Chairman Darragh MacAnthony admitted he knew the club would receive a rough ride following the departure of Darren Ferguson (Read the full story). He wasn't wrong.

Here we list some of the tastiest headlines and story snippets since rumours of Ferguson's exit from Peterborough United first surfaced on Monday afternoon:

'Peterborough United are fools to have let Darren Ferguson go'
(Guardian - Louise Taylor blog)
"In dismissing Darren Ferguson Peterborough United have made fools of themselves.
If Posh were a 'normal' business they would be a role model of how not to behave. Instead they are a foojavascript:WrapWithBoldTags();tball club and have blithely fallen into the trap of:
a) Sacking the manager who has won them two straight promotions after a poor, but not disastrous, start to a season.
b) Firing him immediately after an understandable defeat at the division's outstanding team and likely champions.
c) Ending up engaging in an unseemly wrangle about a pay-off having made the arguable error of awarding him a lucrative four-year contract in the summer when, among other clubs, Reading and West Brom wanted to poach him.
d) Committing the public relations faux pas of refusing to confirm or deny his axeing. When I telephoned London Road shortly after 4pm yesterday I was informed the press department had gone home for the night and were non-contactable by mobile phone.
Oh dear – a complete blueprint of how not to run a club. Thanks to his family name and his father Sir Alex's contacts, Darren Ferguson is unlikely to be out of work for long and may even land a far higher profile job. But that is missing the point. Ferguson junior has been treated outrageously by a panic-stricken, knee-jerk reactive, board."

'Fergie axed (but it is not Alex)'
(The Sun - Tuesday)
"The Scot, 37, is rated as one of the best young bosses around, but a Posh insider said: "Darren didn't lose the dressing room, although a few eyebrows were raised at his team selections, especially leaving out Aaron Mclean at Newcastle on Saturday.
After that game he told the players they weren't good enough for the Championship."

'Darren Ferguson faces sack from Peterborough'
(The Times - Tuesday)
"The Ferguson family have not had the best couple of days. Darren Ferguson was on the verge of being relieved of his duties as manager of Peterborough United yesterday, about 24 hours after Sir Alex, his father, was bemoaning Manchester United's 1-0 defeat by Chelsea, which left them five points off the pace in the Barclays Premier League.
Ferguson, 37, led Peterborough to the Coca-Cola Championship last season after winning back-to-back promotions, but they are at the bottom of the table with 11 points from a possible 48. They have won only two matches, both at home, and performed poorly in the 3-1 defeat away to Newcastle United at the weekend, a result that pushed them to the foot of the table for the first time."

'Posh spill Da beans at last'
(The Sun - Wednesday)
"It has been claimed the club and the Scot, 37, fell out after he was refused cash to strengthen his squad.
Some board members are also believed to have questioned his commitment after he was linked to other jobs, even though he signed a new four-year deal in the summer."

'Darren Ferguson's sacking is confirmed by Peterborough despite Barry Fry claiming his achievements have been 'miraculous'
(Daily Mail - Wednesday)
"Darren Ferguson's dismissal at Peterborough has been confirmed by the club.
He has been sacked despite director of football Barry Fry paying tribute to his 'miraculous achievements' at London Road."

'Darren Ferguson blast at Peterborough supremo Barry Fry'
(The Mirror - Thursday)
"Sacked Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson has labelled Barry Fry a liar.
The day after Ferguson was ousted by Posh, director of football Fry claimed Ferguson already had a job lined up before he left London Road.
Fry is convinced the 37 year-old boss had been tapped up to replace Phil Brown as Hull boss at the KC Stadium. But Ferguson angrily denied Fry's allegation."

'Darren Ferguson denies he has a new job lined up after leaving Peterborough'
(Daily Mail - Thursday)
"The 37 year-old's dismissal raised eyebrows after he guided the club to back-to-back promotions from League Two to the second tier and chairman Darragh MacAnthony called a press conference to insist that the decision was mutual.
But after it was revealed that the decision was taken after a meeting with Fry on Sunday the vocal former London Road boss let slip that he expects Ferguson to be at another club within days."

'I've only just begun says Eddie Howe'
(Bournemouth Echo - Thursday)
"Despite being given permission to speak to Posh after they had made an official approach, Howe politely declined their advances in favour of staying put.
He told the Daily Echo: "It was very flattering to be asked and a huge compliment. But I have only just started the job here and it wouldn't have felt right for me to leave. I've got a tremendous relationship with the players and feel a loyalty towards them, the club and the supporters."

'Bees confirm Peterborough enquiry for Scott'
(Richmond & Twickenham Times - Friday)
"Brentford have confirmed Peterborough United have sounded them out over the possibility of boss Andy Scott taking over at London Road.
Chairman Greg Dyke revealed the Bees received an enquiry from the Championship outfit over Scott's availability earlier in the week when they had officially confirmed Darren Ferguson's departure."

'Wilder: I've a job to finish'
(Oxford Mail - Friday)
"Oxford chairman Kelvin Thomas confirmed he had had an unofficial approach from Peterborough through a low-key conversation with Barry Fry.
United's chairman and manager spoke about it together, and the outcome was that Wilder would not be speaking to Posh because there is plenty of unfinished business at Oxford.
He said: "There was a conversation on Tuesday morning, and I've obviously got to think about things because when a Championship club comes knocking and wants to speak to you, you have to share the respect that they wanted to have a conversation with me.
"But I want to achieve something here, I want to put something on my CV and show that we've achieved something here and can drive this club back into the Football League."