Big boost for Peterborough Sports as former Peterborough United player is back for the county cup final against AFC Rushden & Diamonds
Former Peterborough United winger Jordan Nicholson has been declared fit after a four-month absence with a broken leg and is in the matchday squad for a game between two Southern Premier Division Central promotion contenders.
Both teams will see promotion as a priority, but Sports are determined to add a prestigious county cup trophy to their CV. Posh were the last Peterborough-based team to win the competition over a decade ago.
Advertisement
Hide AdAdvertisement
Hide Ad“Promotion is 100% our priortity this season,” Sports manager Jimmy Dean said. “But we 100% want to win this competition as well. It’s a county cup final and there’s always a big rivalry between teams from Northampton way and teams from Peterborough.
“We won the Northants Junior Cup in my first season at Sports so a county double would be great. If we win promotion and a county cup that would represent a fantastic season.
“We are going there strong and having Jordan back is a massive boost. Obviously we will have to be careful with him as we have a manic schedule right now, but he’s in the squad and will play.”
Sports have already completed a league double over Rushden & Diamonds, winning 1-0 away and 2-1 at home in a scrappy encounter at the Bee Arena last month. Sports also won a battle of two weakened teams in a League Cup tie.
Advertisement
Hide AdAdvertisement
Hide Ad“Those games won’t mean a lot tonight,” Dean said. “But I am intruiged as to what sort of side Diamonds put out. We are confirmed in the play-offs and are playing to get home advantage, whereas as they are only three points ahead of Alvechurch who are chasing them for the final play-off place.
“The game against them at our place was terrible. There was no quality in the game at all, but it should be competitive tonight.”
Comment Guidelines
National World encourages reader discussion on our stories. User feedback, insights and back-and-forth exchanges add a rich layer of context to reporting. Please review our Community Guidelines before commenting.