But there have inevitably been signings in Posh history who have been huge disappointments and they are the ones we are remembering here with the help of our readers.
Posh fan and talkSPORT host Adrian Durham, nominated Luke James while others also picked on fairly recent signings Tom Nichols and Jack Baldwin, Others dared to mention the Posh ‘Holy Trinity’ of Craig Mackail-Smith, Aaron Mclean and George Boyd who predictably didn’t match their feats during Darren Ferguson’s first spell as Posh boss when they returned to the club.
Lee Tomlin’s patchy form when he returned last season was mentioned, but it would be Posh heresy to include any of the four superstars.
We have though included a manager who should have done much better.
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RAY HANKIN. Briefly this former Leeds and Middlesbrough forward looked like being one of the best signings in Posh history. He scored twice on his Posh debut and then again a few days later as his side overcame a 3-0 first leg deficit to knock Crystal Palace out of the League Cup. But he was a disciplinary disaster and his contract was terminated after five red cards in 38 starts. Hankin retired from football aged 29 and later became a Community Officer for Newcastle FC. Photo: Midlands
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ZEKE ROWE. Barry Fry was never slow to hype up a player and when, in 1996, he signed a striker who had been at Chelsea for the previous four years he went into overdrive. Rowe responded well initially by scoring frequently in pre-season, but was soon found wanting when the serious stuff started. Rowe ended his playing days with Benwick Athletic in the Peterborough League such was his fall from grace! Photo: Midlands
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MICK LAMBERT. In July, 1979 Posh boss Peter Morris paid his old club Ipswich Town £40k for a winger who had played over 200 games for the Tractor Boys and appeared as a substitute in their famous FA Cup Final success over Arsenal in 1978. Lambert made his Posh debut in a fine 3-1 League Cup win over Charlton Athletic, but that proved to the be the high point of his career at London Road. He soon picked up an injury that restricted his appearances and after just 25 games in two campaigns he moved to Hong Kong. Lambert returned to play for non-league Chelmsford before retiring. He entered the Ipswich Hall of Fame in 2015. Photo: Midlands