Martin Allen has been named as the manager of Barnet until the end of the season.
Allen's appointment has been described by chairman Tony Kleanthous as a 'last throw of the dice' with the club, telling their official site: "It is important that everything possible is done to retain our Football League status and we will support Martin thoroughly in his efforts to turn things round and bring in any new players he feels appropriate. We now have to win five or six of our last eight games and everyone is focused on the task ahead"
Allen was manager at Barnet for a year from March 2003, ditching the club for Brentford with just a few games of the following season remaining. He quit Brentford for MK Dons two years later, then upgraded again to Leicester before being dumped after just four games. His most recent post was with Cheltenham, where he was credited with relegation from League One and putting the club into it's current tight financial position.
The Bees find themselves three points inside the drop zone, having played four games more than 22nd place Burton.