………..the 51 year old former Wrexham, Doncaster, Wolves and Crawley boss only took charge at the Proact Stadium in the summer and his first game in charge was a 3-1 victory over Barnsley on the opening day of the 2015-2016 campaign
That was one of only six from their opening 20 matches though and they have won only once more at home since beating The Reds.
Yesterday’s 4-0 home drubbing by struggling Swindon proved to be the final straw for last season’s play-off semi-finalists and Saunders was axed.
It is the SEVENTH managerial change in League One so far this season after Dave Robertson (Peterborough), Paul Dickov (Doncaster), Darren Kelly (Oldham), Graham Alexander (Fleetwood), Mark Cooper (Swindon) and Tony Humes (Colchester)