Peterborough United loan players update: Classy, crocked, loved, admired, one with a bad back and one on the bench

Barker was an unused substitute in his first involvement with Wrexham on Saturday (February 22), but his presence did inspire his new club to a 2-0 win at Bromley.

Here’s the rundown on the other Posh players currently playing elsewhere. All have conracts which run beyond the end of the current Posh season, but only Barker would be welcomed back.

Midfielder Callum Cooke has started 17 games during his current loan spell with League Two side Bradford City, but has more red cards (1) than goals (0).

The manager who signed Cooke, Gary Bowyer, has since left Valley Parade and Cooke has missed the last two City matches with a back injury.

It would be a major surprise if Plymouth don’t try and sign midfielder George Cooper on a permanent basis whether or not they win promotion from League Two this season. Cooper has been playing as a wing-back to great effect. He’s made 29 appearances, scoring one goal.

Right-back Jason Naismith was a fixture in the Hibernian starting XI and playing well in the Scottish Premier League when he picked up a season-ending knee injury. He scored one goal in 15 appearances.

Midfielder Mark O’Hara is playing regularly for Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League and there is a chance he could sign permanently at Fir Park in the summer. He has scored one goal in 17 appearances.

The Tranmere fans love midfielder Alex Woodyard’s all-action style, but the former Posh skipper is yet to finish on the winning side in seven appearances (no goals) for a club who look doomed to relegation from League One.