For every roaring success like George Boyd (£250k from Stevenage in 2007) there are a handful of flops like Tom Nichols (£300k from Exeter, 2016) and Adil Nabi (free from West Brom, 2016).
Here are the players Posh have signed on loan or permanently in January over the last 6 years and where they are now.
Posh didn’t sign a single player in January in the League One promotion season of 2020-21.
Posh didn’t sign a single player in January in the League One promotion season of 2020-21.
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George Boyd celebrates a Posh goal in 2009. Photo: Alan Storer. Photo: Alan Storer
. JEANDO FUCHS
HIT! Signed from Dundee United, undisclosed fee, 2022. A battling midfielder who has become a firm fans' favourite. 46 appearances, no goals, still at Posh. Photo: Joe Dent
. HAYDEN COULSON
MISS! Signed on loan from Middlesbrough, 2022. Left-back who struggled at Championship level. Picked up a red card at Derby. 8 appearances no goals. Now on loan at Aberdeen. Photo: Joe Dent
. BALI MUMBA
MISS! Signed on loan from Norwich City, 2022. Another full-back who couldn't cope with the Championsip. 13 appearances, 1 goal on debut in the FA Cup. Now doing superbly on loan at League One pacesetters Plymouth. Photo: Joe Dent
. REECE BROWN
HIT & MISS! Signed from Huddersfield on loan in 2020 & in 2022. Decent first spell for the midfielder when his loan continued into the promotion season of 2020-21, but no impact in the second-half of last season. 65 appearances, 2 goals. Now at Forest Green Rovers. Photo: Joe Dent
. STEVEN BENDA
HIT! Signed on loan from Swansea City, 2022. Goalkeeper who performed well in a side doomed to relegation from the Championship. 11 appearances. Now first choice in the Championship with Swansea. Photo: Joe Dent
. CALLUM MORTON
MISS! Signed on loan from West Brom in 2022. Striker who predictably struggled in a poor Championship side. 7 appearances, 0 goals. Now at Fleetwood Town in League One. Photo: Joe Dent
. JACK TAYLOR
HIT! Signed from Barnet for £500K in 2020. The midfielder was a key player in the Posh promotion campaign of 2020-2021. 111 appearabes, 16 goals. Still at Posh. Photo: Joe Dent
. SAMMIE SZMODICS
HIT! Signed on loan from Bristol City, 2020. All-action attacking player who went on to sign for Posh permanently. Scored 15 goals in the League One promotion season of 2020-21. 106 appearances, 27 goals. Sold to Championship side Blackburn Rovers for a reported £2 million fee in August. Photo: Joe Dent
. LEE TOMLIN
MISS! Signed on loan from Cardiff, 2019. A Posh superstar in his first spell at the club. The forward did no better than okay in his loan spell. Loan spell appearances 21, goals 2. Now player-coach at non-league Ilkeston Town. Photo: Joe Dent
. DANIEL LAFFERTY
HIT: Signed on loan from Sheffield United, 2019. A stylish left-back who played well after Darren Ferguson came back to manage Posh. Appearances 21. Goals 0. Now at Derry City. Photo: Joe Dent
. KYLE DEMPSEY
MISS! Signed on loan from Fleetwood, 2019. Steve Evans fancied the midfielder, but Ferguson didn't so barely played. 11 appearances. 0 goals. Now at Bolton in League One. Photo: Joe Dent
25. SHAQUILE COULTHIRST
MISS! Signed for an undisclosed fee from Spurs, 2016. Spurs reserves used to play at Stevenage FC which is where Westley reportedly spotted this striker. He was quick, but inconsistent. He also scored v the Cobblers so there is that. Appearances 43, goals 7. Now at Ebbsfleet in National League South. Photo: Peterborough United Football Clu
26. CALLUM CHETTLE
MISS! Signed from Nuneaten for an undisclosed fee, 2016. Arrived alongside Williams from the same non-league club and, although the midfielder had more quality than his mate, he still never looked like making it at London Road. Appearances 22, goals 0. Now at National North League side Alfreton. Photo: Joe Dent
27. LAWRIE WILSON
MISS! Signed on loan from Bolton, 2016. Yes we're still with Westley and his random signings. This defender was a strong player, but he only stayed at London Road for a month. Appearances 4, goals 0. Last heard of playing and coaching at Billericay Town. Photo: Clint Hughes
28. HARRY TOFFOLO
MISS! Signed on loan from Norwich City, 2016. Westley made seven signings in January, 2016, but for some reason he didn't fancy this dashing footballer's defensive skills so rarely played him. Appearances 6, goals 1. Laft-back/wing-back Toffolo proved Westley wrong by starring for Lincoln and Huddersfield after leaving the Canaries for good and he's now in the Premier League with Nottingham Forest. Photo: Joe Dent