MacLaren was pinched from the Southend United youth set-up almost a year ago to become Gudjon Thordarson's right-hand man at
A former assistant manager at Aston Villa and 
However, shortly before the final game of the season, things turned sour for MacLaren when he was placed on leave, with no news whatsoever coming from the club about this strange turn of events.
On a statement released on the club's official web-site this morning it emerged that MacLaren has been relieved of his duties with the club, with his current one-year deal at the ‘Lane expiring shortly.
If reports from BBC Radio Nottingham are anything to go by then it is also expected that the club may today reveal that part-time goalkeeping coach Steve Marcella has walked out on the club.
For more news on these developments, be sure to check back to NCM over the course of the week.