Peterborough United players need to impress at Deeping, Maddison a doubt for opening League One match, 20 pages on Posh in the PT this week

Posh complete their pre-season schedule at local United Counties Premier Division side Deeping Rangers tonight (July 29) when those players not involved in yesterday’s win at Grimsby are expected to take part with the exception of winger Marcus Maddison who has a slight thigh strain.

It’s widely thought the team that started at Grimsby will be the one that starts against Fleetwood.

“I haven’t made my mind up yet,” Ferguson stated. “It might look like I’ve split the squad up in recent games and the team at Grimsby is the one I will go with on Saturday, but that’s not necessarily the case.

Marcus Maddison is battling against injury.

“I told the players involved at Deeping that there is still plenty for them to play for. Anyway I will need every player in the squad before the season is out so I need the same levels of fitness and knowledge of how we will play from everyone.”

Defender Jason Naismith is expected to skipper Posh at Deeping. George Cooper, exciting young talent Serhat Tasdemir and centre-back Rhys Bennett, a first-team regular last season, are all likely to feature.

Maddison is now rated as doubtful for the Fleetwood game, certainly as a starter.

“I’m not risking a muscle injury if there is any chance it could tuen a one-game absence into a much longer one,” Ferguson said after the Grimsby win.

It’s press day for Posh today. The Peterborough Telegraph will be publishing 20 pages on Posh this Thursday (August 1).