Former City favorite Tony Cottee has been sacked as manager of Third Division Barnet FC.

Cottee had moved to Barnet after things did not work out for him at Norwich City and he was hoping that the experience would give him a foothold on the ladder to his dream job, managing West Ham.

Unfortunately after a string or bad results, Barnet have yet to win 10 games, Cottee has stepped down while former Barnet manager John Still, who was moved upstairs and sideways promoted to "Director of Football" when Cottee arrived, will take over in an attempt to save Barnet from the drop.

Cottee told fans and reporters, "This has been a fantastic learning curve for me and my experience with Barnet will stand me in good stead for the future.

"With the current precarious situation, the Chairman and I agree that it is best that the team is placed in the hands of a man with more experience in Third Division football."

There was some speculation that Cottee may stay on at Underhill as a player after he hit 10 goals in 18 games for Barnet but that speculation was almost immediately killed off when chairman Tony Kleanthous said: "Tony has brought a sparkle to the club and we are sad to see him go. Everyone at Barnet FC wishes him the best of luck for the future, Tony will always be welcome at Underhill."

Cottee now joins his former City and Norwich player Steve Walsh who is also in the football wilderness after having his contract terminated by Norwich.

The two could link back up as they have both expressed a desire to go into management although Steve Walsh would prefer latter rather than sooner. Both applied for the managers job at City when Martin O'Neill left in the summer before it eventually went to Peter Taylor and soon after both left for Norwich City.