Ferguson, who is joined at Deepdale by Kevin Russell and Scott Taylor who were part of his backroom staff during his time at London Road, admitted to consulting his father before accepting the job.

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The Kiwis lost wickets at regular intervals as they tried to keep pace with the run rate and McCullum, Taylor, Jamie How, Scott Styris and Peter Fulton all failed to reach double figures as the Black Caps disappointed in front of a large and vociferous crowd.

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The visitors went ahead when Gary Jones pounced after Scott Wiseman's strike was parried by keeper Maik Taylor.

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Already, he has brought in a respected new COO, Scott Flaig, and a new marketing chief, Jim Taylor, from the Holstein fields of Gateway 2000.

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The list of current and former film actors goes on, including Gabriel Byrne ("Madigan Men, " ABC), Ellen Burstyn ("That's Life, " CBS), Oliver Platt, Tom Conti, Hope Davis and Lili Taylor ("Deadline, " NBC), and Tom Everett Scott ("The Street, " Fox).

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