And the PT decided to look back at some of the previous Posh signings when the big three have all been working at London Road together.
Ferguson started managing Posh for the first time on January 20, 2007 and here are the first 20 signings he made with the help of MacAnthony and Fry.
We’ve given them all a rating based on the impact they made at Posh.
Top players like Aaron Mclean, George Boyd and Micah Hyde were already at Posh when Ferguson turned up. It’s fair to say his first 20 signings were very hit and miss although there were some terrific captures ahead of his second full season in charge.
Permanent signings only. Information from www.soccerbase.com and www.transfermarkt.co.uk
We’ve given them all a rating based on the impact they made at Posh.
![Signed, January 1, 2008...A surprise £150k capture from Barnet, this striker unsurprisingly flopped and started just one game, while scoring two goals from the bench, in two years before moving to Darlington....Rating: 2/10.](https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjcyZWJmYjBhLTg5ZTEtNDE5MC05MDU4LWNjNDA1YzkxMjkyNDo3NmQyYzE2MC0zNWVkLTRiZTMtODgxNC05NzQ2ZWFjNDM0MzA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
13. LIAM HATCH
Signed, January 1, 2008...A surprise £150k capture from Barnet, this striker unsurprisingly flopped and started just one game, while scoring two goals from the bench, in two years before moving to Darlington....Rating: 2/10.Photo: PT
![Signed January 2, 2008...A full-back signed on a short term contract after leaving Scottish club Livingston. Made 5 Posh appearances (1 start) and left for Rushden & Diamonds the following summer....Rating 1/10.](https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjE4YWEyMTQ1LWU4ODUtNDNlMS1hZDE5LTc2NjFjODQ4N2UwNTpkY2U5MTY1Ny1jNDdiLTQzZWUtYmE2Ny0wOTg5NThlNmZmM2E=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
14. SCOTT MITCHELL
Signed January 2, 2008...A full-back signed on a short term contract after leaving Scottish club Livingston. Made 5 Posh appearances (1 start) and left for Rushden & Diamonds the following summer....Rating 1/10.Photo: PT
![Signed Jan 8, 2008...Inconsistent goalkeeper who cost a Posh record (for a goalie) £400k from Norwich City, but who played a strong role in two League One promotion seasons before quitting the club for nothing and joining Cardiff in 2012... Rating: 7/10.](https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjRiNGMxMjMyLTA3YjktNGYzMC04MzdlLWNmZGUxNmY4OTJmZTo1MWUwNTMwMS04MDIyLTQ2YjMtODVkYy1mZTY5OTFlZjg3ZmE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
15. JOE L:EWIS
Signed Jan 8, 2008...Inconsistent goalkeeper who cost a Posh record (for a goalie) £400k from Norwich City, but who played a strong role in two League One promotion seasons before quitting the club for nothing and joining Cardiff in 2012... Rating: 7/10.Photo: PT
![Signed May 22, 2008... The forward from Cambridge United had played for Posh on loan towards the end of the previous season, but within five months of his permanent arrival he'd been sent on loan to Yeovil. Moved to Wycombe in 2010 after four Posh goals and 15 appearances...Rating 3/10.](https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjJlODMwMjJiLWU1OTItNDBjNy05YTcwLTE0ZWU2N2UyZjlkMzpkY2YzZDRmYS1hYzM0LTRiY2UtOWRmYy0yYzc5YjFiNTU5N2Y=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
16. SCOTT RENDELL
Signed May 22, 2008... The forward from Cambridge United had played for Posh on loan towards the end of the previous season, but within five months of his permanent arrival he'd been sent on loan to Yeovil. Moved to Wycombe in 2010 after four Posh goals and 15 appearances...Rating 3/10.Photo: PT