Peter Jackson wants to finish the job for City tomorrow and then get his own sorted.

A point at Hereford guarantees survival and the Bantams are also safe should any of Barnet, Northampton or Lincoln fail to win.

The club had planned to name a new permanent manager by Easter but the decision has been put on hold by the growing financial uncertainty over Valley Parade.

Jackson hopes that finally rubber-stamping City’s place in League Two for next season – the task he was handed when replacing Peter Taylor – will put the issue back on the agenda.

“More important things have probably arisen and it’s been pushed to one side with what’s been going on around the place in the last couple of weeks,” he said.

“But it needs to be addressed and I’m sure the board will do that in the near future.

“We’re more or less mathematically safe so now could be the ideal time. But we’ll have to wait and see on that.”

Monday’s crucial win over Aldershot, which propelled City six points ahead of the drop zone, was Jackson’s fourth in a 12-game reign since he offered his services following Taylor’s departure in February.

He said: “My main aim was to keep the club safe and I’ve almost done that. I don’t know what happens after the last game.

“As far as I’m concerned, I’m just here week by week. I haven’t signed any agreement with the club.

“But I’m sure they will decide soon. They need to for everybody’s future so we can look forward.

“There are 11 or 12 players out of contract and I need permission from the board to go ahead and do the retained list. Decisions have to be made on and off the field.”

The trip to Edgar Street will have added sentiment for Jackson, who made his debut there as a 17-year-old in March 1979. But the first of his 391 appearances for City ended in a 3-1 defeat.

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