Posh boss celebrates his ‘best promotion’
Darren Ferguson hailed his Peterborough comeback kings as he celebrated the best promotion of his managerial career.
Ferguson toasted a fourth rise as Posh chief – and fifth in all – when seeing his side completeanunlikelyrevivaltobook their place in the Championship.
Ferguson’s men only needed a point to seal the deal but looked set to fluff their lines when falling 3-0 down to a Lincoln side who could have still pipped them to second spot with victory.
But Posh produced a rousingrecovery,cappedbyLeague One player of the season Jonson Clarke-Harris’ last-gasp penalty.
The late twist was as controversialasitwassensational, withLincolnmanagerMichael Appleton left seething at the decision of referee John Busby after Sammie Szmodics went down in the box.
For Ferguson it was all about a remarkable comeback to clinch a Championship return after eight seasons in the third tier.
He said: “It’s absolutely incredible. I’ve never seen anything like it. This club means so much to me and there is no doubt this is the best promotion I’ve ever had.
“I don’t mind admitting I got quite emotional after such a tough couple of seasons. We worked too hard for it to blow it. I had all sorts going through my mind at 3-0 down, but what abunchofplayersIhave.Todo what they did in a game of such magnitude is fantastic.
“Ialwaysfeltwecouldcome back if we just got one goal. We did that and then after the secondgoalIthoughtwewouldgo on to win it, never mind draw.
“We’re in the Championship again and we’ll be trying our best to stay there.”