Ricardo Moniz sacked as manager of Notts County

Ricardo Moniz is no longer at Meadow Lane.

On Monday, less than nine months after he arrived at Notts County, Moniz was sacked as manager of the Magpies along with his backroom team of Dave Kevan and Dean Yates.

Moniz - known for his selection of coats - joined Notts towards the end of the 2014-15 League One season and was unable to save the Magpies from relegation to League Two, where Notts finds itself sitting 15th in the standings after a 2-2 draw against Morecambe on Monday.

"I made it clear when appointing Ricardo that I wanted someone who would bring an exciting, attacking brand of football to Meadow Lane and I think it would be fair to say that in part he has done this, with some eye-catching attacking play on show at times this season," Ray Trew, Notts' chairman, explained.

"However, whilst showing considerable flair at times, particularly here at home, I feel that we have lacked a level of discipline and organisation in our defensive play throughout the season which has undermined our efforts and our right to play this free-flowing attacking style."

Mick Halsall, the manager of Notts' academy, and Richard Dryden, the coach of the club's under-21 side, will take charge of the first team on an interim basis as a search for a new manager is made.