David Hopkin steps down as Ayr United boss
The 51-year old has taken a decision to step away from the club.
Ayr United manager David Hopkin has stepped down from his role at the club.
The 51-year old took over the Somerset side in March and avoided the relegation play-off spot with an 8th place finish.
The Honest Men have had a poor start to their Championship campaign this time round, picking up just one point in their opening four matches.
However, they found success in their Premier Sports Cup group before being knocked out in the last 16 by Dundee United.
Jim Duffy will take over interim duties along with John Joyce, Dave Timmins and Derek Stillie.
A club statement said: "Ayr United can confirm that we today have parted company with Manager, David Hopkin.
"Whilst naturally the terms of our discussions with David Hopkin remain confidential, we respect his views and would like to put on record our thanks for his efforts and wish him well for the future.
"Training and match preparation will be co-ordinated by Jim Duffy, John Joyce, Dave Timmins and Derek Stillie over the next period and we very much appreciate their continued support.
"Our games over the next few weeks are of the utmost importance and we urge fans to continue to support us to get through what has been a challenging time at the Club between our Covid issues and recent results.
"We are looking forward to our fans cheering the team on to good results over the coming weeks and months".