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.
McCANN “SEMI-RETIRES” FROM INTERNATIONAL DUTY 
Midfielder Grant McCann has called time on his international career but is not completely retiring just yet.
The 33-year-old wants to spend more time with his family and concentrate more on his club football and coaching career but admitted that if the call came from Northern Ireland in the future he would play again.
WINNING RUN CONTINUES
Posh kept up their 100% winning run as they beat visiting Oldham Athletic. A very poor Posh performance saw them take the lead through their record signing Britt Assombalonga who scored from a thunderous 25-yard strike.
Assombalonga was at the centre of attention for the second Posh goal as he was “felled” by the on-rushing goalkeeper although from our view there was little contact made! With Grant McCann already sitting back down after being replaced it was up to Lee Tomlin to dispatch the resulting penalty.
The Latics created a few decent chances but none of them troubled Bobby Olejnik in goal until added time when Gaby Zakuani failed to cut out an excellent cross which substitute striker Charlie MacDonald stooped to head past Olejnik.
POSH OLD BOYS
They may not be at Posh anymore but there were notable achievements made by George Boyd, Dwight Gayle and Craig Mackail-Smith this week.
Both Boyd and Gayle made their Premiership debuts on Sunday.
Gayle played the whole 90 minutes in the narrow 1-0 defeat to Spurs who scored via the penalty spot. Boyd came on as a late substitute for Hull in their 2-0 defeat at Chelsea.
Catch Of The Day!
There were much happier scenes surrounding Mackail-Smith though and it has nothing to do with football. His partner, Amber Fry, gave birth to a baby girl. Amazingly, the baby was delivered by both Craig and Barry Fry!!
Amber went for a bath went the contractions began but as Craig describes, things went so quickly that they didn`t have time to get to the hospital: “Suddenly it went from relative calm to [Amber] screaming her head off and the head started to appear.”
They were advised to get Amber out of the bath and off to hospital but that was not an option as they started to help her out of the bath.
“We could barely hear the instructions because of the noise. So we did the best we could,” said Mackail-Smith.
“We lifted her up and she pushed again and Barry was there to catch the baby as it came out – I`ve never seen him move so fast.
“When the baby came we were all in shock and could not believe what had happened.
“It was the best and worst emotions I have been through, all in one night.
“During [the labour] it was very difficult. Amber was in a lot of pain and we had no painkillers but when the baby was born it was amazing – it was the best thing I have ever been involved in.”
Barry and his wife Kristine were also praised for being there and helping Amber through the labour.
The baby, who weighed six pounds and 12 ounces, has been named Isla.
Both mother and daughter are doing well.
Congratulations to Craig and Amber on the birth of their baby girl.
MAN OF THE MATCH AWARDS
The Vital Posh Man of the Match award for the match against Notts County was announced at the weekend.
After finishing in second place in the previous two Man of the Match awards, midfielder Danny Kearns has finally and deservedly won the award for the Notts County match which Posh won 4-2.
| August Man of the Match Results | ||||||
| Date | Opposition | H/A | Score | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 10/08/2013 | Notts County | A | 2 – 4 |  |
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| 06/08/2013 | Colchester | A | 1 – 5 |  |
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| 03/08/2013 | Swindon | H | 1 – 0 |  |
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Voting for the Man of the Match award for the Oldham Athletic match is open until Friday [23rd August]. Cast your vote for the Vital Posh MAN OF THE MATCH HERE.
POSH TRANSFER UPDATE
Transfer listed striker Nicky Ajose has returned from a brief trial at Scottish Premiership side St.Johnstone. Darren Ferguson has denied that Ajose is part of a deal being negotiated with the Perth Saints for their striker Stevie May; who incidentally was on the score sheet yet again at the weekend.
There have been no further movements for any of the other transfer listed players or want-away Lee Tomlin.
The five Posh players on the transfer list are: Gaby Zakuani, Tommy Rowe, Tyrone Barnett, Emile Sinclair, 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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Dwight Gayle has made a multi-million pound move to Premiership Crystal Palace |
AWAY TICKET NEWS
Tickets have gone on sale for the Sky Bet League One trip to Crewe Alexandra.
The match kicks off at 3pm on Saturday, 7th September, 2013. Forever Posh have arranged coach travel to the match with coaches leaving London Road at 10:15am.
LEAGUE ONE ROUND-UP
Coventry City are certainly firing on all cylinders. After an incredible 5-4 win last week, they hit a further 4 goals this week at Carlisle United. That win leaves them on minus four points?just four points behind Carlisle and Stevenage! The win isn`t the only thing the Sky Blues are celebrating. This week they celebrate 130 years since being formed?can they make it 131?
Former Posh boss Mark Cooper has been confirmed as the new manager of Swindon Town. Cooper took over from Kevin MacDonald who left the club in July. Swindon have so far won one match and lost two League matches this season under Cooper. Their only win came courtesy of a 1-0 win over Stevenage thanks to a Massimo Luongo goal.
Leyton Orient remain at the top of the tree after winning their third League game on the trot. They earned a hard fought 1-0 win at Stevenage thanks to a 29th minute Kevin Lisbie goal. The O`s have a goal difference of +8 after scoring 9 goals in their three games while only conceding one goal so far.
Posh are the only other team keeping pace with the O`s. They had an undeserved 2-1 victory over Oldham Athletic thanks to another goal from their record signing Britt Assombalonga and a penalty from the want-away star Lee Tomlin.
There are still another seven teams unbeaten in League One after three games. Three of those teams have won 2 and drawn one while three have won one and drawn two. The other unbeaten team is Preston North End but they have drawn all three matches so far.
Former Premiership side Wolverhampton Wanderers are one of those sides with two wins and a draw and have moved into third place on goal difference.
RESULTS ROUND-UP
Saturday, 17th August – League One
| Bristol City | 1 – 2 | Wolves |
| Carlisle | 0 – 4 | Coventry |
| Crawley | 1 – 2 | Rotherham |
| Crewe | 2 – 1 | Tranmere |
| Gillingham | 1 – 1 | Brentford |
| Peterborough | 2 – 1 | Oldham |
| Port Vale | 2 – 1 | Bradford |
| Preston | 2 – 2 | MK Dons |
| Sheff Utd | 1 – 1 | Colchester |
| Shrewsbury | 2 – 0 | Swindon |
| Stevenage | 0 – 1 | Leyton Orient |
| Walsall | 1 – 1 | Notts County |
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
Friday, 23rd August – League One
| Colchester | v | Carlisle | 19:45 |
| Wolves | v | Crawley | 19:45 |
Saturday, 24th August – League One
| Bradford | v | Sheff Utd | 15:00 |
| Brentford | v | Walsall | 15:00 |
| Leyton Orient | v | Crewe | 15:00 |
| MK Dons | v | Bristol City | 15:00 |
| Notts County | v | Stevenage | 15:00 |
| Oldham | v | Port Vale | 15:00 |
| Rotherham | v | Shrewsbury | 15:00 |
| Swindon | v | Gillingham | 15:00 |
| Tranmere | v | Peterborough | 15:00 |
Sunday, 25th August – League One
| Coventry | v | Preston | 15:00 |
LEAGUE ONE TABLE
| Pos | Team | Pl | GD | Pts |
| 1st | Leyton Orient | 3 | +8 | 9 |
| 2nd | Peterborough | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| 3rd | Wolves | 5 | +5 | 7 |
| 4th | Walsall | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| 5th | Colchester | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 6th | Brentford | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| 7th | Rotherham | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 8th | MK Dons | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 9th | Bradford | 3 | +3 | 4 |
| 10th | Crawley | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 11th | Crewe | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 12th | Port Vale | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 13th | Sheff Utd | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 14th | Shrewsbury | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 15th | Preston | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 16th | Oldham | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 17th | Swindon | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 18th | Bristol City | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 19th | Tranmere | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 20th | Notts County | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 21st | Gillingham | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| 22nd | Stevenage | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 23rd | Carlisle | 3 | -12 | 0 |
| 24th | Coventry | 3 | 4 | -4 |
LEAGUE ONE TOP SCORERS
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1st | Britt Assombalonga | Peterborough | 3 |
| 1st | Leon Clarke | Coventry City | 3 |
| 1st | Billy Daniels | Coventry City | 3 |
| 1st | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas | Bristol City | 3 |
| 1st | David Mooney | Leyton Orient | 3 |
| 1st | Joe Walsh | Crawley Town | 3 |
| 1st | Nahki Wells | Bradford City | 3 |
| 1st | Callum Wilson | Coventry City | 3 |
There are still too many players on 2 goals to name them all but it looks like Coventry City are certainly sharing the goals around the team as they have 3 players each having scored 3 goals while another player has two goals!!
TRANSFER MERRY-GO-ROUND
There is now just over one week until the madness that is transfer deadline day! Will many teams make any final changes before the final day?
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 Raffaele De Vita Matt Taylor Connor Ripley |
Rochdale Watford Swindon Charlton M`boro (loan) |
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 Javi Venta Martin Fillo Conor McAleny David Button Ben Nugent Liam O`Brien |
Swindon Watford Everton Chelsea (loan) Walsall Villarreal Viktoria Plzen (loan) Everton (loan) Charlton Cardiff Barnet |
Antonio German Harry Forrester Simon Moore |
Gillingham Doncaster Cardiff |
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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 Elliot Parish Marlon Harewood Marlon Pack |
Arsenal Swindon Aston Villa Derby Ipswich Charlton Cardiff Barnsley Cheltenham |
Cole Skuse Jon Stead Mark Wilson Brian Howard Matthew Bates Dean Gerken Lewis Carey Tom Heaton Paul Anderson Lewin Nyatanga Steven Davies Albert Adomah |
Ipswich Town Huddersfield Released Released Released Ipswich Released Burnley Ipswich Barnsley Blackpool Middlesbro` |
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| Carlisle United | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| David Amoo Reece James Lewis Guy Paul Black Kevin Feely Adam Campbell |
Tranmere Man Utd (loan) St Mirren Mansfield (loan) Charlton (loan) Newcastle (loan) |
Peter Murphy Adam Collin Frank Simek JP McGovern Rory Loy Mathieu Manset Andy Welsh |
Released Released Released Released Released Coventry Scunthorpe |
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| Colchester United | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Craig Eastmond Sanchez Watt Daniel Pappoe Sam Walker Ryan Dickson |
Arsenal Arsenal Chelsea (loan) Chelsea (loan) Southampton |
Matt Heath Jackson Ramm John White Jack Compton Ben Coker John-Joe O`Toole |
Northampton Released Southend Hartlepool Southend Bristol Rvrs |
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| Coventry City | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Mathieu Manset |
Carlisle |
Richard Wood Stephen Elliott Jordan Stewart Danny Philliskirk Nathan Cameron Cody McDonald Josh Ruffels Chris Dunn William Edjenguele |
Charlton Released Released Oldham Bury Gillingham Oxford Yeovil Released |
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| Crawley Town | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Andy Drury James Hurst Luke Rooney |
Ipswich IBV Iceland Swindon (loan) |
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 Anthony Grant |
Lincoln Macclesfield Accrington Stevenage |
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 Michael Harriman |
Accrington Brentford Northampton Coventry QPR (loan) |
Lewis Montrose Jack Evans Andy Frampton Deon Burton |
York Tamworth AFC Wimbledon Scunthorpe |
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| Leyton Orient | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Jake Larkins Shaun Batt Yohann Lasimant Johnny Gorman Marvin Bartley |
West Ham Millwall Free Agent Wolves Burnley |
Lee Butcher Lee Cook Charlie MacDonald Leon McSweeney Martin Rowlands Jimmy Smith Michael Symes Afolabi Obafemi Anthony Griffith |
Released Released Released Released Released Stevenage Burton Dagenham Port Vale |
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| Milton Keynes Dons | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Patrick Bamford Ben Reeves Jason Banton Lee Hodson Samir Carruthers |
Chelsea (loan) Southampton Palace (loan) Watford Aston Villa (loan) |
Mathias Doumbe Ryan Lowe Gary MacKenzie Adam Chickson |
Released Tranmere Blackpool Brighton |
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| Notts County | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Andy Haworth Mustapha Dumbuya Danny Haynes David Bell Mark Fotheringham Adam Coombes Callum McGregor Jeremy Balmy Callum Bennett Jordan Holt Ronan Murray |
Rochdale Crawley Charlton Coventry Ross County Unattached Celtic (loan) Le Havre Ipswich St Mirren Ipswich |
Julian Kelly Hamza Bencherif Liam Mitchell Jake Wholey Alan Judge Jeff Hughes Krystian Pearce Neil Bishop |
Released Released Released Released Blackburn Fleetwood Torquay Blackpool |
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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 Anton Rodgers Edijs Joksts Adam Rooney Joseph Mills Danny Philliskirk |
Peterborough Kilmarnock SC Volendam Norwich Hull (loan) L.Orient Brighton Free Agent Birmingham Burnley (loan) Coventry |
Robbie Simpson Dean Bouzanis Liam Jacob Connor Hughes Daniel Taylor Lee Croft Matt Smith Alex Cisak Jean-Yves M`Voto |
Released Released Released Released Released Released Leeds Utd Burnley Barnsley |
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| Peterborough United | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Jack Payne Charlie Horton Britt Assombalonga |
Gillingham Unattached Watford |
George Boyd Jonson Clarke-Harris Dwight Gayle |
Hull City Oldham Athletic Crystal Palace |
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| Port Vale | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Chris Lines Kaid Mohamed Gavin Tomlin Chris Robertson Anthony Griffith Carl Dickinson |
Sheff Wed Cheltenham Southend Preston L.Orient Watford |
Darren Purse Kingsley James Clayton McDonald Calvin Andrew Ashley Vincent John McCombe Sam Morsy |
Released Released Grimsby Mansfield 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 Ben Davies |
Released Bury Port Vale York |
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| Rotherham United | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Richard Brindley Adam Collin Danny Hylton David Worrall Robert Milson Michael Tidser Matt Tubbs |
Chesterfield Carlisle Aldershot Bury Aberdeen Greenock Morton B`mouth (loan) |
Andy Warrington Dale Tonge Alec Denton Nicky Hunt Ian Sharps Johnny Mullins |
Released Torquay Released Accrington Burton Oxford |
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| Sheffield United | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Fabien Brandy Stephen McGinn Sean McGinty Jasper Johns Lyle Taylor Conor Coady |
Walsall Watford Man Utd Everton Falkirk L`pool (youth loan) |
Barry Robson Dave Kitson Kevin McDonald |
Aberdeen Oxford Wolves |
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| Shrewsbury Town | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Alex McQuade Dave Winfield Tamika Mkandawire Akwasi Asante John Marsden James Tavernier Graham Burke Adam Reach |
Bolton Wanderers Wycombe Millwall Birmingham (loan) Free agent Newcastle (loan) Aston Villa (loan) M`brough (loan) |
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 Peter Hartley Michael Doughty |
Bristol Rovers Mansfield Town Macclesfield Oxford United Morecambe L.Orient Hartlepool QPR (loan) |
Patrick Agyemang Andy Iro Miguel Comminges Bondz N’Gala Mark Roberts Anthony Grant |
Portsmouth Released Released Portsmouth Fleetwood Crewe |
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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 Ryan Mason Ryan Harley Tyrell Belford Nile Ranger |
Tottenham Fulham Tottenham (loan) Tottenham (loan) Unattached Tottenham (loan) Tottenham Tottenham (loan) Brighton Liverpool Unattached |
Joe Devera Simon Ferry Tommy Miller Raffaele De Vita Chris Smith Alan McCormack Aden Flint Gary Roberts James Collins Luke Rooney |
Portsmouth Portsmouth Bury Bradford Released Brentford Bristol City Chesterfield Hibernian Crawley (loan) |
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| Tranmere Rovers | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Stephen Foster Evan Horwood Ryan Lowe Akpo Sodje Jason Rowe Chris Atkinson Jason Koumas Andrai Jones |
Barnsley Hartlepool MK Dons Scunthorpe Forest Green H`field (loan) Unattached Barnsley |
David Amoo Paul Black Danny Harrison Michael Kay Adam McGurk Zoumana Bakayogo |
Carlisle Mansfield Released Released Burton Leicester |
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| Walsall | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Milan Lalkovic Richard O`Donnell Romaine Sawyers James McQuilkin |
Chelsea (loan) Chesterfield WBA Hereford |
Richard Taundry George Bowerman Aaron Williams Jake Jones Connor Taylor Jamie Paterson Febian Brandy Will Grigg |
Released Released Released Released Released N.Forest Sheff Utd Brentford |
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| Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Sam Ricketts Kevin McDonald |
Bolton Sheff Utd |
Jody Craddock Sylvan Ebanks-Blake Stephen Hunt Christophe Berra Adam Hammill Dorus De Vries Eggert Jonsson Karl Henry Sam Winnall Johnny Gorman Stephen Ward |
Retired Released Released Ipswich Huddersfield N.Forest Released QPR Scunthorpe L.Orient Brighton |
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