Wayne Burnett sacked by League Two strugglers Dagenham & Redbridge

Wayne Burnett has won just one game in sixteen in League Two

 

WAYNE BURNETT has been sacked as Dagenham & Redbridge manager following a dismal run of one win in 16 games in League Two.

 

The 44-year-old had been in charge of the Daggers, who are bottom of the table, since February 2013.

However, he has been let go as both he and the board "felt a change was necessary in order to turn around the team's fortunes", reads a statement on the club website.

Coaches Darren Currie and Warren Hackett have been placed in caretaker charge until a replacement is found.

Burnett took charge of Dagenham on an interim basis following the departure of John Still to Luton but was handed a permanent deal in the summer of 2013 after keeping the club in League Two.

 

He led the east London side to two mid-table finishes, finishing 9th and 14th respectively, despite working with one of the lowest budgets in the division.

Dagenham have won just two of their 22 league games this season but, following Saturday's 3-0 defeat at home by Bristol Rovers, Burnett told BBC Radio London he would not resign.

If they no longer feel I can do the job that is required, then that is their decision

Wayne Burnett

"I've never quit in anything that I've done. I am proud to do the job and am working tirelessly," he said.

"If the fans want to sing for me to be sacked then that's their choice.

"The only people that can make that decision is the board. If they no longer feel I can do the job that is required, then that is their decision they have to make."