Micky Adams has been named new manager of Tranmere Rovers.
Adams takes over from Rob Edwards, who was sacked on Tuesday after just five months in charge, with the club bottom of Sky Bet League 2 after picking up just nine points from 12 games this season.
The 52-year-old will watch his new team at Oxford on Saturday, with assistant manager Matt Gill and coach Alex Russell taking control of the team before he steps into the home dugout for the first time against Mansfield on Tuesday.
Rovers chairman Mark Palios told the club website: "In the position the club currently finds itself we felt it was important to appoint an experienced manager with good connections and a track record of success in League Two.
"In our present position at the bottom of the League, we don't have the luxury of the time to allow a new manager to learn his trade.
"Micky has an impressive win ratio, which he has sustained over a long career and often in circumstances where he has had to operate in difficult situations or with limited budgets. His success is no flash in the pan.
"We have acted quickly to fill the post so he has as much time as possible to lift us up the table and to identify his targets to strengthen the squad in the transfer window."
