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16 hours ago
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Peterborough sign Walsall defender Okagbue
Peterborough United have signed Walsall centre-back David Okagbue for an undisclosed fee. The 21-year-old has agreed a four-year deal with Posh after making 54 appearances for the Saddlers last season and scoring two goals. Okagbue is Peterborough's sixth summer signing as they look to improve on last season's disappointing 18th-place finish in League One. "He is at a good age with lots of room for improvement and development. What he will add is pace and physicality to our defensive unit, which is something that I was looking for," said boss Darren Ferguson. Okagbue began his career at Stoke City and had loans spells with Oldham and Walsall before joining the latter on a permanent basis last summer. "I have had two seasons with Walsall and played a lot of games. I felt the time was right to step into League One," he said. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page
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16 hours ago
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Peterborough sign Walsall defender Okagbue
Peterborough United have signed Walsall centre-back David Okagbue for an undisclosed fee. The 21-year-old has agreed a four-year deal with Posh after making 54 appearances for the Saddlers last season and scoring two goals. Okagbue is Peterborough's sixth summer signing as they look to improve on last season's disappointing 18th-place finish in League One. "He is at a good age with lots of room for improvement and development. What he will add is pace and physicality to our defensive unit, which is something that I was looking for," said boss Darren Ferguson. Okagbue began his career at Stoke City and had loans spells with Oldham and Walsall before joining the latter on a permanent basis last summer. "I have had two seasons with Walsall and played a lot of games. I felt the time was right to step into League One," he said. Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page
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a day ago
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Posh 'spirit of togetherness' encouraging
Darren Ferguson says his Peterborough United players are "definitely all in it together" going into the new season, something he feels has not always been the case in the past. Manager Ferguson, who guided his side to a second successive EFL Trophy win last season, has overseen significant changes this summer at the League One Fernandez, Hector Kyprianou, Kwame Poku, Ricky-Jade Jones, Jed Steer and Malik Mothersille have been among the main and Poku were Peterborough's joint-top league scorers in 2024-25 with 12 goals each, Jones contributing new faces have arrived so far in the current transfer window - Alex Bass, Sam Hughes, Brandon Khela, Declan Frith and Kyrell Lisbie. Following Posh's 1-0 friendly win against National League Boston United on Saturday, Ferguson told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire: "What I found in the whole of the pre-season since we've come back is a real great togetherness."There's a real good feeling around the dressing room, which is going to be the most vital thing. They're all doing everything we've asked them to the best of their ability."Every time we train, they're at it. There's no one with an edge to them. I feel that was important going into this season."I felt the last couple of seasons we've maybe not had that completely, but certainly with this group, they're definitely all in it together, which is an important thing."Peterborough finished 18th in League One last term, just five points clear of the relegation places, having reached the play-offs in the two previous have three more friendlies this week - against MK Dons on Tuesday, Colchester United on Friday and Grimsby Town on Saturday - before kicking off the new league campaign at Cardiff City on 2 August.
BBC News
30-06-2025
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Peterborough sign Notts County keeper Bass
Peterborough United have signed goalkeeper Alex Bass from League Two side Notts County on a three-year 27-year-old moves for an undisclosed fee, but Peterborough chairman Darragh MacAntony confirmed on social media, external that the former Sunderland and AFC Wimbledon keeper had cost more than £300, who kept 13 clean sheets in 41 League Two games in his solitary campaign at Meadow Lane, leaves on the same day that Notts have signed 20-year-old goalkeeper Harry Griffiths after he was released by Nottingham Forest's Under-21 manager Darren Ferguson described Bass - who also has an option in his new contract for a further 12 months - as "an important signing" after agreeing to release experienced former Aston Villa shot-stopper Jed Steer for "personal reasons" in May."I believe he will be a really good signing; he has a good presence, a good size, is mobile and outstanding with his feet," Ferguson told the club website., external Notts County owners Chris and Alex Reedtz, who are on the technical committee at Notts alongside head coach Martin Paterson, said the club are searching to "adequately replace" Bass as their number one after their target price for the player was met by the Posh."While it was never our intention or desire to sell Alex during this transfer window, following strong negotiations we have agreed terms which match our high valuation of him," the Reedtz brothers told the Notts website., external
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26-06-2025
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Peterborough target EFL Trophy 'three-peat' as group draw revealed
Vertu Trophy holders Peterborough United have been drawn with Aston Villa U21s, Leyton Orient and Crawley Town in the group stage as they look to claim the cup for the third year in a row and become the first ever four-time Ferguson's side defeated Wrexham on penalties in last season's semi-final before springing a shock to beat runaway League One champions Birmingham City 2-0 at are currently tied with Bristol City as the most successful teams in the tournament's history with three wins City are back in the competition for the first time since 2004 following their relegation from the face an all-Wales tie against Newport County, as well as Exeter City and Arsenal Town's consecutive relegations back down to League One from the Championship mean they also compete in the Vertu Trophy after a six-year 2008-09 winners will take on National League champions Barnet, Cambridge United and Brighton & Hove Albion Athletic, who returned to the English Football League via the National League play-offs last month, have been drawn against Bolton Wanderers, Rotherham United and Manchester City will take on Tottenham Hotspur U21, Bristol Rovers and Cheltenham 64 clubs have been split into groups of four, with the top two from each advancing to the knockout phase.A prize of £100,000 is on offer to this year's winners. Northern section Group A: Salford, Stockport, Wigan, Wolves U21Group B: Barrow, Blackpool, Tranmere, Nottingham Forest U21Group C: Bradford, Doncaster, Grimsby, Everton U21Group D: Barnsley, Lincoln, Notts County, Man Utd U21Group E: Bolton, Oldham, Rotherham, Man City U21Group F: Harrogate, Huddersfield, Mansfield, Newcastle U21Group G: Accrington, Fleetwood, Port Vale, Leeds U21Group H: Burton, Chesterfield, Crewe, Liverpool U21 Southern section Group A: Cardiff, Exeter, Newport, Arsenal U21Group B: Bristol Rovers, Cheltenham, Plymouth, Tottenham Hotspur U21Group C: Northampton, Shrewsbury, Walsall, Chelsea U21Group D: MK Dons, Reading, Swindon, West Ham U21Group E: AFC Wimbledon, Bromley, Stevenage, Crystal Palace U21Group F: Crawley, Leyton Orient, Peterborough, Aston Villa U21Group G: Colchester, Gillingham, Wycombe, Fulham U21Group H: Barnet, Cambridge, Luton, Brighton U21
