Posh firing blanks as it goes down to the wire

DARREN Ferguson refused to give up on promotion despite seeing Peterborough blow their penultimate chance to climb back into the playoff positions.

- Max Blain

His side drew a blank in front of goal for the eighth time on home turf this season when held to a stalemate by a Bristol Rovers side who had lost their previous three games. 

Posh remain two points off the playoffs with a game to go and Ferguson said: “We’ve not scored in three of the last four games which is unusual – and in six home games since I came back, which is really not a good stat.