Midfielder Taylor will start his third season at Ipswich Town following a £1.5 million switch from Posh with just 11 Football League starts for The Tractor Boys to his name. At least they’ve dropped back into the Championship which you’d hope would give Taylor something of a chance to play more regularly in the 2025-26 season.
Centre-back Edwards has been at Southampton for one season during which he appeared in one Premier League game as a substitute. The Saints are also back in the Championship next season, but also under new management so Edwards might have to move on again to become a first choice player. He impressed at QPR when on loan last season.
Let’s hope that things don’t turn sour for the pair of ex-Posh players or for Kwame Poku and Emmanuel Fernandez who have moved on to bigger and better things this summer.
There was surprise when the following gifted players left Posh and failed to enhance their reputations…
5. JOSEF BURSIK
Josef Bursik was the goalkeeper who stepped in on loan from Stoke City to help clinch a Posh promotion from League One in the 2020-21 season. His highlight was a key penalty save at Charlton Athletic. Bursik did return to Stoke and played regularly for a season in the first team, but he now sits on the subs bench at club Brugge. He's still young (25) for a goalkeeper though. Photo: Joe Dent
6. DAVID PETRUCCI
Loan players from Manchester United haven't been great for Posh despite a strong family connection between the clubs. Midfielder Petrucci did score a terrific winning goal for Posh against Leicester City in a Championship match in 2013 though. He went on to finish his career in Israel. Photo: david lowndes
7. GEORGE MONCUR
When Barnsley outbid Posh and paid Colchester £500k for this midfielder in June 2016 few would have predicted he'd be on loan at London Road a couple of months later. He was clearly skilled even if he didn't do a lot at Posh and it's shocking he will be playing National League South football for Ebbsfleet next season. Photo: Peterborough United Football Clu
8. CHRIS FORRESTER
This midfielder was a strong midfielder who played over 100 times for Posh after arriving from Irish club St Patrick's Athletic in August 2015. His last-gasp headed winning goal at Cobblers ensures he will always be fondly remembered. He got homesick though, played briefly at Aberdeen and then returned to St Pats where he remains. It seems a waste of a top talent. Photo: Joe Dent