After their first win in a while last week, the Posh play the high-flying Lillywhites at London Road, hoping to establish a revival.
To me, a draw looks on the cards (Preston are a hard nut to crack); however, a win would set us up for Christmas, a period when we have never traditionally done well.
Peterborough Cathedral Choir will be singing at the ground - a nice festive touch.
Craig Mackail-Smith is hungry for his first goal in ages - may it come on Saturday!
UTP!!
Peterborough Utd V Preston North End
posted on 19/12/14
We'll do our best - I'm hopeful!
posted on 19/12/14
So am I
posted on 19/12/14
Hi Don, soften Donny up for us (we play them on the 28th). Good luck. You should be OK, however, playing at home - 2-0?
As for Preston, Garner is injured but (Kevin) Davies and Beckford are available. Should be interesting ...
1-0 to the Posh?
posted on 20/12/14
An undeserved win for the less-than-white Lilywhites. How Beckford escaped a red card for what should have been a second yellow card offence, I do not know. Well, in fact I do know - the ref bottled it on front of the Preston fans.
Little Otzumer excelled again.
Come back Maddison - soonest!
posted on 21/12/14
Another terrible performance.
Preston were rubbish apart from Beckford who always scores against us.
We were worse.
We are going nowhere, won't even make the play-offs this season.
posted on 21/12/14
I don't think it was a terrible performance, Righteous, by either side. The first half was good, evenly matched. Unfortunately, Beckford sneaked a goal in the last 15 seconds. Our second half start was disappointing, but then we improved and applied pressure. What was lacking was an equalising goal. Preston, though, had a stubborn defence.
The worst aspect of our play was our crossing - it should have been low across the box in the hope of an own goal, or of the ball reaching one of our players for a tap in.
I don't think we'll win promotion, but neither will Preston. The MK Dons are looking good for it, and deserve it after losing so often to us in past play-offs.
posted on 21/12/14
Our media coverage on The Football League Show proved to be the kiss of death, nothing new there!
Their penalty was a joke. However we failed to score ours and can't have any complaints. All runs come to an end, what matters is how you react in the next game.
I think Posh are missing key players and that you're better than your results indicate. Preston will be thereabouts at the end of the season, they're a physical side.
The Franchise look frightening!
At least Bristol City lost, at Crewe too!
posted on 21/12/14
Let's hope we win our next games, Don. Unfortunately, w have Chesterfield away on Boxing Day - the team we were a little fortunate to beat in last year's JPT Final.
posted on 21/12/14
We're at Walsall, usually a close game there. They're a decent side and we'll have to play well to get anything. As you say, we both need a result.
posted on 22/12/14
We will lose at Chesterfield.
You flatter us Don, we are not good at all.
Two wins in over two months, both narrow score lines, one against a L2 team and the other against a shambolic Orient side on their 4th manager of the season.
We have some good individual players, but we only have a couple missing and are such an easy team to beat.
We have a manager who loves playing players out of position and who shows no in game tactical awareness whatsoever.