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The Official Bristol City V Peterborough United Match Day Thread


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Peterborough sits on the edge of the Fens and is, in places, below sea level.

Holme, 10 miles Southwards is ten feet below sea level.

 

Clay, Bricks, Perkins Engines, Thomas Cook.. about what Pete is most well known for down the years. And because of bricks the city has one of the largest Italian populations in the UK. They came to work for the London Brick Company in the 1950's. It also has a large Indian sub continent population and this has not always made for harmonious streets. In one area (Gladstone Street) there is a Mosque and a Hindu Temple only a few doors apart with a Synagogue in the next road. The Sikhs moved to a new temple about ten minutes away. They claim there is only trouble between them during the cricket world cup. In 1945 a load of non communist Polish servicemen settled here. We have a Polish ex Service mens club in the Stanground area.

 

Peterborough United come to AG this evening on the back of a minor resurgence. This will be yet another key game for us and indeed for them but we seem to have the upper hand over this team on a regular basis and I can see that happening this evening as we get back to a winning streak. The team were only formed in 1934 Their original charter stated "We hope to play a posh brand of football" They were also one of the first teams in the country to wear nylon rather than woollen shirts, so the oppos started referring to them as "That posh team". They won the Midland league 6 times before being elected into the Football League in 1960 and won the Division 4 title in their first season. Scoring 123 goals.  In 1968 they were demoted due to financial irregularities.. It was the same irregularities that Spurs got away with under Alan Sugar!.

 

Apart from the recent history notable players for Pete have been our very own Keith Waugh until 1981 appearing nearly 200 times, Worrell Sterling (remember him?), and Simon Davies. Not too many household names frankly. John Galley also played for P'boro' after leaving Forest, but as a centre half, not centre forward.

 

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Feel we have started the last few games to slowly. Hopefully we play well tonight and get back on track. If it all goes pear shaped, we remain top.

Deep breath. Have to believe there is a reason we are top, and have won a lot more than we have lost. If it goes wrong tonight, that will not have fundamentally changed. Re group for the next one.

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Pleased with team. Harsh on JET maybe, but must surely mean Agard is pretty fit to start and JET like anyone else could do with a rest. Freman playing his more natural role behind the top two, a big one, and a fast one. All four of our strikers in the squad. Pack for Elliott, again a player looking like he needs a rest.

What's not to like.

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