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Preston North End began their season with a draw with QPR on the opening day away at Loftus Road and then followed this up with a 1-0 win in the Carabao Cup against Barrow.
This win earned them a tie with Wrexham, strong Championship rivals who are only looking to strengthen as they chase Jack Robinson from Sheffield United.
Paul Heckingbottom’s side have been considered one of the favourites to be involved in a relegation battle this season, after they narrowly avoided the drop last campaign.
This led Preston to go out and make several signings to bolster the squad; however, they did miss out on the signing of Johnny Kenny from Celtic.
One of the new signings was unavailable for the first game of the season due to injury, with the opinion from Paul Heckingbottom going viral on social media as he spoke to BBC Lancashire.
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Tom King is angry at the Heckingbottom comments about Daniel Jebbison injury
Heckingbottom’s comments were aimed at the injury sustained by Daniel Jebbison and the work he was doing with his personal trainer, Tom King.
The personal trainer has now taken to Instagram with a video to share his thoughts about the situation, believing Heckingbottom’s comments could have a negative impact on his livelihood.
He said: “I’ve been sitting on this for a couple of days and initially planning to ignore the situation as a whole, but considering the recent press involvement on platforms such as TalkSport and BBC Sport.
“The potential negative implications not only for my business and my staff members but also for my credible colleagues in similar fields who work so hard to support competitive sports individuals and organisations around the world – I feel as though something needs to be said.
“The comments made surrounding an incident involving our client and my close friend Daniel Jebberson at KPI are not only unprofessional but also untrue.
“This was an unfortunate accident involving an interaction between the foot and a piece of equipment – not the result of unsafe, inappropriate or poorly prescribed training.
“Our track record shows that we’ve helped athletes return better than ever from injury, we’ve helped them compete in the most successful seasons, hit frequent personal bests and avoid injury.
“That’s why comments that discredit this kind of work and sweeping generalisations aren’t just unfair to us, they undermine something that benefits elite athletes across all sports across the whole world.”
Who has worked with KPI?
Tom King and his personal training business KPI have worked in partnership with several professional athletes, including Daniel Jebbison, and they have claimed the work done with him is of a top-quality standard.
Several former Liverpool players have worked with KPI to recover from injuries and get back up to speed, including Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Caoimhin Kelleher.
While both Luke Garbutt of Salford City and Ethan Laird of Birmingham City have spoken highly of KPI.
Oxlade-Chamberlain said: “I’ve made big strides, not just the obvious stuff where you need to rehab the injury, but I feel like I’m coming back in a lot better shape in all aspects as a better athlete, to be honest.”