The financial and emotional cost to Peterborough United of a Boxing Day postponement
Peterborough United will be without a Boxing Day game for the second year in succession.
By Alan Swann
Friday, 24th December 2021, 10:44 am
Last season Posh called off their entire festive programme after a spike in Covid cases at London Road.
Reading’s request to postpone the trip to Posh because of positive Covid tests is a blow for the club coffers.
“We’ll lose £80k for the game being called off,” Posh chairman Darragh MacAnthony said. “But there’ an emotional loss as well as a financial loss.
“The Boxing Day game is one of the highlights of the season and families often come together to watch.
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“My own family was coming to a game for the first time in two years.”
Posh were due to play at Gillingham on Boxing Day last season.