Peterborough United opened their League One campaign with a 3-1 home defeat to Joey Barton’s Fleetwood Town.
Early Fleetwood goals from Harry Souttar and Josh Morris took the wind out of the Posh sails, and despite a second-half Ivan Toney strike, a late Danny Andrew free-kick sealed all three points for the Cod Army.
It was a hugely disappointing start from Posh who’ve been very busy in the summer transfer market. Big money signings such as striker Mo Eisa have stoked the expectation and hope of a possible return to the Championship amongst Posh fans, but a strong Fleetwood side soon dampened their enthusiasm.
While it is only the first game of the season and Peterborough have one of the strongest squads in the division, a sense of perspective appeared lost on some Peterborough supporters when they took to social media to vent their spleen. In particular, many of manager Darren Ferguson’s new signings came in for criticism.
Here is a selection of their angry responses to the news of the result on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/BigDomF/status/1157707087138500608?s=20
https://twitter.com/nathanmoat/status/1157682647965061120?s=20
https://twitter.com/jaymcc86/status/1157683517733703681?s=20
https://twitter.com/JackSimmons101/status/1157697971091365888?s=20
https://twitter.com/JoshLutman/status/1157684449854840833?s=20
https://twitter.com/mrcraiglyons/status/1157971224867352576?s=20
https://twitter.com/Thomas_Barks/status/1157941993164738560?s=20
https://twitter.com/footballindexn1/status/1157936112834424832?s=20
https://twitter.com/fatboy141270/status/1157685563484508161?s=20
I’m sure we were all disappointed by the result and the performance yesterday but some of the comments on social media and at the game from these so called fans are beyond belief, one guy in the north stand was actually slow hand clapping after 27 minutes, unbelievable!. What an advert for the club these so called Posh fans are, how can you judge a players ability on 90 minutes. Why do these moaners bother to attend? If you cannot support the team, please stay away, moaning, complaining and booing on the first game of the season, Incredible!