Peterborough have named Jim Gannon as their new boss after the club sacked Mark Cooper following just 13 games in charge. The former Motherwell and Stockport boss has been given the unlikely task of keeping the Posh in the Championship with the London Road outfit rooted to the bottom of the table. Peterborough produced the shock of transfer deadline day when they gave Mark Cooper the elbow and Gannon is the third Manager at the club this season, Gannon had a successful spell at Stockport but most recently left Motherwell in December after contract negotiations broke down.

The club wasted no time in appointing Gannon on the same day that Cooper had been sacked with Gannon bullish about his chances of keeping Peterborough in the Championship this term.

It appears that Gannon was itching for a return south of the border and he has got his wish with Peterborough, he may have bitten off more than he can chew however as the club appear destined for relegation to League One. There is a certain amount of instability at the moment with Chairman Darragh MacAnthony heaping the pressure on the team recently by saying the season ‘had been nothing short of a disaster’, Gannon will be aware of that and will be eager to get off to a good start when he takes charge of his first game against QPR at home on Saturday.

The Sack Race feels that Peterborough is resembling a sinking ship at the current time with relegation looking inevitable, the club have been chasing their tails since Daren Ferguson was given the boot earlier this season and Gannon will be hoping he will be afforded the time to re-build the side whether thats its the Championship or more likely League One.

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