Blackpool have sacked head coach Michael Appleton after less than a year in charge at the Championship club.
The 47-year-old was appointed in June and was in his second stint with the Seasiders, having previously managed them in 2013, before dismissed by the club on Wednesday.
The Tangerines are without a win in their last ten Championship matches, with their last league victory coming at the end of October - a 2-1 win against Coventry.
A statement on Blackpool's website said: 'The club would like to thank Michael and David for their efforts during their time at Bloomfield Road and wish them all the best for the future.
'The club hope to be able to announce a new head coach in the coming days.'
The club also confirmed that assistant head coach David Kerslake has followed Appleton and left Bloomfield Road.
Appleton's final game in charge was a 2-0 defeat to Watford at the weekend which saw Blackpool sink to second bottom in the Championship table.
His dismissal from Blackpool comes close to a decade after Appleton opted to walk away from the Tangerines during his first stint in charge in 2013.
Appleton's first took charge of Blackpool in the tail-end of 2012, before leaving on his accord at the beginning 2013.
He became the shortest manager to take charge in Blackpool's history following his resignation - which came after 65 days in the role.
The ex-Preston midfielder was appointed Blackburn Rovers manager on the same day, but his time at Ewood Park was equally short-lived.
He later had stints at Oxford United, Lincoln City and Leicester [as a caretaker manager] before securing a return to Bloomfield Road last summer.
