Billericay Town are on the search for yet another new manager after sacking Steve Watt just hours after he was appointed by controversial owner Glenn Tamplin.
Watt had agreed to help Tamplin run the National League South side and was even introduced to the players via WhatsApp group before quickly being dismissed.
But to the players confusion he was then removed from the group, with Tamplin citing that Watt had made negative comments against the club in the past, saying in the group: 'I've had to sack him bcoz he was slagging us off last year' according to the Mirror.
A stumped member of the Billericay squad also told the paper: 'One minute we were all saying how much we were looking forward to working with the guy, the next he was gone.
'I've never seen anything like it. Apparently when he was in charge of Margate last season he had a few digs at Glenn and it's all come out. Hopefully something gets sorted soon.'
Watt's bizarre departure follows the surprise dismissal of Harry Wheeler last month following the club's first league defeat of the season.
It is the latest twist at Billericay where Tamplin's actions have constantly garnered attention in recent years.
Earlier in September Tamplin had put the club up for sale in reaction to the accusation against him of 'snorting cocaine in the public toilets.'
Tamplin claimed in a statement he had been pulled over in his car by the police in relation to the complaint following a match against Woking but after assisting them satisfactorily was allowed to continue his journey.
After Police took no further action against him, he made a U-turn on his decision to sell the club.
Tamplin took over as manager of the club in the 2017-18 season and steered them to the first round of the FA Cup.
He sacked himself in February 2018 after three consecutive losses and a fall-out with players, asking them to give up a week's wages following the poor form. But he reinstated himself as boss just two days later.
The colourful character also had a massive mural painted outside the ground, including a depiction of himself, and had images of lions and eagles adorn the dressing room too.
