Peterborough United have sacked manager, Mark Cooper, after just thirteen games in charge of the London Road club. The news will only add to the frustrations of the Posh faithful who find their club sat at the foot of the Championship Table with just 18 points and eleven from safety and now in search of their third manager of the season.

Cooper joined Posh from Conference side Kettering in November following the departure of Darren Ferguson who had lead the side to back to back promotions. However, Cooper was not a popular choice for Ferguson’s replacement with many Peterborough fans  and with just one win to his name during his thirteen game tenure, the pressure had clearly got to the stage were the club clearly thought that sacking its second manager in less than three months was the only option.

Just last week, Posh Chairman, Darragh McAnthony, cast doubts over the entire club, apologising to the fans for what had so far been ‘nothing short of a disaster’ in a statement on the club’s website. Whilst the majority of the statement criticised Darren Ferguson’s actions since leaving the club and questioned the players commitment, he did defend the appointment of Cooper, as not being the cheap option, stating “He (Mark) was given the job on merit…nobody has given the bloke a chance since he was appointed ten games agoand has had to deal with one fiasco after another…I am unhappy with results but not ready to throw the towel in.” Yet less than seven days later, McAnthony has shown Cooper the door.

Who is next up in the London Road hot-seat remains to be seen but with the club staring relegation in the face and clearly problems afoot on and off the pitch, it could be a difficult search and Posh fans should brace themselves for more frustrations.

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