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.
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.