Notts County have sacked manager Ricardo Moniz and his backroom team of Dave Kevan and Dean Yates.
Moniz joined the Magpies towards the end of the 2014-15 season but was unable to prevent the club dropping down to Sky Bet League 2.
After a difficult start to the new campaign, the club currently find themselves sitting in 15th place in the table.
In a statement Notts chairman Ray Trew said: “I made it clear when appointing Ricardo that I wanted someone who would bring an exciting, attacking brand of football to Meadow Lane and I think it would be fair to say that in part he has done this, with some eye-catching attacking play on show at times this season.
“However, while showing considerable flair at times, particularly here at home, I feel that we have lacked a level of discipline and organisation in our defensive play throughout the season which has undermined our efforts and our right to play this free-flowing attacking style.
“I think perhaps Monday’s game against Morecambe epitomised this, as we found ourselves chasing a game that we should have been taking control of early on and it was only really when we came out for the second half that we saw the kind of impetus that we expect from the players.”
He added he had hoped for more consistency, saying he feared the side would remain rooted in the “sand trap” of league 2 without change.
He added: “My goal for this club is, and always has been, to improve and whilst I by no means want to keep chopping and changing managers, I refuse to let us stagnate and I feel that the time is right for a new approach to reignite our season and get us back on track to where we want and need to be.”
Thanking Moniz for his efforts, the club added: “Notts will now begin the search for a new manager and a further announcement on this front will be made in due course.”
