After Sunday's blog on the Burnley game, which I found very difficult to write, here's a short preview of Charlton's away match on Tuesday which I will be going to.
I have watched a number of Posh home games and they never fail to excite. I was there a few seasons ago when they were 4-0 down to Cardiff at half time and ended up drawing 4-4. We met a fan who had walked out on 45 minutes and thoroughly pissed him off when we told him the final score. More recently they thrashed Millwall 5-1 away. They play with flair and the results unfortunately do not reflect this. The Millwall game lifted them off the bottom of the table but they have squandered their two games in hand which theoretically could have lifted them as high as 16th at the time.
It is fair to say that Peterborough have struggled for points this season but that does not belie their performance and anyone who thinks this is a gimme is mistaken. Don’t forget this season they have already beaten Cardiff, Leicester and Hull. Dwight Gayle scored a hatrick on Saturday to leave them 3-0 up at half time against Blackburn before winning 3-2. I believe that the stats say that they have not had a 0-0 score line for well over 100 games so expect plenty of goals.
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The Posh have a number of attacking options. We know about George Boyd (him with the dodgy eyesight NOT!!), but he has now joined Hull on loan for the rest of the season so we can all breath easy on that front. One Peterborough season ticket holder I know commented that this move has sealed their fate but I am not so sure. Lee Tomlin showed his class at the Valley and at Millwall while new boy Dwight Gayle who signed from Dagenham in January is a very light footed striker with plenty of pace (and a bargain find along with it). Along with Grant Macann they are all capable of finding the back of the net. Their defence is less solid and I am surprised that they have not addressed this issue in previous seasons. Ferguson has little cash and used a policy of finding lower league gems to bolster his squad but I can’t help feeling that he needs a few older and more experienced pros to shore up the last 25 yards.
I am being treated to a bit of hospitality at the ground so won’t be joining the rest of the away support but hopefully will be able to get some good photos of you all and report back on the Posh Nosh (geddit!!!) Also watch out for their rather elegant mascot!
Whatever happens, it will be a cracking game. Travelling fans who enjoy a decent pint don’t forget to check out my previous blog with pub recommendations.
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