Crawley Town have sacked Richie Barker.
The Sussex based club had gone seven matches without a win and the Crawley Board decided that they had enough of Barker who joined them in 2012 from Bury.
Crawley have released the following statement regarding Barker who has been linked with the vacant manager's job at Portsmouth:
"Crawley Town Football Club can confirm that it has terminated the contract of first-team manager Richie Barker with immediate effect.
"The club will make an announcement as soon as possible on who will look after team affairs in the interim period and we ask our supporters to have patience, while the process of finding a new manager is undertaken.
"The club will not be making any further comment at this stage."
Source: Coventry MAD
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