Danny Webb quits as Leyton Orient manager after only two months

Danny Webb had said after Saturday’s defeat at Crawley Town: ‘We are all in limbo. I am trying to think about the future when I am not guaranteed a future.’ Photograph: Mark Kerton/Action Plus via Getty Images

Danny Webb has resigned as Leyton Orient manager after only two months in charge, becoming the tenth man to leave the job in less than three years under the club’s Italian owner Francesco Becchetti.

News of the 33-year-old’s departure comes 10 days after a winding-up petition against the League Two club was adjourned until 12 June to give the owner more time to settle outstanding debts and possibly sell the club. Becchetti has said he would be interested in selling up but no deal has yet been secured.

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Webb stepped up from his youth-team coaching role in late January and given the task of keeping a thin squad in the Football League. But Orient’s young and inexperienced side have won only two matches since and Webb had talked of his frustration at the uncertainty off the pitch.

Speaking after last Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Crawley Town, their fourth loss in succession, Webb said: “I am certainly going to try and ask the chairman questions. We are all in limbo. I am out of contract at the end of the season and the frustrating thing is I am trying to think ahead and think about the future when I am not guaranteed a future.”

The goalkeeping coach, Martin Brennan, has also left the club. Webb’s assistant, Omer Riza, will take over.

A club statement said: “Omer Riza will take over duties of first team manager until the end of the season, and his first game in charge will be Saturday’s home League Two game against Wycombe Wanderers. He’s very determined to make sure that the team finishes the season strong and he’s looking forward for the challenge.”

The Leyton Orient Fans Trust said Webb’s departure demonstrated “that there is no leadership at the football club”.

The trust, which has been drawing up recovery plans and has raised more than £114,000 for a regeneration fund to cover contingencies in the event of a change of ownership, said in a statement: “Mr Becchetti – enough is enough. Go, and go now. Sell the club for a realistic price. Let someone else try to take the club forwards, rather than let it continue to slide backwards.”