Source: Team_Talk
MacAnthony admits to Cooper mistake
But he believes that new boss Jim Gannon is the right man to lead them to Championship safety.[LNB]Former Stockport and Motherwell manager Gannon was named as Posh's new boss at midnight and will be presented to the media at 1pm on Tuesday afternoon, after MacAnthony sacked Cooper after just 13 games on Monday.[LNB]Cooper was the surprise choice to replace Darren Ferguson in November when he was recruited from Blue Square Premier side Kettering, but won just one game in charge as he failed to lift Posh clear of the relegation zone.[LNB]And MacAnthony has now admitted that he was wrong to turn to a man with no experience of the Football League as he prepares for a fight for survival.[LNB]MacAnthony said: "I have no doubt that Mark Cooper will be back in management sooner rather than later, but his position became untenable.[LNB]"We lost eight times in 13 games, including five defeats in January where we conceded 12 goals and only scored one, and I felt it was time for a change for the good of the club.[LNB]"I take full responsibility for the recruitment and departure of Mark and will always hold my hands up when something does not work out for the club because of a decision that I make.[LNB]"Mistakes get made but it's not how you make them that matters, it's how you fix them and hopefully we can get back to winning football matches."[LNB]The move to dismiss Cooper was the latest drama in an unsettled season for Posh after back-to-back promotions saw them climb from League Two to the Championship.[LNB]Confusion surrounded the decision to part company with Ferguson in November, with director of football Barry Fry claiming in a press conference that he believed Ferguson had been tapped-up for another job.[LNB]Those claims were denied by Ferguson, who just last week took his new side Preston to London Road and left with a 1-0 win for North End.[LNB]MacAnthony released a statement before that game claiming that Ferguson had taken members of the Posh squad drinking over Christmas and had unsettled his players with offers to join him at Preston.[LNB]And the Irishman has now apologised for the events of the past few months as he calls for supporters to back Gannon for the rest of the season.[LNB]He said: "I can only give Posh fans my word that I will make it up to all of them for the events over the last three months.[LNB]"There haven't been a lot of great times for us in the Championship and our confidence is at a serious low point at present, but I have appointed the right manager now.[LNB]"Jim will take us forward and install some much-needed confidence all over the club from top to bottom, and we will have a good go at these last 18 games."[LNB][LNB] Coca Cola Championship. Click here to bet.
