Tomorrow's first-ever league match against Stevenage has suddenly become Posh's most important game of the season after Monday night's TV horror show saw the team slump to their third defeat on the bounce.

Every club suffers a bad patch, but Posh's form in recent weeks has certainly set the alarm bells ringing and, in truth, the problems had set in before our losing streak started.

Two home games in a row give us the perfect opportunity to get things back on track, but given the second game is against leaders Wolves, a win against Stevenage tomorrow is imperative.

Stevenage hover just one place above the relegation zone, but are sure to cause problems for a Posh side currently short of form and confidence – especially as they're likely to park the bus in a bid to quash Posh as an attacking force.

Some Posh fans have taken to message boards to suggest that time should be called on Darren Ferguson's second spell at the club, but I think it's far too early for such drastic action.

We're still handily placed in third in the league and are alive in two cup competitions, so we shouldn't be pressing the panic button just yet. But anything other than a Posh victory tomorrow will certainly ramp up the pressure on Fergie and his charges.

It's difficult to pinpoint just what has gone wrong, but Monday's 2-0 defeat was awful. A forlorn Fergie described it as a 'bad night at the office' in his post-match interview, but he went on to show it was much worse than that after admitting changes would have to be made and that 'there will be casualties'.

There was certainly no shame in losing to a very strong Walsall side, but it was the manner of the defeat that was so worrying. Toothless in attack (our best effort was a shot that hit the bar from defender Craig Alcock), uncharacteristically shambolic in defence and ineffective in midfield, the only player to emerge with any credit was goalkeeper Bobby Olejnik, who prevented a much heavier defeat.

A fourth sending off of the season will have darkened Ferguson's mood further and he'll have had his work cut out on the training pitch this week to try to restore the players' confidence.

The return of star performer Lee Tomlin should provide the side with a major boost for tomorrow's game and there's no doubt he could make the difference if he hits top form. Fans will certainly be looking to the talisman to come up with the goods after his sending off at Colchester and subsequent four-match ban.

New striker Kyle Vassell is also knocking on the door after his goal in a friendly against Dagenham this week, so Fergie certainly has the resources to shake things up.

The manager made it clear he will be looking to bring in new faces during the January transfer window, which seems entirely sensible given the recent slump.

However, there are many points to be won and lost between now and the new year, so it's up to Ferguson and the players to dust themselves down and prove their early-season form was more than just very good luck.

A failure to improve our fortunes over the next month could see us fall so far off the automatic promotion places that it becomes almost impossible to achieve a top-two finish at the end of the season.

But it's not just down to the management and players to turn things around.

There's been a lot of negativity from fans in recent weeks and while this is understandable given the current situation, it's up to us to get behind the team and roar them on during this difficult spell.

Let's all try to forget the last few weeks and hope tomorrow provides Posh with the springboard to relaunch their season. Get down to London Road tomorrow and cheer the lads on to a much-needed victory.

Is another hat-trick on the cards?

I guess Posh were due an away cup draw, and so it happened after we were handed an away game against Newport County in the area semi-final of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. A cold December night in south Wales will seem a far cry from the glamour of Wembley, but a victory will see Posh move to within just one tie of a prestigious final at the national stadium.

The draw prompted me to delve into my record books to find out when Posh last played the Welshmen. It came during the 1987-88 season when a Mick Gooding hat-trick saw Posh win 3-0 at London Road before a three-goal haul from Steve Phillips and a Mark Nightingale strike earned a 4-0 away victory for Peterborough.

Posh finished the Division Four season in seventh place – missing out on a play-off spot on goal difference, while Newport were relegated to the Conference in bottom place.

Result: Sky Sports 1 BBC Sport 0

Well done to Sky TV for showcasing the quality of League One during the last week. While the Premier League and Championship took a break for international games, Sky took the opportunity to focus on the third tier of English football. In response, Bradford and Coventry served up a classic 3-3 draw on Sunday afternoon, although I won't linger on the Monday night game between Walsall and Posh, for obvious reasons.

In all seriousness, though, it yet again makes a mockery of the BBC's decision not to show its excellent Football League Show when the Championship takes a break.

There's some great football – attracting tens of thousands of fans every week – in the bottom two divisions, so all credit to Sky for giving armchair fans the chance to witness what's happening in the lower leagues.

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