The season hasn't quite turned out as expected for Peterborough United and a lot of their energies seem to be directed towards a 'brand evolution project'. The Posh are currently 18th in the table, although they are 4th in the form table (Charlton are 1st). At home they have won seven, drawn five and lost six, although they have conceded almost as many goals as they scored (32-28).
Peterborough have been very much a yo-yo side in recent years and at the beginning of the season Four Four Two forecast a 5th place finish. The fan commentator forecast 4th hailing manager Darren Ferguson as 'the second coming'. Quite what went wrong is unclear, although Ferguson thinks it is a 'mentality' issue.
Charlton fans seem to have moved from excessive pessimism to excessive optimism. At least the 'we'll be playing in League Two next season' have crept back under their stones. I must admit I didn't think about the play offs when I arranged to marry again on May 9th.
Birmingham City have the title nailed on and the other automatic promotion place is likely to go to one of the moneybags clubs, Hollywood owned Wrexham or Wycombe, owned by a Kazakh billionaire.
I think Charlton will make the play offs, but we are likely to face either Wrexham or Wycombe, Stockport County and either Bolton or Huddersfield. Reading or Leyton Orient could make it, but I am sceptical. (Reading are now in danger of being thrown out of the EFL by April).
Remember we can be knocked out in the semi-final of the play offs (as happened against Swindon) and the fact that we have won at Wembley twice before does not mean we would be third time lucky.
I had Peterborough away down as 3-1 defeat at the start of the season, but a 2-2 draw now seems a better prediction.
The CAS Trust preview also observes that Peterborough are in form, noting the return of their leading goal scorer after a long lay off: https://www.castrust.org/2025/03/two-and-a-half-thousand-go-to-posh/
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