Brentford Manager Andy Scott is the man Peterborough want to replace Darren Ferguson according to various press sources on Friday.
Posh are asking for permission to speak to the Brentford's boss just a few days before the League One side's FA Cup replay Vs Gateshead.
Other contenders are believed to be Kettering's ex-Tamworth manager Mark Cooper, whose chairman has said he would not stand in Cooper's way to make the massive jump to Championship football from the Blue Square Premier.
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