Blackpool have sacked head coach Jose Riga after just four and a half months in charge.
The former Charlton boss has seen his side pick up only six points from their opening 14 games since he took charge -- a run which has left them rooted to the foot of the Championship.
Working with a threadbare squad, which contained just eight players when the new season started, the 57-year-old has publicly questioned their transfer policy on a number of occasions.
Former Birmingham manager Lee Clark had been heavily linked with the Blackpool job, even before Riga's departure which was announced on Blackpool's official website on Monday evening.
"We couldn't leave the decision any longer to give someone else the opportunity to help us work our way out of the position we are currently in," chairman Karl Oyston said.