Parkin to luton

Preston North End will not be signing Sam Parkin after the striker opted for a move to Luton Town.

Both clubs have been awaiting a decision for almost a week and now the 25-year-old has decided to favour the location of the Kenilworth Road club over a move to the North West.

Parkin, who was born in Roehampton, started his career at Chelsea and has spent virtually all of his career down in the south-east barring brief loan spells at Oldham and Northampton.

The decision has unsurprisingly left Paul Simpson disappointed:

"It is disappointing that Sam has chosen to sign for Luton Town but we have to respect his decision.

"Everyone knows he was a player I was very keen on bringing to Preston North End because I believed he would improve the squad, that is now not going to happen and we will now turn our attentions elsewhere.

"His decision appears to be based solely on the location of Luton and it's proximity to London, where his family and partner are based. We are told that the financial package exactly matched that of Luton Town but we could never compete on the location."

Parkin was just one of a number of players targeted by Simpson, who has been working tirelessly alongside the board and Chief Scout Russ Richardson to strengthen the squad and we hope to have more positive news on a new face tomorrow.

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So Sam Parkin is joining Luton then - Illinoisblue 25/8 0:51
Parkin to Luton (cut and pasted...) - arc_ 25/8 4:35

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