Paul Cox, manager of Mansfield Town Football Club has today been sacked following a statement by owner John Radford which was titled "Changes are imminent" Nobody seen this coming as Paul Cox helped Mansfield win the title 2 seasons ago in the Non-League to give them promotion back to the Football League where he then finished 11th, and for the first season back in the league was a good achievement. It wasn't obviously good enough for John Radford and CEO Carolyn Radford.

We spoke with Paul Cox following his sacking "I'm very disappointed with this outcome, I've spent the last few years putting a team together and bringing players from the non-league and creating them into league players, This is football I'm afraid and I'll have to deal with it, this won't be the end of me though"

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Mansfield Chief Executive; Carolyn Radford

Following the sacking we sat down with Mansfield CEO Carolyn Radford "It was a decision spent many days discussing and there was no easy way of telling Paul after the success he's brought to the club and we want to thank him for that. We feel a change is needed for us to progress and give the fans even more excitement! We do have a manager in mind and he's flying over to discuss terms tomorrow but until then everything is in the air. Everyone at Mansfield Town Football Club wish Paul Cox the best for the future"

Mansfield fans have took to social media to slate the actions of the boardroom following the sacking of fans favorite Paul Cox.

More to follow..

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Chris Greenacre has been appointed manager of Mansfield Town on a one-year deal and vowed to "make history" at the club. Greenacre emerged as Mansfields preferred choice shortly after Paul Cox was sacked. John Radford, the Mansfield Chairman, said in a statement from the club: "In Chris Greenacre, we have secured the services of one of the upcoming managers in the game today. Mansfield provides him with a fitting stage on which to write new chapters in the Mansfield Town story".

"It's a massive club with an infrastructure and fan base geared to be a huge club," Greenacre told BBC Radio Nottingham. "I want to get my teeth into it and achieve promotion. I'm looking forward to starting. I want to put the club on the map - I put an honest plan together, which I feel the club can achieve." Chairman John Radford said: "He is a very ambitious manager and a winner. I know that he understands my vision, and believes in what we want to achieve. Radford added: "Chris has a wealth of knowledge and has lined up some exciting prospects to join our squad. "We have set Chirs a target of a top-five finish and we would like the fans to get fully behind the new manager.

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Greenacre began his career with Manchester City in 1996. Whilst at Maine Road he was sent out on loan to Cardiff City, Blackpool, Scarborough, Northampton Town and Mansfield Town in order to gain first team experience. However he failed to make the grade at Manchester City and so joined Mansfield Town on a permanent transfer. He became a prolific scorer for the "Stags" scoring 58 goals for the club in three seasons. This led to Division One side Stoke City signing him in August 2002. However despite arriving with high expectations he struggled to cope with the higher level and managed just 9 goals in three seasons at the Britannia Stadium. He left for Tranmere Rovers where he found his level and in four seasons at Tranmere Greenacre scored 53 goals. After his contract expired at Rovers he decided to join New Zealand based, A-League side Wellington Phoenix. He played three seasons for Wellington helping the club to three consecutive finals series places before retiring in 2012 and becoming the assistant manager