Peterborough play Milton Keynes in a Derby - tasty!
2nd-placed V 6th-placed - very tasty!
The "old enemy" return to London Road seeking vengeance for important past defeats and, like all other teams in the top places, playing catch-up with Leyton Orient.
A fascinating encounter this one, which Posh should win if they can put in their first good home performance in the league. Some of the magic dust from the Reading game will be needed. 1-0?
UTP!
The Posh V The Dons
posted on 21/9/13
A miraculous win that by our nine men against 13. For some reason the red/yellow-card-happy idiot ref and one of his flag-happy sidekicks decided to join the Dons' team.
A game spoilt by Drysdale, the ref, and totally draining for the Posh team and fans. A golden opportunity missed by the Dons, who got away scot-free on the card front for similar fouls.
If our players have any energy left for Tuesday, we may beat Sunderland; but extra time/penalties will probably prove too much for us.
Well done to our goalie, Ollie, and to the rest of the team .
posted on 21/9/13
You can't blame the ref, for the 1st your player's hand did hit our player's face and for the 2nd he went in with the studs up. Both soft reds but we've had similar.
Congratulations on the win and especially how you played in the 1st half. We were a lot better in the 2nd, but didn't take our chances and I think you are one of the favourites to go up. And good luck against Sunderland.
posted on 21/9/13
Another three points on the board for Posh,
I have some sympathy with Karl Robinson's comments about cheating refs now, having seen that Mr Drysdale sending off two of our players left McDons with nine Gladiators to contend with. how cruel!
No contest! ..
posted on 21/9/13
Thanks Furzy, I still think that the ref was harsh on us. Tonight's Football League Show should clarify matters.
You bought some good support and it was nice of your manager to shakes the hands of our players at the end of the match. Hope we both go up, and that the game at the Moo Camp produces a proper game of football - and that Drysdale does not "referee" it.
posted on 21/9/13
I think he was a bit harsh but I could also see why he gave them, especially as the 1st he had to go with what the lino said.
Robbo is really quite good, although he does like to wind up the opposition's fans and get in the media.
I would like to go up with you as we don't much have a local rivalry without you and I wonder how we would cope with our style of play against championship teams.
You have found another nugget with Assombalonga and I liked Tomlin, although he was trying to wind us up a tad.
posted on 21/9/13
Tommo is always a winder-upper and gets red-carded at least once a season - which is why he was substituted. If he'd stayed on, he would have been another victim of Drysdale's red-card-lust.
posted on 22/9/13
Thorney, my prediction was made it a big as I would have been very surprised if we had won. But irrespective of the rights and wrongs of the sendings off - the fact that we faced 10, and then 9 men and failed to capitalise on it says it all. Our ability to put away chances is just hopeless. We should have punished a 10 man Posh, never mind a 9 man one.
Hats off to the Posh team, had to work overtime to keep the Dons at bay - and sadly did it with much so spare.
Lets hope when you come down here a) we get a decent ref and card free game and b) dons have learnt how to score in front of goal
posted on 22/9/13
Moocamp
posted on 22/9/13
Great result for the Posh, I think Drysdale could have sent off a couple more and it wouldn't have made any difference to the result (unless he sent off the goalie).
It just shows what I have been saying for a couple of seasons now, unless MK Dons get a decent striker, they will (at best) stay a League 1 club, I know Winkie has done a brilliant job, but it might be the time to hand over the reins to someone with deeper pockets.
I hope Posh do go up and this time cut the bungie rope which keeps bringing them back down again. With a decent striker, MK Dons might just go up with them
posted on 23/9/13