Craig Levein has revealed more about his St Johnstone sacking - and he insists that he departs the club feeling more upbeat than he did when he left a previous role at Heart of Midlothian.
Levein was relieved of his duties on Tuesday after less than a year in the job.
Club captain Kyle Cameron said prior to this weekend's Scottish Premiership clash with Ross County that his managers dismissal came as a surprise to the players.
But going by Levein's latest comments, it's suggested new Saints owner Adam Webb had other visions for the club and wasn't afraid to pull the trigger in order to get his own man in.
"There's always a reason and not getting results is the most obvious reason there is," Levein told BBC Sportsound.
"I think it's more than that from the point of view for me anyway. I certainly think there was really good signs that the team were better than they were last season and they were playing much better football, we were creating more chances and they are facts. They are easy to research and I felt like we had a good chance of getting into the top end, or certainly into the top six this season, with the fire-power that we had.
"So, it's disappointing, but like I say, I've been here before. It's Adam's decision, he's bought the club from Geoff and he calls the shots. I have to accept that.
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"I do think that the performances have been good. Results haven't been as good as performances. We've also had some difficulties. Five sending-offs which doesn't help and a few injuries. From that point of view I felt the team was still competing in every match we played. Even in the last match.
Levein then attempted to summarise his overall emotions after he took the position last November and successfully steered the club away from relegation before leaving the McDiarmid Park outfit with one win from their opening five league fixtures this time around.
"I actually feel better leaving this job than I did when I left Hearts," he explained.
"I think we made progress with the squad and I think there's a resemblance of a good mid-table team, and for St Johnstone that's quite a succesful area.
"So, I feel like I done a decent job at St Johnstone, especially last season staying up which was the priority, and then I think the signings that we made have improved the team. But we will see."
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Asked about his relationship with US-based tycoon Webb and if there was more going on behind the scenes than meets the public eye, he added: "I actually got on all right with him. I think the priorities for me were trying to improve the squad and get results.
"I think Adam was looking at bigger picture. But listen I got on ok with him and there was no issues on that front. I have been in this game long enough to understand how it works. If you don't get results the chances are you will lose your job and that is exactly what has happened.
