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Jim Gannon takes charge of his first match as Peterborough United boss when Queens Park Rangers arrive at London Road.

The former Stockport County and Motherwell Manager becomes the third Posh boss this season and he is aiming to turn things round as soon as possible, with just one win in their last 16.

The club currently sit rock bottom of the league and go into Saturday's game on the back of five straight defeats and midfielder Charlie Lee is hoping the arrival of Gannon can give them the lift they need:

"Jim has been very good. He has held a couple of meetings with the players to lay down what he expects from us and we have done two really good - and really hard - days of training," Lee told the Peterborough Evening Telegraph.

"We have enjoyed two great years but all footballers say it is hard to forget the relegations you suffer during your career. None of us want to be in this position.

"We have to take things one game at a time. We can't afford to think about the future or worry about what might happen at the end of the season.

"All we are concentrating on is going out to get a result against QPR on Saturday. We know we are good enough to do that."

Rangers are also under the stewardship of their third Manager of the season, with Mick Harford following Jim Magilton and Paul Hart. They have won just one of their last 13 matches in all competitions and have suffered back to back defeats against Nottingham Forest and Scunthorpe United and defender Matt Connolly has billed Saturday's game as 'must win'.

Speaking to www.qpr.co.uk he said: "The first aim is to keep a clean sheet - it would be nice to do that. I felt we played well on Saturday, but they scored quite late on.

"We need clean sheets; it's as simple as that.

"When you get a new Manager, the team always up their game to try and prove a point and we'll have to match Peterborough's work ethic and prove we're a better team.

"It's a must-win game. Obviously every game from now on is a must-win game, and I think Saturday is a good chance to start that."

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Roy Keane comes up against his former boss when Middlesbrough travel to Portman Road to take on Ipswich Town.

Gordon Strachan signed the former Manchester United midfielder when he was boss of Celtic, although Keane only stayed at Parkhead for six months, making 13 appearances. Since then Keane has moved into management, first of all with Sunderland before moving to Portman Road back in April.

Town go into the game three points above the relegation zone, with one win from their last five, that coming at home to Coventry City but Keane has added two new strikers to his squad, with David Healy and Daryl Murphy arriving on loan from Sunderland - they too will want to get one over Boro but as Healy revealed he just wants to get back playing:

"I hope to get some minutes under my belt, and add some competition for places.

"You could say that we both might be rusty for a game or two, but we've not been completely in the cold at Sunderland. We've been coming on in games.

"It might just take us a game or two to get fully match sharp, but we are here for three months.

"We want to show people why we have been brought to this club. All strikers enjoy playing and scoring goals, and the two of us want to add goals to the team.

"Confidence is all about scoring. If you score a few goals, then your confidence hits the roof."

There will be several players at Middlesbrough who Keane will know all about after Strachan added four Bhoys players to his ranks, but they will begin life without Adam Johnson, a void the Manager knows will be difficult to fill:

"The facts say that when Adam has played we have been a half decent side. But now we can't look round for Adam and hope he skips past a couple of players and scores.

"Now the whole thing has to change. We have to be a more rounded team. Everyone has to take more responsibility and chip in with goals and assists. We need to become more rounded.

"The fans are not stupid, they know Adam has been a huge part of the team this season, but I know that they also want to see players who can compete in every game.

"I will try to give them that. It doesn't sit well with me if I don't see players competing in every moment of every game."

Ian Holloway welcomes former club Leicester City to Bloomfield Road to take on his current club Blackpool. The 46-year-old spent six months in charge at the Walkers Stadium and won just nine of his 32 games in charge. He has taken charge of just as many Blackpool matches but has already won 12 and his side sit just one point off the top six and one ahead of the Foxes but all the Pool boss has in his sights is safety!

"We will have to see how the next couple of games go but my target for the season was always going to be 52 points and safety.

"That remains my target, anything else is a bonus."

Leicester City are another side enjoying a good season and have adapted to life back in the Championship well and currently sit eighth in the table but with just three wins on the road it is something Manager Nigel Pearson is hoping to improve:

"Blackpool are having a very good season, they score a lot of goals but we've got to make sure that we have a go at them," he told www.lcfc.co.uk.

"It's a big game for us. It's about time we had a good result on the road, we could do with an away win. We've got a lot of games coming up, but this is the next one and therefore it's the most important."

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Doncaster Rovers host Reading in the first of the weekend's live televised matches, kicking off at 5.20pm on Saturday.

The Royals finally got their first League win under Brian McDermott last weekend, beating Barnsley 1-0 at the Madejski Stadium but they still sit deep in the relegation mire, three points from safety.

The match also pits defender Matt Mills up against his former club but he admits that there will be no room for sentiment:

"The first time you ever go back to your old club it's always a bit of an experience, but I'm looking forward to it and luckily we're in good form," Mills told Get Bracknell.

"You go into every game wanting to win and play well and this will be no exception.

"Every player going back wants a good reception, but sadly it's not always the case.

"There's no reason why I shouldn't get a good reception, but you never know with fans.

"The introduction of Billy Sharp and his goals have helped Donny massively and I'll never underestimate Sean O'Driscoll as a Manager. He's been fantastic to take that club to where it is now."

Doncaster on the other hand have had another steady season in the Coca-Cola Championship, with eight wins and nine draws from their 26 games so far. They currently sit in 15th place, eight points off the Play-Off places and seven clear of Saturday's opponents and midfielder Mark Wilson is hoping they can put on another good show for the viewers:

"It is the first time that we've been on television this season; we don't seem to get as much coverage as we should considering the success that we should have had over the last two or three years," he told The Star.

"I don't know why that is; we've got a new ground we play good football and we entertain people.

"We'll certainly be looking to put on a good show and show people what they have been missing."

When the two sides met back in September it ended goalless at the Madejski, as Reading endured a difficult start to the campaign. They won just one league game before the draw and managed just four more before Brendan Rodgers left his position as Manager.

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