The Peterborough United signings who exceeded expectations and those who were massive disappointments
By Alan Swann
Published 2nd Jul 2023, 09:40 BST
Updated 2nd Jul 2023, 09:51 BST
The Peterborough Telegraph asked Peterborough United fans to nominate the signings who exceeded, and who failed to live up to, expectations.
Those nominated are here along with updates on where they are now.
The PT put forward Ken Charlery as one surprisingly good arrival.
He was a gangly, clumsy and pretty hopeless right winger when he pitched up at London Road as one of six transfer deadline signings made by legendary manager Chris Turner in March, 1991.
Posh paid Maidstone a paltry £5k for his services, but once moved to a centre-forward role he quickly turned into a club legend scoring 26 goals in his first full season including two in a Third Division play-off final at Wembley which secured his club a place in the second tier of English football for the first time.
The PT pick for most disappointing signing was Mick Lambert, a top-class winger in the top-flight with Ipswich Town who bombed at London Road after arriving in 1979. He only played 18 times in two years, scoring twice.
Your views as told to @PTAlanSwann on Twitter….
He was a gangly, clumsy and pretty hopeless right winger when he pitched up at London Road as one of six transfer deadline signings made by legendary manager Chris Turner in March, 1991.
5. LUKE JAMES
The man in the first picture celebrating the only Football League goal he scored for Posh after a £500k move from Hartlepool, so a big flop. He has now joined South Shields FC who will play against Peterborough Sports in National League North next season. 'Whoever scouted him and recommended we pay half a million needs prosecuting!' @paul_gauntlett Photo: Joe Dent
One of the classiest players ever to pull on a Posh shirt and few realised that when he moved across from Northampton Town. Inducted into the Colchester United Hall of Fame in 2008 and the Posh Hall of Fame in 2012. Nominated by @PUFCChris. Photo: David Lowndes
A journeyman midfielder signed from Grimsby who became a double promotion-winning skipper and a Posh legend. Now head of academy football at West Bromwich Albion. Nominated by @lukewcliff. Photo: Paul Marriott
A centre forward at the back end of his career who always gave his all. After football he became an equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) practitioner. 'I wondered why we'd signed a striker who couldn't get a game for a Chesterfield side that couldn't score a goal. He turned out to be integral to a play-off winning side.' @xAnder50nx. Photo: PT