 At the end of the 2005–06 season, Little left the club and was replaced by former player Ronnie Moore.In Moore's three seasons in charge, the club finished 9th, 11th and 7th, just missing out the play-offs in the final season.Despite this, he was sacked in 2009 and replaced by former England winger John Barnes, whose only previous domestic managerial experience was with Celtic 10 years earlier.