The Peterborough United Gazette
Market17 Aug 2026
Cian Hayes’s move to Blackburn Rovers falls through
The deal that would have taken Cian Hayes to Blackburn Rovers has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to Peterborough United with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Peterborough United
Archie Collins was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Peterborough United
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad17 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Alex Bass
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market17 Aug 2026
Jack Allen steps up from the Peterborough United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jack Allen has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: James Price joins the Peterborough United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. James Price is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
Peterborough United promote Jacob Taylor from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jacob Taylor has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Match15 Aug 2026
Luton Town take the points off Peterborough United
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Harley Mills signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Harley Mills and Peterborough United agree another 5 years.
In brief
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Peterborough United
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Cian Hayes
- Squad A season on the outside for Timo Königsmann