From BBC Radio Cambridge;

"We going there to win as in any other game, we know their strengths and we know their weaknesses, at the end of the day it's all about us and we can go there and give a good account of ourselves."
 
"We're not going in simply to make up the numbers; the challenge for us is to get into the Premier League. It will be difficult but we're going to have a real go."
 
Current Posh Squad:
 
No. Position  Player      
1 Keeper Joe Lewis    
2 Defender Russell Martin (captain)     
3 Defender Tom Williams        
4 Defender Craig Morgan        
5 Defender Gabriel Zakuani     
6 Defender Charlie Lee            
7 Midfield Paul Coutts
8 Midfield Lee Frecklington     
9 Striker Aaron McLean          
10 Midfield George Boyd        
11 Midfield Dean Keates (vice-captain)           
12 Striker Craig Mackail-Smith - 50/50
13 Keeper James McKeown   
14 Midfield Tommy Rowe       
15 Midfield Toumani Diagouraga         
16 Defender Krystian Pearce (on loan from Birmingham City)  
17 Defender Jamie Day           
18 Midfield Chris Whelpdale  - Injured
19 Midfield Shaun Batt            
20 Striker Ben Wright  
21 Defender Sam Gaughran     
23 Midfield Billy Crook           
24 Defender Danny Andrew    
25 Midfield Dominic Green      
27 Midfield Romone McCrae  
— Striker Kwesi Appiah         
— Defender Danny Blanchett  
— Striker Danny Mills
— Midfield Sergio Torres        
 
The Rams:
 
Quotes from the manager: From BBC Radio Derby;

 "We've said all along, we're not going to make any wild predictions, we're not going to promise play-offs or anything. But with the strength of the squad we have got, we think we can compete against anybody.”
 
We've already seen the style of football we've played in pre-season. We've scored some goals; we've knocked the ball about well. That is exactly what we want to take into the season."
 
Current Rams Squad:
 
No. Position  Player      
1 Keeper Stephen Bywater      
2 Defender Paul Connolly (captain)      
3 Defender James McEveley    
4 Midfield Paul Green  
5 Defender Miles Addison (vice-captain)         
6 Defender Dean Leacock  - 50/50
7 Midfield Lee Croft    
8 Midfield Robbie Savage        
9 Striker Rob Hulse     - injured
10 Midfield Kris Commons - 50/50
11 Midfield Gary Teale            
12 Striker Chris Porter - Injured
13 Keeper Saul Deeney           
14 Defender Shaun Barker - 50/50
15 Striker Luke Varney      - Ill
16 Midfield Stephen Pearson   
17 Defender Jake Buxton        
18 Midfield Ben Pringle           
19 Midfield Giles Barnes    - Injured
20 Midfield Steve Davies         
21 Midfield Dean Moxey         
22 Midfield Arnaud Mendy      
 
What the Bookies think:
 
Home Win: 10/11
Draw: 11/5 
Away win: 5/2
First Scorer: Steve Davies 6/1
 
Information for travelling fans:
 
Driving:

It’s about 66 miles to Derby. Take the A47 to Leicester and head for the M1. Then North to Junction 25. Take the A52 Brian Clough way towards Derby and you will see signs for the ground on your left before you get to the city centre.
 
Parking:

You can die of old age waiting to get out of the parking areas around the ground, and there aren’t that many either. A better place to park is the Cattle Market car park at the end of the A52 by the Pentagon Island. This is about 10 minutes from the ground.
 
You can park near the Navigation Pub on London Rd if you follow the parking signs but again, don’t plan to get away quickly.
 
Drinking:

There are a few pubs very close to the ground but if you come by train, the locale around the station is fairly inviting. The Crown and Cushion at the junction of London Rd always seems to be full of away supporters.

The Brunswick is a must for any real ale fans and the Alexandra next door is my personal favourite. Fans tend to mingle in these pubs and as long as you’re not being aggressive, the atmosphere is good. The Waterfall opposite the station is okay as well if a little on the expensive side. 
 
If you are driving, the Navigation Pub on London Rd opposite the parking area is your best bet. Around the ground there's a Frankie & Bennie's, Harvester and the Pride Park but these tend to be very busy.
 
Mick’s Prediction:
 
The start of another season and once again we start at home against a newly promoted club. There was a high expectation last year given that we’d been promised the team would hit the floor running and Doncaster were perceived as poor opposition.
 
We lost that game 1-0 and it set the pattern for the season. Peterborough are an ambitious side and managed by a Darren Ferguson – who certainly seems to be a chip off the old block – nobody can take anything for granted in this game.
 
The summer hasn’t seen a lot of big name arrivals and we seem to be starting the season with arguably a weaker team than we finished the last season. We also seem to have come through pre-season with an injury crisis.
 
Reports from the Pre-season suggest Clough has the team playing attractive passing football with a high emphasis on team spirit. Reports from the camp suggest that while the team does not expect to set the league on fire, they are expecting to compete and do better than last season.
 
Talk is one thing, action is another and a full house tomorrow will give its verdict on Nigel Clough’s team. Surely we can’t be as under-prepared as we’ve been for the last two seasons?
 
Probable Derby team:

Bywater, Connolly, Buxton, Addison, McEveley, Pearson, Savage, Green, Teale, Croft, Davies
 

Deeney, Barker, Commons, Varney, Mendy, Pringle, Moxey
 
Prediction: Derby 1-1 Posh