That got us thinking about Posh signings who exceeded expectations to become hits at London Road. Here are many such players with nominations from Posh fans on social media and from PT Posh writer Alan Swann.
Tomorrow (January 3) we’ll cover the players we thought would be good signings, but turned out to be big disappointments.
No current Posh players have been included apart from one from a previous spell at London Road.
17. GARY COOPER
More proof of Chris Turner's talent-spotting skills. This midfielder with a quality left foot was another of those six deadline day signings of March, 1991, as he arrived from Maidstone with Charlery in a combined £40k deal. He turned out be a Championship quality player, but sadly one with a non-league attitude, even missing out on a Wembley appearance after going AWOL.
18. PAUL TAYLOR
This speedy, skilful striker who could score superb goals from distance turned up at Posh from nowhere (well after a spell in Belgian football actually) in March, 2011 and quickly became a force in the Championship. He scored 12 goals in his first season at that level and his thrilling performances earned him a £1.5 million move (all profit for Posh) to Ipswich at the start of the following season. He was never the same player again though.
19. CHRIS FORRESTER
Posh haven't had much success with players from Ireland so little was expected of this midfielder, but he bucked the trend with a series of strong displays before becoming homesick. He made over 100 appearances for Posh with most of the good ones arriving in the 2016-17 season, his second at the club. Forrester scored a last-gasp winning goal at Northampton that season (pictured) to ensure he will always be fondly remembered at London Road.
20. THE HOLY TRINITY
George Boyd (right), Aaron Mclean (centre) and Craig Mackail-Smith had great reputations in non-league when Posh picked them up for six-figure fees in the early stages of the Darragh MacAnthony era, but few could possibly have predicted just how good they would become at Posh and elsewhere. They all played in the Premier League and Boyd and Mackail-Smith represented Scotland as Mclean would have done if he'd managed to find some Scottish blood.