David Webb has revealed he turned his back on Southend United because he didn't feel 100 per cent committed to the job.

The former Chelsea defender resigned from his position as manager on Tuesday to bring an end to his third spell as Shrimpers chief.

In a frank interview Webb said it was time for him to walk away and give somebody else a crack at the Roots Hall hot-seat.

He also confirmed his final decision had nothing to do with Blues' seemingly doomed move to Fossetts Farm. Find out more about Southend United FC "I wanted to walk away two weeks ago because I had lost my appetite for the job," Webb honestly admitted. "It had nothing to do with the proposed move to Fossetts Farm or other things off the pitch - it was my personal decision.

"When I came back here a year ago from Yeovil Town I had the hunger to take the club forward.

"But to take this club in the direction I wanted to would mean climbing a lot more hills and I'm not prepared to carry on doing that.

"I didn't want to be doing the job if I wasn't 100 per cent committed to it - that wouldn't be fair on the supporters and everyone connected with the club.

"So I decided it was time to make a clean break of things and give somebody else a chance to take over. We've only played 12 League games and there is still plenty of time for a new manager to turn things around."

And Webb revealed that Blues' co-owner Ron Martin had pleaded with him to stay at Roots Hall in a non-managerial role.

David Webb - walked away from Southend United because he 'wasn't 100% committed'

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