Colchester have announced manager Geraint Williams is departing the struggling League One club by mutual consent.
The Welshman, who took over from Phil Parkinson two years ago, is leaving the Us lying second from bottom following Saturday`s 3-0 defeat by MK Dons.
In statement on the club`s official website chairman Robbie Cowling said: "It is with considerable regret that I have to report that manager Geraint Williams will be leaving his post as the first-team manager of Colchester United."
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