Ferguson accepts job in jeopardy without wins

Darren Ferguson is in his fourth spell as Peterborough United manager

Peterborough United boss Darren Ferguson accepts it is "inevitable" he will lose his job if they do not start winning games very soon.

Posh are away to Burton Albion in a lunchtime kick-off on Saturday and looking to move off the bottom of League One, having picked up only seven points from their 11 games so far.

Chairman Darragh MacAnthony has warned that results and the team's style of play must improve quickly, having given Ferguson "the benefit of the doubt" for now.

"We've got to find a way to get a run of wins going - we can't keep waiting, it has to start," Ferguson told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.

"The chairman is always very open with his views and honest in his views, whether out of the public domain or when he does his podcasts.

"It's not rocket science this game of football. It is simple and especially in terms of my job as a manager. If I don't start winning games, the inevitable is going to happen."

Peterborough lost their last two matches, but Ferguson insists he is convinced that a good run is "not far off".

He said: "The two boxes are where we are struggling, and that's where we've got to improve, the players know it.

"Perhaps it [playing style] is a confidence thing, but I do think it's in there. If we go to Burton and win 1-0, no one really cares - the entertaining part of it, people are just interested in winning a game of football."

Harry Leonard was signed from Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee and fellow striker Jimmy-Jay Morgan brought in from Chelsea on transfer deadline day and Ferguson believes they are key players going forwards.

Morgan has four goals from seven league and cup appearances so far, but Leonard is still waiting to open his account for Posh.

"They work together very well, you can see a partnership (developing) - they're good friends off the pitch as well. They're both very good players. I know JJ has got the goals and Harry hasn't but it's only a matter of time with Harry," he said.

"They've got good competition behind them. (Kyrell) Lisbie has come in and done well, we've got Gustav (Lindgren) who's trained well again, we've got (Klaidi) Lolos who can play up there so we have other options, but those two, I think, they've come in and made a difference definitely."

Another summer signing, Declan Frith, is about two weeks away from being ready to play again, having been out since August with a knee injury.

He was signed from Swiss club FC Thun and Ferguson added: "Declan likes playing up front, he doesn't like playing as a 10, he would be very similar to Kyrell in that.

"If we continue playing this (current) formation, Declan will be a striker - but if you're playing two (up front) you need good numbers there."