Hopefully, if the worst does happen, it won’t be an eight-year wait before Posh return, although League One is full of sleeping giants who are threatening to wake from their slumbers.
I believe Posh already have a squad with the ability to challenge for promotion as long as a couple of quality additions are signed.
Using just current players and, in manager Grant McCann’s preferred playing formation of 3-4-1-2, here is a team I’d expect would go well in League One, plus a ‘sell, keep or release’ on other members of the Posh squad.
1. STEVEN BENDA
If he is available to sign on a permnanent basis from Swansea, Posh should go and get him.
2. JOSH KNIGHT
A powerful and athletic centre-back would thrive in League One. And we know he can play strongly in midfield at that level.
3. NATHAN THOMPSON
A strong defender who can drive forward with the ball impressively. Could play in the middle or the right of a back three.
4. FRANKIE KENT
A League One promotion winner last season and he’s currently playing very well, albeit on the 'wrong' side of the defence for a right-footed player.