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.
PRE-SEASON TRAINING
The Posh squad reported back for pre-season training on Monday morning.
The players were tested for their fitness and “fat levels” on the first day and had more fitness sessions on Tuesday. They are due to do further fitness sessions this morning before finally getting down to some ball work this afternoon.
CAPTAIN ROWE
Posh boss Darren Ferguson has confirmed that Tommy Rowe is to retain the captaincy despite now being on the transfer list.
Rowe is entering the last year of his contract and has advised Posh that he won`t be signing a new contract. In line with company policy, he has been transfer listed but that hasn`t stopped him from keeping the captains armband!!
COACHING CHANGES
Posh have finally announced the departure of first team coach Eoin Jess. Ben Mackenzie, the head of sports science, has also departed London Road for pastures new.
There was a ready-made replacement for Jess though as Gary Breen had spent the latter part of last season helping out coaching duties. He has now signed a two-year contract at Posh.
LOYALTY SCHEME
Posh have launched a unique loyalty scheme for Posh fans who are either season ticket holders, foreverposh members, Junior Posh or Posh We Are members.
The scheme enables fans to earn loyalty points which can then be used to purchase merchandise and match tickets.
For those of you who buy tickets, merchandise or coach travel, it is well worth joining.
POSH TRANSFER UPDATE
Millwall have expressed an interest in not one Posh player, but three!! Tyrone Barnett is one of the three but it is not known who the other two players are that are interesting the Championship club. The rumour mill has brought up three names; Tommy Rowe is one of them but other rumours suggest they want Dwight Gayle and Michael Bostwick but they want them for £1 million each!!
Chairman Darragh MacAnthony confirmed on Twitter that he has turned down a £4 million bid for Dwight Gayle. Good man!!
Tommy Rowe is interesting a number of clubs. As well as Millwall, Reading and Leeds United are both reported to be interested in the left sided player and although various Leeds officials have made contact with Barry Fry, no concrete offer has yet been made.
Posh currently have 6 players on the transfer list; all of who have a price tag on their head.
The six players are: Gaby Zakuani, Tommy Rowe, Tyrone Barnett, Emile Sinclair, Danny Kearns and Nicky Ajose.
PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES
The third home pre-season friendly has finally been announced. Championship side Watford will travel to London Road on Wednesday, 24th July.
It looks like Posh are planning pre-season away days in towns this season. Games have already been confirmed against Nuneaton Town (which has now been cancelled!), Mansfield Town, Northampton Town and Bedford Town (who will face a Posh XI side).
The confirmed 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.
The Republic of Ireland tour covers the following matches:
Monday, 2nd July – Shelbourne
Tuesday, 3rd July – UCD
Other pre-season matches are:
Wednesday, 17th July – Mansfield Town
Saturday, 20th July – Northampton Town
Saturday, 27th July – Bedford Town (v Posh XI)
LEAGUE ONE ROUND-UP
Posh will come up against another former player this season after Leyton Orient signed Shaun Batt on a free transfer from Championship side Millwall.
New Wolves manager Kenny Jackett has started life at Molineux by placing four players on the transfer list as he looks to a more young and vibrant squad. Club captain Karl Henry is joined by Jamie O’Hara, Roger Johnson and Stephen Ward on the list of players not required. All four players were part of the Wolves side that has now been relegated in two successive seasons.
Former Posh striker Paul Taylor has been handed a 24-week prison term, suspended for 18 months by a judge at Ipswich Crown Court. He has also been ordered to pay his victim £7,000 in compensation and £750 in costs. Taylor was arrested after the incident at the Robert Ransome pub in Ipswich last October and admitted assault causing actual bodily harm to his victim at a hearing earlier this month.
Ian Wright has left his coaching role at MK Dons just two weeks after assistant manager, Mick Harfod, also left the club. Wright will remain at the club and work on an ad-hoc basis.
TRANSFER MERRY-GO-ROUND
Most league clubs returned to business this week and it also signalled the transfer merry-go-round to really kick in.
The following shows all the ins and outs of each League One side so far:
| Bradford City | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| None |
N/A |
Adam Baker Matt Duke |
Released Northampton |
|
| Brentford | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Alan McCormack Jack Bonham Jake Bidwell George Saville |
Swindon Watford Everton Chelsea (loan) |
None |
N/A |
|
| Bristol City | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Jordan Wynter Aden Flint Derrick Williams |
Arsenal Swindon Town Aston Villa |
Cole Skuse Jon Stead Mark Wilson Brian Howard Matthew Bates Dean Gerken Lewis Carey Tom Heaton |
Ipswich Town Huddersfield Released Released Released Released Released Burnley |
|
| 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 |
|
| Colchester United | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Craig Eastmond |
Arsenal |
Matt Heath Jackson Ramm John White |
Released Released Contract Expired |
|
| Coventry City | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| None |
N/A |
Richard Wood Stephen Elliott Jordan Stewart Danny Philliskirk Nathan Cameron |
Released Released Released Released Released |
|
| Crawley Town | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Andy Drury |
Ipswich |
Richard Brodie Matt Sparrow Lateef Elford-Alliyu Shaun Cooper David Hunt |
Released Released Released Released Oxford Utd |
|
| Crewe Alexandra | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Vadaine Oliver Thierry Audel |
Lincoln Macclesfield |
Andy White Paris Bateman Brendon Daniels Harry Clayton Luke Murphy |
Released Released Released Released Wolves |
|
| Gillingham | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Amine Linganzi |
Accrington |
Lewis Montrose Jack Evans Andy Frampton |
Released Tamworth AFC Wimbledon |
|
| 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 |
Released Released Released Released Released Stevenage |
|
| Milton Keynes Dons | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| None |
N/A |
Mathias Doumbe |
Released |
|
| Notts County | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| None |
N/A |
Julian Kelly Hamza Bencherif Liam Mitchell Jake Wholey Alan Judge Jeff Hughes |
Released Released Released Released Blackburn Fleetwood |
|
| Oldham Athletic | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Jonson Clarke-Harris James Dayton Sidney Schmeltz Korey Smith |
Peterborough Kilmarnock SC Volendam Norwich |
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 |
|
| Peterborough United | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| None |
N/A |
George Boyd Jonson Clarke-Harris Mark Little |
Hull City Oldham Athletic Free Transfer |
|
| Port Vale | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Kaid Mohamed |
Cheltenham |
Darren Purse Kingsley James Clayton McDonald Calvin Andrew Ashley Vincent John McCombe |
Released Released Released Released Released Mansfield |
|
| Preston North End | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Chris Humphrey Tom Clarke Declan Rudd |
Motherwell Huddersfield Norwich (Season loan) |
Luke Foster |
Released |
|
| Rotherham United | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Richard Brindley Adam Collin Danny Hylton David Worrall Robert Milson |
Chesterfield Carlisle Aldershot Bury Aberdeen |
Andy Warrington Dale Tonge Alec Denton Nicky Hunt |
Released Released Released Accrington |
|
| Sheffield United | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Fabien Brandy Stephen McGinn Sean McGinty Jasper Johns |
Walsall Watford Man Utd Everton |
Barry Robson |
Aberdeen |
|
| 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 |
Released Released Released Released Released |
|
| 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 |
Portsmouth Released Released Released |
|
| Swindon Town | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Jack Barthram Alex Smith |
Tottenham Fulham |
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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| Walsall | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| None |
N/A |
Richard Taundry George Bowerman Aaron Williams Jake Jones Connor Taylor |
Released Released Released Released Released |
|
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||
| Players In | From | Players Out | To | |
| Luke Murphy |
Crewe |
Jody Craddock Sylvan Ebanks-Blake Stephen Hunt Christophe Berra Adam Hammill |
Retired Released Released Released Huddersfield |
|
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