Vital Posh looks at the latest news coming out of Peterborough United over the past week and also what their rival teams in League One are up to
Vital Posh looks at the latest news coming out of Peterborough United over the past week and also what their rival teams in League One are up to.
NEW HOME KIT LAUNCHED
Posh have finally released pictures of the new home kit they`ll be wearing in the coming season.
The Nike kit is the same blue as last season but features more prominent white down the chest and on the sleeve. It`s a nice clean look and one which should go down well with the majority of Posh fans (even though it`s not the real “Posh” blue!).
PRINCEBUILD SPONSOR BACK OF SHIRTS
Posh have announced a new back of the shirt sponsor in the form of local building company Princebuild.
The logo will adorn the backs of the home and away strips for the 2013/14 season so could this mean yet another new kit next season if the deal is for one year?
ALL SQUARE IN IRELAND
Posh ended their tour of the Republic of Ireland with a second successive draw. The draw with UCD follows up the draw against Irish League basement side Shelbourne.
Fergie again fielded two different sides in each half although Kane Ferdinand and Emile Sinclair were both substituted half-way through the second half and were replaced by Tyrone Barnett and Michael Richens.
Posh fell behind in the first half through a very scrappy goal while the second goal was just comical. Young goalkeeper Alex Lynch had the ball fed back to him but he dallied on the ball too long allowing Dean Clarke to close him down and as Lynch eventually kicked the ball, it hit Clarke and rebounded into the back of the net!
Two-nil down to a struggling Irish League team was not an ideal situation after drawing the previous night to the bottom of the table side. However, there was a surprise hero in the form of Nicky Ajose who scored two excellent goals which the UCD goalkeeper stood no chance with.
The 2-2 draw followed the 1-1 draw earlier in the afternoon by the Posh Under 18`s. The under 18`s fell behind to a UCD U19`s side, but 16-year-old Ty Phillips used his power and pace to get free and slot the ball home for the equaliser.
The Posh Under 18`s finished their tour off in fine style though winning 3-0 against Longford Under 19`s. Jack Hutchins opened the scoring before two trialists scored to make it a comfortably afternoon.
JOHNSTONES PAINT TROPHY
Posh were handed a bye in the first round of the JPT which means Posh won`t enter the competition until the second round in October.
Chairman Darragh MacAnthony wants two pieces of silverware at the end of the season so this is a competition he wants to win. Posh have never really done that well in this competition so hopefully we can change things this season.
AGREEMENT SOON ON LONDON ROAD?
Could there finally be an end in sight over the long running saga of redeveloping the London Road ground?
Noises coming out of Peterborough City Council, who own the ground, suggest things could be agreed within the next two to three weeks. As part of the new agreement, it will set out how Posh will be given the freehold of the ground which is good news for the club and fans.
Posh Chairman Darragh MacAnthony is also confident things will be agreed before the new season kicks off on Saturday 3rd August.
Even if both parties finally sign the new terms of the lease, it could be months before any re-development of the Moys` End starts. Whenever the re-development does happen, the new lease also includes details of the reduced rent payable by the club.
SEASON TICKETS
Season ticket sales for the forthcoming season have reached over 4,200.
You can still buy a season ticket with prices ranging from £325, for Adults in the London Road Terrace, to £1,180 for Adults in the Caroline Hand Executive Suite (this does include a 3-course meal!).
POSH TRANSFER UPDATE
There have been plenty of rumours going round regarding Posh players and players Posh are after.
A full round up can be found HERE .
The confirmed news relating solely to targets or Posh players include Posh not being interested in Lyle Taylor of Falkirk and Aberdeen forward Niall McGinn.
Players Posh have tried to get, but have failed in their pursuit include Jamie Paterson who has signed for Nottingham Forest, Alex Pritchard who has gone on a season long loan to Swindon, Luke Freeman and Bradfords hot striker Nahki Wells.
Six Posh players are currently on the transfer list. A bid has been accepted for Emile Sinclair but the player couldn`t agree personal terms. Up to a dozen clubs have expressed an interest in the player but Posh have received no further bids. Sinclair has just one year left on his contract.
Tyrone Barnett has also generated plenty of interest with Blackpool showing the most interest. Any move by the Tangerines could rely on them selling Tom Ince first.
The six players on the transfer list are: Gaby Zakuani, Tommy Rowe, Tyrone Barnett, Emile Sinclair, Danny Kearns and Nicky Ajose.
The following players have so far departed London Road:
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George Boyd has signed for Premiership newboys Hull City |
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Jonson Clarke-Harris signed for League One rivals Oldham Athletic for an nominal fee |
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Mark Little has left following the end of his contract and is currently on trial at Championship Birmingham City |
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Dwight Gayle has made a multi-million pound move to Premiership Crystal Palace |
PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES
The Republic of Ireland tour finished with two draws in the two first team matches while the Under 18s drew their first match before rounding off the tour with a resounding 3-0 win. The results were:
Shelbourne 1 v 1 Posh (Tomlin)
UCD 2 v 2 Posh (Ajose x 2)
UCD U19`s 1 v 1 Posh U18`s
Longford U19`s 0 v 3 Posh U18`s
Posh fielded another two different sides to the ones that lined up for the first match against Shelbourne.
Posh fell behind to goals either side of half-time against UCD before Nicky Ajose scored a brace of goals to draw Posh level. The second goal, in the last minute of play, was particularly spectacular!
The home pre-season matches are:
Saturday, 13th July – QPR
Wednesday, 24th July – Watford
Monday, 29th July – Hull City
Tickets for all the home pre-season matches cost just £5 for season ticket holders if bought in advance while the price increases to £10, the same price for non-season ticket holders, if bought on the day. Under 16`s get in for just £5.
Other pre-season matches scheduled are:
Wednesday, 17th July – Mansfield Town
Saturday, 20th July – Northampton Town
Saturday, 27th July – Bedford Town (v Posh XI)
LEAGUE ONE ROUND-UP
Coventry City are still dominating all non-transfer news in League One as they have agreed a deal with Northampton Town to share their Sixfields Stadium for the next three years! Sounds cobblers, but it`s true! The Football League have ratified the deal which means Posh will be travelling to Sixfields on Boxing Day instead of the Ricoh Arena. Most of Coventry`s “home” fixtures will take place on a Sunday.
Former Posh goalkeeper and Man United coach Eric Steele has taken up a temporary goalkeeping coach position at Shrewsbury. Steele left Manchester United at the end of last season when new Red Devils manager David Moyes replaced him with former England keeper Chris Woods.
Five Crewe Alexandra footballers were arrested on suspicion of sexual assault while at a pre-season training camp in Cornwall while another two men were arrested in Cheshire! The seven players were arrested on suspicion of assaulting a woman in her early 20s in the early hours of Saturday! They have all been bailed.
Following Posh`s recent 2-2 draw with Irish side UCD, MK Dons were the next team to pitch up for a match against the Dublin based side. Things didn`t start very well for the Dons as they fell two goals behind their hosts inside the first 20 minutes. They did strike back before half time though with a penalty from trialist Antiago Aloi before Luke Chadwick struck an equaliser. The match finished 2-2.
TRANSFER MERRY-GO-ROUND
It`s been a lively week with many players moving clubs but as you would expect with League One sides, the majority of them are moving on free transfers.
The following shows all the ins and outs of each League One side so far:
| Bradford City | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Jason Kennedy Mark Yeates |
Rochdale Watford |
Adam Baker Matt Duke Zavon Hines Will Atkinson |
Released Northampton Released Southend |
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| Brentford | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Alan McCormack Jack Bonham Jake Bidwell George Saville Will Grigg |
Swindon Watford Everton Chelsea (loan) Walsall |
Antonio German Harry Forrester |
Gillingham Doncaster |
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| Bristol City | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Jordan Wynter Aden Flint Derrick Williams Frank Fielding Jay Emmanuel-Thomas Scott Wagstaff |
Arsenal Swindon Town Aston Villa Derby Ipswich Charlton |
Cole Skuse Jon Stead Mark Wilson Brian Howard Matthew Bates Dean Gerken Lewis Carey Tom Heaton Paul Anderson |
Ipswich Town Huddersfield Released Released Released Released Released Burnley Ipswich |
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| Carlisle United | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| David Amoo |
Tranmere | Peter Murphy Adam Collin Frank Simek JP McGovern Rory Loy Mathieu Manset Andy Welsh |
Released Released Released Released Released Released Scunthorpe |
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| Colchester United | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Craig Eastmond Sanchez Watt |
Arsenal Arsenal |
Matt Heath Jackson Ramm John White Jack Compton |
Released Released Southend Hartlepool |
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| Coventry City | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| None |
N/A |
Richard Wood Stephen Elliott Jordan Stewart Danny Philliskirk Nathan Cameron Cody McDonald |
Released Released Released Released Bury Gillingham |
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| Crawley Town | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Andy Drury James Hurst |
Ipswich IBV Iceland |
Richard Brodie Matt Sparrow Lateef Elford-Alliyu Shaun Cooper David Hunt Mustapha Dumbuya |
Released Scunthorpe Released Released Oxford Utd Notts County |
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| Crewe Alexandra | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Vadaine Oliver Thierry Audel Lee Molyneux |
Lincoln Macclesfield Accrington |
Andy White Paris Bateman Brendon Daniels Harry Clayton Luke Murphy |
Released Released Released Released Leeds |
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| Gillingham | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Amine Linganzi Antonio German Adebayo Akinfenwa Cody McDonald |
Accrington Brentford Northampton Coventry |
Lewis Montrose Jack Evans Andy Frampton |
York Tamworth AFC Wimbledon |
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| Leyton Orient | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Jake Larkins Shaun Batt |
West Ham Millwall |
Lee Butcher Lee Cook Charlie MacDonald Leon McSweeney Martin Rowlands Jimmy Smith Michael Symes |
Released Released Released Released Released Stevenage Burton |
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| Milton Keynes Dons | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Patrick Bamford |
Chelsea (loan) |
Mathias Doumbe Ryan Lowe Gary MacKenzie |
Released Tranmere Blackpool |
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| Notts County | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Andy Haworth Mustapha Dumbuya |
Rochdale Crawley |
Julian Kelly Hamza Bencherif Liam Mitchell Jake Wholey Alan Judge Jeff Hughes |
Released Released Released Released Blackburn Fleetwood |
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| Oldham Athletic | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Jonson Clarke-Harris James Dayton Sidney Schmeltz Korey Smith Mark Oxley Charlie MacDonald |
Peterborough Kilmarnock SC Volendam Norwich Hull (loan) L.Orient |
Robbie Simpson Dean Bouzanis Liam Jacob Connor Hughes Daniel Taylor Lee Croft Matt Smith Alex Cisak |
Released Released Released Released Released Released Leeds Utd Burnley |
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| Peterborough United | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Jack Payne |
Gillingham |
George Boyd Jonson Clarke-Harris Mark Little Dwight Gayle |
Hull City Oldham Athletic Free Transfer Crystal Palace |
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| Port Vale | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Kaid Mohamed Gavin Tomlin Chris Robertson |
Cheltenham Southend Preston |
Darren Purse Kingsley James Clayton McDonald Calvin Andrew Ashley Vincent John McCombe Sam Morsy |
Released Released Released Released Released Mansfield Chesterfield |
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| Preston North End | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Chris Humphrey Tom Clarke Declan Rudd Kevin Davies |
Motherwell Huddersfield Norwich (Season loan) Bolton |
Luke Foster Andy Procter Chris Robertson |
Released Bury Port Vale |
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| Rotherham United | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Richard Brindley Adam Collin Danny Hylton David Worrall Robert Milson Michael Tidser |
Chesterfield Carlisle Aldershot Bury Aberdeen Greenock Morton |
Andy Warrington Dale Tonge Alec Denton Nicky Hunt Ian Sharps |
Released Torquay Released Accrington Burton |
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| Sheffield United | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Fabien Brandy Stephen McGinn Sean McGinty Jasper Johns |
Walsall Watford Man Utd Everton |
Barry Robson Dave Kitson |
Aberdeen Oxford |
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| Shrewsbury Town | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Alex McQuade Dave Winfield Tamika Mkandawire |
Bolton Wanderers Wycombe Millwall |
Matt Richards Marvin Morgan Ryan Doble Mark Wright Rob Purdie Asa Hall |
Cheltenham Plymouth Released Released Released Southend |
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| Stevenage | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Oumare Tounkara Luke Jones Sam Wedgbury Simon Heslop Jordan Burrows Jimmy Smith |
Bristol Rovers Mansfield Town Macclesfield Oxford United Morecambe L.Orient |
Patrick Agyemang Andy Iro Miguel Comminges Bondz N’Gala Mark Roberts |
Portsmouth Released Released Released Fleetwood |
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| Swindon Town | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Jack Barthram Alex Smith Massimo Luongo Grant Hall Tijane Reis Alex Pritchard Nathan Byrne |
Tottenham Fulham Tottenham (loan) Tottenham (loan) Unattached Tottenham (loan) Tottenham |
Joe Devera Simon Ferry Tommy Miller Raffaele De Vita Chris Smith Alan McCormack Aden Flint Gary Roberts |
Portsmouth Released Released Released Released Brentford Bristol City Chesterfield |
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| Tranmere Rovers | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Stephen Foster Evan Horwood |
Barnsley Hartlepool |
David Amoo Paul Black Danny Harrison Michael Kay Adam McGurk |
Carlisle Mansfield Released Released Released |
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| Walsall | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| None |
N/A |
Richard Taundry George Bowerman Aaron Williams Jake Jones Connor Taylor Jamie Paterson |
Released Released Released Released Released N.Forest |
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| Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Sam Ricketts |
Bolton |
Jody Craddock Sylvan Ebanks-Blake Stephen Hunt Christophe Berra Adam Hammill Dorus De Vries |
Retired Released Released Released Huddersfield N.Forest |
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