Walsall have sacked manager Sean O'Driscoll after their 3-1 defeat to Barnsley yesterday.
O'Driscoll was only appointed in December but has been given his cards less than three months into an eighteen month contract.
He told the media: "I am extremely disappointed for the players, their performances over the past month have not gained the points they deserved.
"This is a different phase of the season, and as we have repeatedly seen, teams have recognised the team's strengths from the first half of the campaign and prepared to counter that when facing us.
"But the players deserve enormous credit for adapting, finding different ways to play and maintaining their performance levels even, at times, in the face of frustration and disappointment.
"They are a close group whose success so far has been built on the trust, understanding and respect amongst them. I wish them the best for the rest of the season."