Ten things that should have been discussed at Peterborough United's Miami summit

Posh chairman Darragh MacAnthony, a Florida resident, director of football Barry Fry, first-team manager Luke Williams, assistant manager Ryan Harley and chief executive officer Dawn Gore are believed to have been in attendance.

Here are the 10 things the PT hopes were discussed….

1) Ensure Williams has the final say on new signings. His head will be on the chopping block if things go pear-shaped next season so let him bring in the players he wants regardless of age and experience. Williams shouldn’t be bounced into signings he doesn’t fancy. Analysts and others outside the football management team should advise rather that decide. Presumably players who have been competing in Sweden or Switzerland will now be ignored.

2) If Williams wants a 3-4-3 formation the players to suit should be signed. If that means putting extra players on the transfer list to facilitate their arrival so be it. Let the manager manage in a way he finds comfortable.

3) Experienced players are a must. The successful Posh sides of the MacAnthony era had older players complementing the youngsters and the Football League rookies. Micah Hyde (2007-08), Dean Keates (2008-09), Grant McCann (2010-11) and Mark Beevers (2020-21) were big players in the four Posh promotions of the last 20 years. It’s a big ask to expect Sam Hughes to become a key older player after a season on the sidelines, but we need a new Tom Lees at the back. The central midfielders Posh plan on keeping are 21 (Brandon Khela), 23 (Ben Woods) and 24 (Matt Garbett). More experience is needed, preferably strong characters who will ensure all squad members are prepared to fight for the cause.

4) Don’t sell Matt Garbett no matter how good he is at the World Cup Finals. The loss of him and Archie Collins would be catastrophic for the team and deflating to the morale of fans.

5) Manage expectations better. There should be no unnecessary hype. It’s okay to say we are aiming for mid-table because the club debt needs reducing, especially as expectations are now dreadfully low after two poor seasons anyway. If Posh then have a run at the play-offs it would then be seen as a decent bonus rather than the bottom end of a prediction.

6) Learn from last season’s mistakes. For instance find out why Posh conceded 22 goals (7 more than any other League One team) in the first 15 minutes of second halves and correct it. Why were Posh so weak mentally? Why did they suffer so many injuries? Sign players who are good to go on the first day of the season rather than six weeks after it started.

7) Use the loan market better. I know Bolton Wanderers are a bigger draw than Posh, but if ‘The Trotters’ go up this season, expert loan recruitment would have been a factor.

8) A tougher pre-season programme would be good. Thrashing Stamford AFC and Peterborough Sports last summer unsurprisingly wasn’t great preparation for the rigours of League One.

9) Posh have to be better at getting rid of the dead wood. Don’t ask silly money for the likes of Abraham Odoh, Cian Hayes and Donay O’Brien-Brady. In fact don’t ask for any money for them. Get rid quickly and free up salary and squad pace for the necessary new arrivals.

10) So much of what Posh do off the pitch is good. The schools programme and the fan zone for example. They must, and I assume will, continue. The matchday programme should also be continued, but the in-stadium catering is horribly overpriced compared to other League One clubs. Can’t anything be done? And I suppose it is far too late to have a re-think on the new club crest?