Former Leyton Orient manager Ian Hendon spoke about his time as the Os boss and what it was truly like to BBC London’s Phil Parry yesterday.

Hendon was sacked in January this year after his side lost 3-1 to Exeter city as fans were calling for his dismissal following matches against Yeovil Town and Stevenage.

The appointment of technical director Andrea Pressenda also alienated Hendon and it only increased tensions at the club.

Speaking to the BBC Hendon said: “You go into a club and you are employed as a manager and you expect to be left to do your job.

“After all we are put in that position as we are qualified to do so. There was a lot of interference from above.

“People having their say or wanting to have their say, it was interfered with all the time you were not left to do your job, simple as that.”

Hendon was appointed as head coach in the summer of 2015 and started the season with five consecutive wins.

But in his last 21 games they slipped down to 11th in the table and picked up 22 points, however what was clear before his departure was Francesco Becchetti appeared to lose trust in him.

Kevin Nolan took over from Hendon where he was also relieved of his duties in May and he also claimed there was interference from the committee when he was in charge at Brisbane Road.

Hendon elaborated on the matters by saying: “With me they tried, I went into a job and I was going to do it my way. At the end of the day that probably wasn’t how they wanted it done.

“They try and influence the team and that is how it works but I was grateful for the opportunity there.

“But at the end of the day we didn’t see eye to eye on how things should be done and they parted company with me.

“Good luck to Orient that is what I would say. I hope the club and the people and the supporters there, as they are a good bunch, I wish them all well.

“I heard stability mentioned when I got the job I was told I would be given two years to get the team promoted well I lasted seven months.

“We were not in a bad position when I left the club we were just outside the playoffs. Whoever the new manager is I wish him well.”

Hendon has expressed in the past how unhappy he was he didn’t get more time at Leyton Orient and was disappointed at how his time ended.

He added: “When you are out on the training ground and you have four of the entourage if you like standing at the side watching every move you are making and reporting back to the owner every day it is difficult.

“You just want to get on with job, get your players in Monday to Friday and then you have a conversation with the chairman or the owner to tell what you are planning on for Saturday in your team.

“And, not being at the training ground all week, decides that someone else should be playing and saying I think this I think that.

“If you lose it is I told you so and if you win it is well I think you should have done this or should have done that. If that is the way they want to work that is up to them.

“There is always something there is never just a well done, keep going and we had injuries.

“We had McCallum who we lost and he is back now scoring goals. Dean Cox was out for the season as well and he is a major provider and creator of goals.

“We missed them both massively last year.”

An increasing issue over whether Jobi McAnuff was available for selection played a huge part during Hendon’s managerial reign.

But the former Barnet boss was only full of praise for the 34-year old former Reading player.

“Jobi McAnuff is a Jamaican international who has played in the championship for the majority of his career and he is a player I would have loved to have used.

“I have gone into a football club and I know the owner didn’t have a great rapport with the fans but we started off well.

“I started by trying to get him on side and the fans as well with everything we were trying to do to get us up. To start afresh and get on board.

“But I was not allowed to use him I was told I couldn’t use him and I wasn’t allowed to play him.

“So we have got a player sitting there it is not Jobi’s fault he is on a good salary at a big club.

“But what a great lad he was, what a professional, he came in everyday he went and trained where he was supposed to train and he never kicked off.

“I still get on with Jobi now, he is a good lad he is a professional and he understands, he is an experienced player and he understands what went on and what goes on there.

“Would I have used him? Yes I would.”

But Henson was not all scathing towards his former boss and wanted to give some advice to the owners.

“They keep coming up with this word stability well if they want it they have to put someone in place and keep them there,” he said.

“I mean you go into a job, I was there for seven months, I picked up from players who were at the football club and didn’t want to be there for one reason or another.

“So you are dealing with those and you are trying to turn everyone around so you get a squad of players who do want to be there and play for the football club.

“So the new manager is going to have that to deal with as well. It just needs a bit of harmony there.

“And a structure in place. People that understand League Two football and the league above.

“I cannot knock the owner his ambition is there he wants to get the club up the leagues but there is ways of doing things.

“You need a structure in place and not keep having people turning up for different jobs all the time and reporting back to him.

“At the end of the day the manager is the manager and that is what he gets paid to do is manage a football club.

“And when you have too many fingers in that pie it is a difficult situation to work in.”

Hendon is currently still looking for his next role in football and admitted the situation would need to be right from both sides.