BRFC v The Peterborough Posh - Match Thread
Nov 19, 2022 1:27:09 GMT
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Post by bluetornados on Nov 19, 2022 1:27:09 GMT
We have played Peterborough 46 times since 1938, W14, D15, L17, biggest win 4-0, loss 5-2 & 5-4, our last victory v the Posh was 3rd February 2007.
Peterborough were founded in 1934, they play at the London Stadium which has a capacity of 15,314, ex manager Darren Ferguson managed in over 500 games.
Present incumbent in the hot seat is 42 year old Irishman Grant McCann who played in over 600 career games (39 for Northern Ireland) and is in his 3rd spell at the club.
Peterborough United are nicknamed "The Posh", a moniker coined in 1921, after Pat Tirrell, manager of Fletton United, was reported to say he was "Looking for posh players for a posh new team".
When Fletton United looked to join the Southern League in 1923 they added Peterborough to their name to form Peterborough & Fletton United, in an attempt to gain the backing of businesses in Peterborough.
Peterborough & Fletton United went bankrupt in October 1932 so the current club is the third to be known as The Posh. However, the term "posh" was used as a derogatory term for the club by the press.
According to the Football Fans Census, Cambridge United were considered to be the club's main rival.
The Cambridge rivalry has been fought very evenly over the years; Peterborough winning 17 and Cambridge 15, with Peterborough netting 54 times and Cambridge 52 in the 38 competitive matches they have played each other.
However, the two sides did not meet each other between 2001 and 2017.
Northampton Town are the club's traditional rival, dating back to when both sides were lower league, and as the city of Peterborough is historically part of Northamptonshire.
More recently, Peterborough fans have begun to view the MK Dons as rivals, partly due to the geographic location, but also due to battling with the MK Dons for promotion from League Two and League One in Darren Ferguson's first two full seasons.
Of course in their current squad are former Gas players Captain Jonson Clarke-Harris (49 Gas games, 27 goals) & Oliver Norburn (65 Gas games, 4 goals)
Record transfers
Highest Transfer Fee Received- a fee around £7m (rising to £10m) from Brentford for Ivan Toney, August 2020
Highest Transfer Fee Paid – A fee exceeding £1.25m to Bristol City for Mo Eisa, June 2019.
This will be a very tough game today and i would take a point right now.
Peterborough were founded in 1934, they play at the London Stadium which has a capacity of 15,314, ex manager Darren Ferguson managed in over 500 games.
Present incumbent in the hot seat is 42 year old Irishman Grant McCann who played in over 600 career games (39 for Northern Ireland) and is in his 3rd spell at the club.
Peterborough United are nicknamed "The Posh", a moniker coined in 1921, after Pat Tirrell, manager of Fletton United, was reported to say he was "Looking for posh players for a posh new team".
When Fletton United looked to join the Southern League in 1923 they added Peterborough to their name to form Peterborough & Fletton United, in an attempt to gain the backing of businesses in Peterborough.
Peterborough & Fletton United went bankrupt in October 1932 so the current club is the third to be known as The Posh. However, the term "posh" was used as a derogatory term for the club by the press.
According to the Football Fans Census, Cambridge United were considered to be the club's main rival.
The Cambridge rivalry has been fought very evenly over the years; Peterborough winning 17 and Cambridge 15, with Peterborough netting 54 times and Cambridge 52 in the 38 competitive matches they have played each other.
However, the two sides did not meet each other between 2001 and 2017.
Northampton Town are the club's traditional rival, dating back to when both sides were lower league, and as the city of Peterborough is historically part of Northamptonshire.
More recently, Peterborough fans have begun to view the MK Dons as rivals, partly due to the geographic location, but also due to battling with the MK Dons for promotion from League Two and League One in Darren Ferguson's first two full seasons.
Of course in their current squad are former Gas players Captain Jonson Clarke-Harris (49 Gas games, 27 goals) & Oliver Norburn (65 Gas games, 4 goals)
Record transfers
Highest Transfer Fee Received- a fee around £7m (rising to £10m) from Brentford for Ivan Toney, August 2020
Highest Transfer Fee Paid – A fee exceeding £1.25m to Bristol City for Mo Eisa, June 2019.
This will be a very tough game today and i would take a point right now.
