BBC Sport
Hemmings succeeded his late father, Trevor, when becoming Preston’s chairman in June 2019.
Since then, they have continually remained in the Championship. They finished between ninth and 13th for five straight campaigns, but only survived relegation on the final day of last season with a 20th-placed finish.
However, after an extensive summer of rebuilding under manager Paul Heckingbottom, they have the most expensively-assembled squad in the club’s history and currently sit fourth after just one defeat in their first nine games.
Despite that, though, they still have one of the lowest wage bills in the division.
So Hemmings says that with each season, it is becoming increasingly difficult for…
