Peter Jackson has promised to keep getting under the skin of rival managers and players.

Jackson is eyeing a third win on the bounce against Northampton tomorrow – a target City have not hit since September 2009.

And the temporary boss is ready to make a nuisance of himself on the sidelines again to help them achieve it.

Jackson has no intention of toning down his passion and his touchline histrionics, however much they annoy the opposition.

He said: “I’ve not changed from day one when I first went in to management. And I won’t change now.

“I feel I’ve been okay so far. I’ve messed about a bit but nothing too much.

“It probably unsettles teams and winds people up but it’s done to encourage my players and get our fans behind us.

“I get stick for it everywhere I go. Opposition fans hate me and it’s probably the same with opposition players.

“But all I’m bothered about is doing the best for my club – and that’s this club.”

Jackson is building up for another cauldron of noise at Valley Parade as City aim to build on the victories against Rotherham and Morecambe.

He said: “The atmosphere after the Rotherham game was amazing. No disrespect but I went to Crewe and Southend on Tuesday and it felt like pre-season in comparison.

“I knew it would be nothing like my next home game.

“We took more than 1,500 to Morecambe and it looked a lot more. Now it’s important we build on that and the feelgood factor in the club at the moment.

“I know that can deflate again with a couple of wobbles so we must keep believing that we can move forward. It’s been easy coming in the last few days because everybody’s on a high.

“It’s when you have a few results not going for you, that’s when you have to stick together behind the scenes.

“You’ve got to stay very firm as a group of players and staff.

“Obviously you can be distracted with things like social networking. You can get drawn in to all the criticism when a team goes on a losing run. But we’re positive people and we don’t want to go there. Hopefully we’ll keep that winning mentality right through the club.

“The reserves, the juniors and the first team are all doing well and winning becomes a habit.”

Northampton have slipped to sixth from bottom after an horrendous run of ten games without a win.

The Cobblers have lost the last four, including all three since former Bristol City and Peterborough boss Gary Johnson took the helm.

City, who are three points higher, are not out of trouble yet. But Jackson sees back-to-back home games as the perfect chance to pull away up the table.

He added: “We’re playing a team that are struggling but they’ll be thinking that one result can turn the season around.

“If we play to our full capability we’ll beat them, simple as that. I’m very confident.

“We’re more than capable of getting six points with two home games coming up.

“If we can do that and teams above us drop points, all of a sudden there might be a little glimmer of a chance (of the play-offs).

“Some clubs go on a late run, so why not us? Anything can happen.

“But the most important thing is to get to the 50-point mark to reach safety and then push on.”

Jackson is likely to stick with the bulk of the side that won at the Globe Arena. Kevin Ellison may come in for Scott Dobie but joint top scorer David Syers is expected to remain on the bench.

It’s a hard call for Syers but he can understand why Jackson has stuck with the midfield partnership of Michael Flynn and Jon Worthington.

Syers admitted: “It was a tough position (for the manager) to come in not knowing how long you’ve got.

“He’s trying for the job so he’s got to do what he feels is right. His job is on the line.

“Any professional that’s happy sitting on the bench must lack ambition. I want to be playing every minute possible out there and coming off the pitch shattered rather than just having ten minutes.

“But it’s difficult to argue if the team keeps winning.”