Nottingham Forest have sacked two of the staff that were heavily involved in the summer recruitment that saw 22 players join the club, as they sit in the relegation zone.
The newly-promoted side has confirmed that both the head of recruitment George Syrianos and head scout Andy Scott have both left the City Ground.
Their exits follow Filippo Giraldi's arrival as sporting director last week - but it is understood owner Evangelos Marinakis was part of the decisions.
This news comes after Sportsmail revealed senior figures could depart earlier this week after the club spent £150million on 22 players during the summer.
Forest spent big on the likes of Morgan Gibbs-White, Taiwo Awoniyi, Emmanuel Dennis, and Remo Freuler while also bringing in big names such as Jesse Lingard as they prepared for their return to the top-flight for the first time in 23 years.
Head of recruitment Syrianos joined Forest from Stuttgart where he was head of data and analytics and was key to some of the signings hailing from the Bundesliga this summer - notably former Liverpool striker Taiwo Awoniyi from Union Berlin for £17.5m.
Head of scouting Scott, 50, previously worked with Swansea, Watford and Brentford before his stint with Forest.
Forest have made these decisions as they have just five points after nine Premier League matches and have picked up only two from their last seven games.
Only Wolverhampton Wanderers - who they meet at Molineux on Saturday - have scored fewer than their seven goals and only Leicester have conceded more than their 22.
Despite their difficult start to the campaign, manager Steve Cooper signed a new five-year contract last week when the club sat bottom after eight games.
Forest have since climbed up to 19th in the Premier League table after sealing a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa on Monday evening.