AARON Mclean will not "disrespect" City by sitting in the Peterborough dug-out on Saturday - even though his parent club don't mind him being there.

The on-loan striker is not allowed to play against the Bantams but there is nothing in the Football League rules to prevent him aiding Posh’s back-room staff.

Mclean is enjoying his new dual role as he helps caretaker boss Dave Robertson with some coaching.

But he will put that to one side for the London Road clash and not play any part off the field.

Mclean said: "Just to put some minds at rest. I won't be on the bench.

"I'm still contracted to Bradford and I feel it would be disrespectful so it won't happen. I will watch this game from the stand as I would have before this role came up."

The league admit they have not encountered a similar situation before and had left it to the two sides to sort out between them.

But Phil Parkinson was fine with whatever Mclean decided to do.

The City boss said: "I'm quite happy. It's a good opportunity for him to do some coaching with their team and I've no problem at all."

Mclean may be an interesting side-show but Parkinson insists City’s real focus is on maintaining their progress at the top end of the table. Tuesday’s defeat at Swindon was only their third in 21 games.

He admits that there is no point in trying to second guess Peterborough’s plans in their first game post-Darren Ferguson.

Parkinson said: “I’m not bothered about Peterborough. I don’t mean that with any disrespect but who can predict how they are going to play?

“They’ve played a diamond, three at the back, changed the personnel, changed the manager, and changed the coaching staff. Who can tell how they are going to line up on Saturday?

“I just want us to produce a full-on performance for 94 minutes or however long it takes, like we did at Orient. That’s how we’ve been successful on our travels and that’s all I’m concerned about.

“This is a big game for us. Everybody is talking about the Reading (FA Cup) game, which I can fully understand, but that will take care of itself.

“I want to make sure that we are in a strong league position when that comes around.

“Once that Reading game is done, whether the cup run is over or not, we want to be in a good position to take on for the rest of the season.”

Gary Liddle sits out the first of his two-game ban after receiving his tenth yellow card of the season in midweek.

Parkinson, who gave the squad an extra day off today, is still keeping a close eye on injured trio James Hanson, Andrew Davies and Filipe Morais.

“They are all going in the right direction. It’s frustrating but we can’t afford to rush things until they are ready.”

Teenage winger Oliver Burke is set for his second appearance and Mark Yeates, who made way for him at Swindon, admits competition for places is fierce.

Yeates said: “There is some good depth in the group. Everyone who comes in when called upon is more than capable of doing a job and making sure the team stays as strong as it is.

“Billy Knott and Andy Halliday have been chopping and changing at times, Alan Sheehan’s another good example. He was captain last season at Notts County and now he’s fighting for a chance.

“Chris Routis is someone a lot of people like watching and is a really good footballer. Whoever has got the shirt is working so hard to keep it.”