hiː fˈaʊnd hɪmsˈɛlf ˌaʊɾəv ðə skwˈɑːd æt ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv slˈæʃ zˈiəɹoʊ sˈɪks sˈiːzən, nˌɑːt hˈɛlpt baɪ ɐ pˈʊɹ ʃˈoʊɪŋ ɐɡˈɛnst ˈoʊldæm æθlˈɛɾɪk, bˌʌt swˈɪndən sˈʌfɚd ɐ hɔɹˈɛndəs ɹˈʌn ʌv fˈɔːɹm wˌɪtʃ sˈɔː kˈɪŋ sˈækt ænd ˈɪfi ˈɑːnjuːˌoːɹə tˈeɪk ˌoʊvɚɹ æz swˈɪndən mˈænɪdʒɚ.
He found himself out of the squad at the start of the 2005/06 season, not helped by a poor showing against Oldham Athletic, but Swindon suffered a horrendous run of form which saw King sacked and Iffy Onuora take over as Swindon manager.