The Peterborough United of 2009-10 were one of our three most heavily covered clubs. A tempestuous period saw Darren Ferguson’s exciting young team, enriched by a luxurious three pronged attack consisting of George Boyd, Craig Mackail-Smith and Aaron McLean, learn some harsh lessons when it came to defence – by the time Mark Cooper, Jim Gannonand Gary Johnson had each taken a turn at London Road, the …
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The Thursday Preview: Peterborough Vs Ipswich
With the top two from last year’s League 1 table being transposed atop the Championship, it is perhaps understandable that much attention has been focused on the South Coast mutual dislike society, Southampton and Brighton. However, the third of the promoted clubs have also made an encouraging start to their campaign.
Wednesday’s creditable draw at the Den might not have been the best team performance so far this season, …
Honesty: the best policy?
For the most part this site is resolutely non-partisan, shying away from inflammatory articles and the bilious, monosyllabic responses they attract from spittle-flecked, talkSPORT-listening meatheads in favour of carefully considered argument and reasonable, civil debate. In fact, the only thing that seems to get the eminently agreeable Lanterne Rouge hot under the collar is a certain mob from Milton Keynes, worthy winners of this year’s TTU Award for Crimes …
TTU Awards 2010/2011: Player of the Season
Our votes in this most storied of categories were split evenly and many of the usual characters cropped up. Grant Holt, so hearteningly wonderful in this year of Canary yellow, will be looking back on his days as a definitive journeyman and Singapore leaguer with disbelief and Scott Sinclair’s play off heroics confirmed an ability to link wideside flair with end product.
Lower down the leagues, Craig Mackail-Smith was a
…TTU Awards 2010/2011: Best club website/blog
First a caveat - it’s a starry age for the blogosphere and this award was voted for by the 7 or 8 people who most regularly post at The Two Unfortunates. So, if your blog or website didn’t get a mention this time, it’s not because we don’t think you’re great. Last year’s winner BHaPPY continues to excel and it was particularly heartening to see the return of the mighty
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