Peterborough United: 'Season of Vengeance' - Div 3 2020-21

[Nefertiti2]

Oxford beaat Shrewsbury 3-2 away for the third year in a row- going ahead after 3 minutes then conceding two and scoring 2 more, with Dan Agyei scoring the winner with 5 minutes to go. Apparently Jack Stevens made two fantastic saves in time added on. The feedback was that Shrews young striker Bloxham gave a very good account of himself.

Situation now is that Wimbledon's loss to Portsmouth means that Pompey are favourites for the last playoff place. If Oxford win their last game (against Burton) and Pompey draw against Accrington we go into the playoffs.

Charlton have two games in hand and are three points behind- they drew against Accrington- so they could get level but last game is against Hull and we have a better goal difference.

[Hot Orange]

Fuck Peterborough, fuck Szmodics and fuck the ref.

Course, Hopper should have made it 4-1 and blazed over from 6 yards and we wouldn't have had this nonsense. We have at least made the play offs today which is an unbelievable achievement but i'll have to calm down. We defended heroically all game, and a lucky deflected free kick and an outrageous decision has done us.

I mean seriously, what the fuck?

https://twitter.com/StephenJCme/status/1388523738598191105

Christ on a bike, that's ludicrous.

[DCI Harry Batt]

Well thank fuck for that.

[Ray de Galles]

That's a shocker!

Thanks to Uros Predic and Donny today, they can be forgiven for spoiling the return to Plough Lane game now.

[RobW]

Fuck Peterborough, fuck Szmodics and fuck the ref.

Course, Hopper should have made it 4-1 and blazed over from 6 yards and we wouldn't have had this nonsense. We have at least made the play offs today which is an unbelievable achievement but i'll have to calm down. We defended heroically all game, and a lucky deflected free kick and an outrageous decision has done us.

I mean seriously, what the fuck?

https://twitter.com/StephenJCme/status/1388523738598191105

[elguapo4]

That's a shocking decision by the referee at Peterborough.

[Hot Orange]

Oh.

[Hot Orange]

Come on, Lincoln!

[Fearful Symmetry]

Cheers TonTon, and here's hoping you make it to safety today.

Just been reminded that 17 years ago today we began our ascent from the arse end of the league structure when Ian Ashbee's curling thunderbastard won us promotion at Yeovil. There's barely been a dull moment since, really.

[DCI Harry Batt]

All the best for today, FS.

We need to pick up a point, or for Rochdale to drop one.

[Fearful Symmetry]

So, is today the day? 55 years since we last won a league title, when Cliff Britton's side swept all before them and became one of the most talked about sides outside the top division, and the goals of Ken Wagstaff and Chris Chilton saw The Tigers win the league comfortably.

Despite the fact fact no one has been allowed in to watch, the bond between fans and team this season has remained pretty strong, helped by the fact they seem a very likeable bunch who clearly get on well with each other. And after last season's horror show, Grant McCann's relationship with the supporters has improved greatly, although it's still not 100 per cent unrequited love, but he's at least earned a crack at doing better in the Championship next season

All that's needed today is a better result than Peterborough, and if Lincoln weren't already motivated by the fact they have an outside chance of chasing Posh down for the 2nd promotion spot, they should be going for the win to avoid watching another team celebrating in front of them for the second week running.

[ChrisJ]

Have you gone native?

Arrrrr.

[Patrick Thistle]

*sucks teeth* All kinds of wrongness there, Pat. Maybe it's a Gloucestershire thing.

Have you gone native?

[ChrisJ]

I'd been to the Memorial Stadium 4 seasons in a row before this season and feel a bit sad they got relegated tbh

*sucks teeth* All kinds of wrongness there, Pat. Maybe it's a Gloucestershire thing.

[Patrick Thistle]

. Hoping Derby come down instead of GO's lot - a new face and one more promotion slot for the rest of us.

Haha, yeah. Rotherham seem to be getting promoted every other year at the moment.

I'd been to the Memorial Stadium 4 seasons in a row before this season and feel a bit sad they got relegated tbh. But then I'm lazy and like short trips to see Salop.

[ChrisJ]

That is really good news about Steve C.

Belated congrats to Simon and Cheltenham BTW. A much better away trip than either Bristol Rovers or Swindon, both of whom will be more at home in the basement. D3 is looking quite interesting next year. Hoping Derby come down instead of GO's lot - a new face and one more promotion slot for the rest of us.

[NickSTFU]

Glad about Cotterill, the team have obviously missed him.

He will now actually get to met a couple of players face-to-face for the first time.

Losing my annual trip to Bristol Rovers has been mitigated somewhat by Cheltenham's promotion. A couple of mates who live in Bristol can now pop up to Whaddon Rd for our annual beano.

Newport coming up through the play-offs, would be an added bonus.

[Simon G]

He hasn't. It's odd, because among those my age and above he'll be treated like a hero, but it's easy to forget how long ago he left now. We will have grown up fans who weren't even born when he left.

With that being said, it will be unanimously positive. He's Cheltenham's greatest son (in football circles) and he's always spoken well of us in the press since. Gary Johnson was a pundit on Sky during our National League promotion campaign when Bristol City were playing and Cotterill made a point of thanking Johnson for the job he was doing at Cheltenham at the time, and that just enamoured him to Cheltenham fans even more.

Even when his Notts County team battered us 5-0 at Meadow Lane in 2010 no-one was pissed off with him.

[Patrick Thistle]

Fantastic news - if allowed, I might have to visit Shrewsbury next year to watch the battle of Cheltenham's biggest legends.

EDIT: He says hoping Duff doesn't get tempted to leave and Cotts is still in charge at Shrewsbury.

What do you think the reception for him will be like at Whaddon Road? Has he been as a visiting manager before?

[Patrick Thistle]

Steve Cotterill's return made the Talksport 3pm news bulletin. They referred to the ground as New Meadow.

[Nesta]

^ you're literally pissing in the face of Charles Darwin, Admiral Benbow, Joe Hart, and that lad from His Dark Materials

[Ray de Galles]

Isn't Montgomery Waters the villain in a Sherlock Holmes story?

[Simon G]

Fantastic news - if allowed, I might have to visit Shrewsbury next year to watch the battle of Cheltenham's biggest legends.

EDIT: He says hoping Duff doesn't get tempted to leave and Cotts is still in charge at Shrewsbury.

[DCI Harry Batt]

Some good news

https://twitter.com/shrewsweb/status/1387708252050296834?s=20

[scratchmonkey]

After last season's final game against Leeds, I'm certainly not expecting Hull to roll over and have their tummies tickled.