The Posh fell to a 3-1 defeat in a pre-season friendly against Leicester City at the Seagrave training complex on Saturday afternoon.

Darragh MacAnthony posted a video onto Twitter at 10pm, with @DMAC102 captioning it – “First pre season game with@LCFC loved it.”

“Right. Outside of Leicester. I have to say a big thank you to them for looking after us so well. It’s lovely here.

“And, yeah, just played first pre season friendly. Fucking loved it. It was great. Thought the boys did really well. Usual sloppy stuff in pre season. So much to be excited about, and the younger lads did fantastic.

“So really excited guys, and, as I said, you can get too excited pre season whether you win or lose, but it’s always good to, you know, have to camp, see a bit of football. There’s only so many training drills and finishing sessions you can watch until you see the real stuff.

“So again, thank you to Leicester for looking out for us so well in this beautiful place. What a training ground this is by the way. Have a good weekend everybody.”

“Whopper”

“Apologies for triggering you again Joey. Look forward to when our paths cross again which they will at some point. It will be fun.. just like last time 😁👍🏻”

First pre season game with @LCFC loved it pic.twitter.com/IFvcjrorou

— Darragh MacAnthony (@DMAC102) July 5, 2025

Apologies for triggering you again Joey. Look forward to when our paths cross again which they will at some point. It will be fun.. just like last time 😁👍🏻

— Darragh MacAnthony (@DMAC102) July 5, 2025

So many losers that get easily triggered these days like yourself 😂. Jog on.

— Darragh MacAnthony (@DMAC102) July 5, 2025

Despite the defeat, Posh manager Darren Ferguson saw positives in the performance against a recently relegated Premier League side.

Leicester fielded two different teams each half, while Posh, almost did the same – with Lucca Mendonca the only player completing 90 minutes at the heart of a youthful back-line.

The first half lacked clear chances, with Leicester dominating possession and a Posh goal disallowed for offside.

The second half saw more action, with Leicester’s Louis Page scoring a deflected opener, Posh’s Chris Conn-Clarke levelled with a fine long-range strike, and Page quickly restoring Leicester’s lead. Silko Thomas sealed the 3-1 win with a stunning late strike.

: Stolarczyk, Okoli, Winks, Mavididi, Ricardo, Skipp, Nelson, Marcal, Thomas, Golding, Evans.

: Bausor, Justin, Aluko, Coady, Kristiansen, Soumare, Page, Alves, Joseph, Monga, Thomas.

: Bass, Johnston, Mendonca, Nevett, Mills, De Havilland, Hayes, O’Brien-Brady, Andrews, Odoh, Lindgren.

: Bilokapic, Dornelly, Gbajumo, Mendonca, Rose, Collins, Frith, Lisbie, Khela, Ihionvien, Conn-Clarke,

: Go on @DMAC102 🤣👌

: Did you shit your pants @Joey7Barton when big @DMAC102 seen you last time ? Or is he chatting shit ?

: Only one whopper round here and it begins with J and ends with Y. Dickhead! 🙄

: @Joey7Barton No comeback to that you clown, all talk you are.

: Kill them with kindness always works 💪

: Play nice Darragh, Joeys a sensitive boy 😂

: 😂😂😂😂😂😂 no fucking way

: This is so fucking random hahaha #pufc

: He seems open and honest to be me, ain’t that what all football fans want from an owner?

: Think you’re the whopper mate

: 🤣🤣 Why’s that Joey? Can you not tolerate someone talking about football with a calm and friendly voice 😂😂 You wanted him to raise his voice, rave on how fuckin shit the team was and if we play like that we get relegated again and fuck the hospitality🤣🤣 Sack the lot 🤣🤣🤣🤣

: Good family man. Transparent owner. Forks out a fortune to keep us competitive. Love this guy and glad he owns our club.

: Shock, Joey Barton going after anyone and everyone. Maybe have a look at yourself you bell sniff

: The only whopper is you fella

: Joey can only dream of having 1/10th of the football knowledge @DMAC102 has…

@OliverTurner1: Joey seems a happy sole… You ok hun?

@foreverayellow: you can tell joey barton hasn’t got a life when he’s triggered by a video of darragh macanthony just calmly praising and thanking leicester for their hospitality.

Whopper #pufc https://t.co/9BbnnlucVJ pic.twitter.com/RBpHmqx8q4

— B (@_Bposh) July 5, 2025

Crushing criticism from Saint Joey Barton #pufc https://t.co/x4dVVN437I

— Ben Jones (@PTBenJones) July 5, 2025