The former Shrimpers player and manager Peter Taylor has left Wycombe Wanferers along with assistant manager Junior Lewis.
Spud guided the Chairboys to promotion from League Two last season at the first attempt but his side have made a poor start to the present term.
His team have scored just nine goals in 11 league games and are in 23rd place in the table, a position confirmed after losing 3-2 away to Gillingham which saw head of youth development Richard Dobson taking caretaker charge.
With former managers such as Martin O'Neill, John Gregory, John Gorman and Paul Lambert, Hayes is confident he'll get the right man to see them safe.
He continued: "Wycombe have a good reputation for appointing managers and I am sure that we will get plenty of high calibre applicants. Peter's successor will inherit an excellent squad of players and with 35 games still to play, we are confident that our league position will improve."
JOHNSTONE'S PAINT TROPHY - QUARTER-FINAL DRAW
Northern Section:
Leeds v Grimsby
Accrington/Shrewsbury v Bury
Bradford v Port Vale
Chesterfield v Carlisle
Southern Section:
Milton Keynes Dons v Northampton
Leyton Orient v Hereford
Swindon v Norwich
Southampton v Charlton
Ties to be played week commencing 9 November
League One Results and Match Reports
Carlisle 0 Norwich 1
Charlton 0 Oldham 0
Gillingham 3 Wycombe 2
Huddersfield 4 Exeter 0
Leyton Orient 0 Colchester 1
MK Dons 1 Walsall 0
Swindon 1 Millwall 1
Yeovil 2 Brighton 2
Played on Friday, October 9th
Hartlepool 0 Brentford 0
Southend 1 Southampton 3
Monday, October 12th: Tranmere v Stockport, 19:45.
Tuesday, October 13th: Brighton v Gillingham, 19:45.
For the full S24 report 'Saints Sink Shrimpers', with player markings, go here: www.southendunited-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=467355
For all the League One action, go here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8301770.stm
League One reports supplied by www.skysports.com
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Colchester United | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | Milton Keynes Dons | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 19 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Millwall | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 12 | Southend United | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 13 | Brentford | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | Walsall | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 14 |
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 13 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 13 |
| 17 | Yeovil Town | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 12 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 12 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -4 | 11 |
| 20 | Stockport County | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -4 | 11 |
| 21 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -8 | 10 |
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -17 | 7 |
| 23 | Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 6 |
| 24 | Southampton | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |