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If the Doncaster fans hadn't tried to get at the Charlton fans in the Jimmy Seed Stand (shared, but segregated) after their second and third goals, hence the police intervention.
Posh Owner tweeted

https://twitter.com/DMAC102/status/1129500279517396992

 

Well done Charlton, they thorougly deserved that. Sunderland were dreadful

 

Sunderland were only favourites due to Mackems putting money on them. Charlton finished the season stronger and had Taylor up front. Money spent on Grigg could have been better spent. Hindsight is a wonderful thing though. Maja was a big loss. Lee Bowyer has done a cracking job

 

Especially as a young striker who can score will always have a resale value. I bet they suffered from the fact they probably had players on 40k and he wanted similar

 

Have you announced your retained list yet?

I’d say strengthen the spine of the side. Another good CB, thought both have looked shaky when I’ve seen you on tv and at VP.

Another 2 cms with energy and legs and at least another striker. Can never have enough over 46 games.

And then just see who else you can pick up. Is Ross expected to stay? Feel he will get you out of this league next season but his football is very safety first, hence the tonnes of draws.

But I think everyone slating quality of teams in league one next season, will be surprised. Rotherham will be up there, yourselves, Pompey again if they can keep squad together. Peterborough will give it a good go.

Then you’ve got Lincoln who came up who will be very hard to beat and Mk dons who have a good manager.

It will be a real slog to get out of that league

 

I have always liked Sunderland. Not sure why. The close run we had with them for promotion and then liked to manage them on football manager too. Thought you would do it this season but not to be.

Yes of course forgot about Ipswich. Will be a very good side.

100 points for this new season? Why? Need 90 plus and you’ll do it. Think it will be a more condensed league and Bolton start on -12.

Any rumours on new signings?

 

It was so competitive this season with so many teams reaching/being close to 90 points, 90 may not be enough next season.

Marcus Maddison is the big name cropping up. Out of contract this Summer and a massive Sunderland fan - he obviously has a great record at this level. Top of the assists chart this season and got 8 goals (according to wiki) all from midfield. Seems to be exactly what we need.

 

Maybe that's the kind of arrogance that saw you fail this year though?

It's great to be confident if your own ability but you're at this level for a reason and as you've just found out, all those fans in the stand mean feck all in terms of points.

 

It was a bit of a freak season this season though. I don’t think that will happen again. 90+ points should do it. 100 is unrealistic really.
@River_City_Bantam may be able to shed some light on that.


Maddison looks a good player.

Is anyone expected to leave?

 

Yeah good chance to get rid of big wages and continue the rebuild under Ross. He will know what he wants now surely.

Hasn’t cattermole been playing with a torn hip muscle for 4 years?

Mentioning Peterborough they are signing some good players and quickly. Already got Christy Pym in net , left back from Newport and a lad from non league.

 

They are pretty consistent to be fair. Usually top 10 and spent time in championship recently.

Don’t always flatter to deceive

 

They consistently sell their best players. Not always easy to recover from and they seem to do well from it

 

Over the years they have had some massive fees for players they have developed, and they are still League One, so the question that has to be asked is whats the point of developing these lads to sell on if you don't reinvest in better players who will take you to the next level.

 

How else would they be able to compete without those fees? Don’t get massive gates. It’s one way of doing it.

Without it they would have to be bankrolled to the top. Not gonna happen

 

Posh £319 per season 7.365 = £2,349,435
Bradford City £169 15,000 = £2535,000
Both examples are adults as we cant say how many are kids ETC but not a lot of difference the last .
The article beneth says the have generated £21.6 million from the sales of Aaron McLean, Dwight Gayle, Craig Mackail-Smith, Lee Tomlin, Ryan Bennett, Britt Assombalonga, Paul Taylor, Conor Washington,
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3410088/Peterborough-United-21-6m-profit-eight-players-Southampton-Football-League.html
Recently another £4m in Jack Marriott, Gwion Edwards and Jack Baldwin so around £25m in total, if I was a Posh fan and we were nowhere nearer getting out of League One I wouldst be happy with those sort of figures being generated and nothing like that figure going back into strengthening the squad.

 

If you ask McAnthony I'm not sure he agree's theyre doing well - he sacks his manager every year they don't get promoted. he fancies them as a Championship club.