monday knowing they still have a chance of finishing in the top six if they beat the Lancashire outfit on the last day of the Championship season - albeit they also need help from elsewhere - but Preston's chances died with a 4-1 defeat at already-promoted Sheffield United leaving them with just a single point from their last four games.
In the wake of that defeat at Bramall Lane, Lowe said he planned to hold talks with boardroom kingpin Peter Ridsdale, who acts as advisor to the club's owner Trevor Hemmings. But he also appeared to keep his own options open, saying 'I need to go and reflect on what I want to do'.
"Mentality is something I will have to look at," Lowe told LancsLive, following the Sheffield United game. "Because, mentality of teams that get promoted and teams that get into the play-offs are far superior.
