Mike Dodds has revealed he has ‘a little bit of sympathy’ for Peterborough United manager Darren Ferguson.
Wycombe Wanderers travel to the Posh this weekend as they aim to make it two wins from two following their first victory of the campaign last Saturday.
For Peterborough, they sit at the bottom of the League One table with one point from their opening seven games.
The London Road team currently have the worst goal difference in the division with -10, and are winless in their last 14 league games, tasting defeat on 10 occasions.
Additionally, this summer, Peterborough let several important first-team players depart, such as goalkeeper Jed Steer, winger Kwame Poki, striker Ricky-Jade Jones and defensive midfielder Hector Kyprianou.
Speaking ahead of this weekend’s match, Wanderers head coach Mike Dodds said: “We know Peterborough are going through a bit of a spell, but Darren [Ferguson] is an incredibly experienced manager.
"When you look at the money he has recruited for that club, the players he has developed and the style of play he has, naturally, I will stick up for him.
“I have a little bit of sympathy for him.
"Sympathy in football doesn’t get branded around too much because when you’re in my position, it’s ruthless.
“There are some similarities [to Wycombe] as Darren has lost so many players this summer and he has had a huge transition in the squad.
“I have no doubts they will turn it around, but the plan is that it doesn’t turn around this weekend.
“The plan is for us to go there and execute our game plan, but they’re a good team and it won’t be long before they climb the table.”
Matches between Wycombe and Peterborough in recent years have been thrilling watches for all those involved.
Since 2018, 46 goals have been scored in the previous 12 fixtures and last season, former Wanderers striker Richard Kone scored four goals across both games against the Posh.
This included scoring a perfect hat-trick within 11 minutes after coming on as a substitute in a 3-1 victory at Adams Park in October 2024.
He also scored a last-minute equaliser in the return fixture back in March, which finished 1-1.
Dodds continued: “People will look at the league table and think we should go there and win, but they have got some talented players and a good head coach.
"They have performed really well; they just haven’t had the rub of the green.
“For us, we have to climb the table, and we need to start getting some wins on the board.
“More importantly, we can’t do is take one forward and two back.
“That’s the challenge, as we need to keep one foot in front of the other.”
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