Still no win -5th Feb 2007

New boy Fergie has not had the rub of the green, beginners luck or whatever rubbish you want to spout with two late goals against Swindon and Bristol losing us points. Posh are still without a win since the Vietnam war but the improvement in the team has been huge and shirely the next win is around the corner. Oh and Craig Makill-Smith has finally bothered turning up after his impression of a five year old who didn't want to eat his green.

We're back! -23rd Jan 2007
KA sacked!!
Darren Ferguson new manager!!!
Darlo sell out of pies!!!!

New manager Darren Ferguson

Sorry the delay but Christmas laziness and the fact that no-one else can be bothered to do it meant that we've been a bit slow in updating the front page. So if you've been leaving under a rock for the past month or in prison, Keith has been given the heave-ho by Darragh after losing 6 in a row. The search for a new manager began and such fanciful names as Keegan, Adams, Rinus Michels* were put forward, it was a surprise when the new man was Darren, Son of Alex, Ferguson. We all wish Darren the best of luck in his new role and hopes he gets the backing of the fans and the board that any manager of this club deserves. On the pitch we lost, lost ,lost, drew against Plymouth in the cup and lost the replay and lost again. It's all gotten a bit depressing result wise but hopefully Fergie will turn it around. Oh and we may have bought some new people in but they're too many new names and faces to keep track of these days.

* May not have been true, he's dead but I did have a dream about him once and where Rinni as I got to call him told me about Total Football and how easy it is. Because of that I now consider myself to be a football expert and can safely say I know more than anyone else including any manager and/or player.

Cheers Chris and Darragh outlines plans for world domination -13th December

A rare non match related update. Sadly PLC man of the year and all round legend Chris Plummer announced his retiremnet from football. Chris hasn't played that much this season and was unwilling to spend the rest of the season on loan at various non-league clubs so has decided to draw an end to his football career. His effort and passion in every game and general decency won him many friends in the PLC and we all wish him the very best in his future career. In other news Darrrragggghhhhh has outlined his plans for world domination in the AGM and then at the fans forum at Ebs. Quotes such as the first million pound player for Posh isn't far off, I want promotion by March and also want to go into League One with a plan to reach the Championship. I am not going up a division and settling for a bottom half finish, have made me squeal with joy in a hugely disconcerting manner. The man is become a legend.

Memories of Gracie Fields -9th December

What a great PLC away day. A huge PLC turnout in terms of members and flags saw Posh bore their way to a 1-0 victory over a frankly dire Rochdale team. Though the performance was poor it was the fourth away trip in less than 2 weeks which saw Posh progress in the FA cup, drop out of the Cost-Co fizzy pop trophy and take 4 out of six points in the league which is an excellent return for big Keef's men. As for the match Posh lined up in a 4-4-2 with Big bad Trev on the wing, apparently Jamie Day was meant to be the left winger but broke his nose when the crossbar fell on his face I bet his mummy had to hold his hand to make him feel better or something, and MK Welshman Morgan at centre-back. Posh scored in the second half through the Don, and held on against some late pressure to win. I would write more but I'm sure a full report will make its way on to the reports section in the next few days detailing the wonderful Cemetery pub, the idiocy before, during and after the match and various other shenanigans, such as Pompey passing out on the train, Parky being sick on my shoes and some other stories which I've forgotten for the time being.

Trannies spanked -2nd December

Surely a headline to upset anyone work place firewall. But Saturday saw probably the most enjoyable away day at Posh since Forest a few years back. DMAC in the his-ouse provided free transport and a travelling support of around 1,600 roared the Posh onto a great 2-1 victory over the Trannies with Danny Crow grabbing the all important goals. The team on the whole should be applauded with the victory being down to team work and hard work, something which was sadly missing the last time we played Tranmere. The reward for the fine performance sadly, is a third round tie at home against Plymouth which will be tough but is winnable.
In other news we lost to Bristol Rovers in the Netto Value Baked Beans throphy or whatever its called on Tuesday. Give. A. Shit.

Gulls crapped on -25th November

And the Posh goes marching on on on. Posh won their fifth in a row with a 5-2 thumping of Torquay. As a welcome bonus the teams around us dropped points puting Posh up to fifth one point off automatic promotion. The team is improving with each game and the attack along with the emergence of Butcher as the play maker and Jude, yes Jude Stirling as the defensive lynch-pin make this exciting times at Posh

Chuckle brothers beaten in the cup -15th November

The FA cup, ahh the romance the chance for a big name and scalp, an away day to somewhere nice and what do we get? A funking home tie against Rotherham and then an away trip to Tranmere. Though this should not hide the fact that this was a magnificent performance from the Posh. Sticking with a 4-4-2 with Crow and McLean upfornt and Newton on the wing Posh played well, kept the ball on the floor and produced a great footballing perofmance. Ricky opened the scoring, with the Don digga and Crow getting the others. A fine game was only spoiled by the draw which pits us against Tranmere, but Darragh has come to rescue offering free travel to all fans. He has already won the easiest hearts and minds battle of all time by simply not being Fry (I bet the Americans would have loved an easy battle like that in Vietnam) but has again shown that he is the man to take this club forward.

Stanley beaten by the maddeningly inconsistent Posh -10th November

More madness from the most inconsistent team in the world, OK in Peterborough, who made some serious hard work of what should have been an easy-ish game and just about managed to beat Accrington Stanley 4-2 but the performance in the first half was of such a poor standard that the Posh were lucky not to be 3-0 down. Still Big Trev and new boy McLean scored with Danny, Danny Crow, Danny, Danny Crow getting a brace. In other news we've got a new first team coach *drum roll* ex Scum manger Tommy Taylor who apparently likes 442, footy on the floor, Diana Ross and long romantic strolls on the beach. Ex head coach Gary Simpson is now chief scout which is a position that would probably appeal to Dave and thats about it really. Oh and I managed to summarise the Stanley game with out mentioning milk

Paint dried but Grimsby still stinks of fish -1st November

The Jekyll and Hyde nature of the season continues unabated, with the last week producing a shockingly bad 2-2 all draw against Grimsby who were down to 10 men after 30 minutes yet managed to take the lead twice. Big bad Ben Futcher scored in his first start and an even bigger and badder Super Tricky Trev got his eighth of the season let Posh scrape away with a point. Then to general suprise Tuesday night bought a fine win against holders Swnasea in the LDVs/Paint/Zenith Data system or whatever the hell it is called now cup, with Danny scoring his third of the seaosn in the first minutes of the game. Both games saw a welcome return to 442 and it looks like with a bit of time it could work. In other news we've signed a new striker, conference top scorer Aaron McLean from Grays who apparently gives 100,000,000% every game or something and had a very encouraging debut against the Swans.

Blue Moon Goes Irish

Issue 16 Out Now

Blue Moon welcomes Darragh MacAnthony to Posh with a special Irish edition of Blue Moon.

Inside;

The 10 Best Irish Posh Players and David Langan
Tony Millington Remembered
Posh on the Move?
The Greek Posh Contingent
The Ultimate Posh Fantasy XI
Why Alexander needs more time
The TRUE story of the Diadora fiasco

Benjino keeps on playing

Benji's fine run continues at the biggest PLC away day so far. His well taken goal a minute into the second half was enough to see off a piss-poor Stockport team in an even poorer match. The full gory details of Squires smack habit, Ken's superior geographical knowledge and the joy of Grapes can be found here. Enjoy Trev describes Stockport. Hhhmmm nice

Site update

Well after successfully managing to screw up the forum I finally managed to get the Warrick shirt collection online. It's a fine testament to a young man's obsession of all things Posh. Take a peak its great The Warrick shirt collection

Another example of young Nick's obsessions is on the newly updated banners and flags page

The Good the bad and the ugly

Just what is going on at London Rd? Some pitiful defending and a two sendings off saw Posh lose by the five goals in five at Walsall. Up next was a trickier-on-paper trip to Swindon where, well knock me down with a feather Trevor scored the only goal of the game to hand Swindon their first home defeat of the season. Three days later the long awaited cup match against Everton saw Posh lose to a last minute goal from Steve Irwin fanatic Tim Cahill. Big Trev continued from his Swindon display with a fine a shit-kicking display and getting the Posh's equaliser. Would the fine run continue with a glamour tie against the monkey hangers? Did it bollocks. 5-3 and the least said the better. Oh and to follow up on the general malaise we only just managed to draw against Barnet. Arse.

Though the best news of the lot was that Daaaaaarrrrraaaaaggggghhhh McAntony, a man who made his millions selling luxury holiday homes, the type that Fry mortgages on a regular basis to save the club, is now the chairman. He also said he wants to own the club entirely in the next few months. Is it the end of Fry? No this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.

I'm sure you'll join us in extending a warm welcome to Darragh and that this will be the start of something beautiful. Below is a copy of the welcome letter the PLC sent him.

Dear Darragh,

As a representative for the PLC (the Posh Leeds Contingent) I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Peterborough United.

Originally formed in 2004 by four exiled Posh fans living in Leeds, The PLC is now the fastest growing Posh supporter’s club. Primarily based in the North, The PLC and our banners (which declare such witty remarks as ‘Peterborough United – Pride of Yorkshire’) are a fixture at Posh away games, and our members are also regular visitors to London Road. Although we have good relations with the other supporters groups, it is our unique style of supporting Posh that distinguishes us. Emblazoning the terraces with banners, unleashing waves of balloons and singing our hearts out, our passion and love for the Posh is always clear. Our membership is also responsible for producing and distributing the only Posh fanzine, “Blue Moon”. Some call it funny, some call it rubbish. We call it puerile.

But enough about us. We’re sure that if you haven’t heard or seen us, you will soon! The purpose of this letter is merely a heartfelt welcome and best wishes, and we hope that you come to love the Posh as much as we do. If you’re ever in the North, and fancy a brew, you and your guests will be welcome to join The PLC on one of its many fabled away-days (records of which can be found at www.the-plc.co.uk).

So, in conclusion, welcome to Posh, hello from The PLC, and onwards to glory!

Yours Sincerely,

Tim Knighton
PLC Spokesperson, on behalf of The PLC

Two in a row

11th September

The first defeat of the season, a last minute loss against Bury was followed by the worst 30 minutes of the season where we conceded three goals to Darlington. There was no turning back from the nightmare first half hour and Posh lost 3-1. Up next a difficult trip to Spaghetti junction and Walsall.

Notts landing:

27th August:

Well it was more akin to a wrestling match between Jason Lee and Guy Branston rather than a football match but still a point is a point away from home. A game of painfully few chances but high on PLC related humour saw Posh keep another clean sheet away from home and remain unbeaten for the season. Though the elbows of Jason lee have apparently fractured the check of Richards and given the rest an unexpected preview of facial reconstruction surgery. Though Posh gave as good as they got and still have yet to concede away from home. Another plus point was the news that our excellent performance against Ipswich was being rewarded with a home tie against Everton which will be shown on Sky. Ohhhhhhhhhh. Still Everton have started the season well and so have we, so it promises to be a belter. Oh and Ed managed to break the drum. Well done lad

Tractors turned over

23rd August:

Well knock me down with a feather, after predicting that Tuesday might be an upset lo and behold Posh managed to beat Championship side Ipswich Town in what was a fantastic match. Benji shed his banjo, for some smaller instrument (a kazoo perhaps) and scored his third in two games from the spot after winning the penalty him self. Mark Tyler, who made his 420th appearance, which now puts him second in the all time appearance list, kept the Posh in ahead but was powerless to stop Ipswich equalising in the 90th minute. Extra time followed and Sam Newton/ Guy Branston scored from a set piece to put Posh back in the lead but again Ipswich equalised taking the game to penalties, though only the brilliance of Tyler stopped Ipswich from grabbing a winner. The penalties where a treat, with Newton, Holden, Carden and Arber being successful and Tyler saving one and Alex-son-of-Steve-yet-sacked-by-daddy-unlike-somone-I-could-mention-Bruce missing the vital one to lead Posh to a famous victory. The fantastic start to the season continues. Ole

21st August:

Posh's cracking start to the season under Keith Alexander continues with a 3 -1 victory over what was a very poor Maccelsfield team. A sign of how much the team has improved can be found on the score sheet with Banjo Benji doubling his Posh career tally with a well taken brace and a comedy own goal providing the third. Next up a struggling bunch of carrot munching Tractor boys. An upset may be on the cards.....

In other news Dave will be pleased as Posh signed 22 year old, 12 year old look-a-likey Jimmy Ghaichem. Perhaps he'll join Jamie Day in the sand pit.

Seven points out of nine:

Posh's superb start of the season continues unabated with our very first win against the fat dib dob Steve Evan's Boston team. Ahh yes Boston, it has a place in America named after it, but here the locals are more likely to lose control of their bladders and pick a fight with you. Anyways, another goal from new boy Simon Yeo gave Posh the three points despite having Lloyd sent off for an elbow.

Another battling performance against the highly fancied Wrexham team at the Racecourse ground saw Posh walk away with another point following a 0-0 draw. A decent turn out from the PLC, who saw a match which was low on chances and even lower in quality. Posh missed two good chances at the start of the second and the Banjo managed to hit the target but his effort was ruled out for an offside, though Wrexham missed the best chance of the game after a terrible mis-control from "Beefcake" Branston let in a Wrexham player who decided it was more fun to play crossbar challenge instead of football. The only other notable part of the game was a shocking challenge on Danny Crow who apparently left the stadium on crutches. Bugger. Still 7 point from 9 with just the single goal conceded in the first 3 matches represents a fantastic start for Keith and long may it continue.

Posh pillage four past Pirates:

Ok so it may be a contrived title, but the feeling is the same. Posh managed to put in their best opening day performance in many a season with a first half goal blitz from Jamie Day, fresh out of Scout camp, new boys Butcher and Yeo adding debut goals and Lloyd Opara adding a well deserved fourth. Hopefully this is a sign to come for the upcoming season and that Dr Huxtable has managed to make this team click.

A new season a new beginning?

As we start a new season under new manager Keith Alexander (Hello Keith) the PLC get the long promised new look website. If you've been here before you'll see some new fangeled buttons to navigate your way around the site with several new sections:

- Meet the PLC

- Bigger and better sights and sounds

- More match reports and you can still relive the magic of previous years

- More news

- A message from honorary chairmen David Farrell

- More pictures of the burgeoning Ultras movement and the banners

- Profiles of PLC man of the year Chris Plummer and boy of the year Jamie Day