But they didn’t always get who they wanted and some went on to great things after turning Posh down.
There is a whole team of them here...
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MICHAEL KIGHTLY. A teammate of Aaron Mclean at Grays Athletic, but for some reason chose Wolves over Posh. Went on to play for Stoke, Burnley and Southend.
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JUNIOR AGOGO. Non-league Barnet accepted a £100K bid from Posh boss Barry Fry for this powerful striker, but he turned the move down. 'Agogo a no-go' read the ET headline at the time. Agogo eventually signed for Bristol Rovers then went to Nottingham Forest and, after a spell outside the UK, played for Hibernian in Scotland. Also won numerous caps for Ghana. Photo: PA Wire
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DAN CROWLEY. This talented former Arsenal midfielder didn’t like the look of the Posh training ground a couple of summers ago so didn’t sign. Now at Birmingham. Photo: Staff
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IAN CROOK. Barry Fry was 'out to catch a Crook' according to the ET headline at the time, but this gifted Norwich midfielder turned a move to London Road down in order to play in Japan.