After a series of poor display's and failure to win points as seen the Bees drop to second from bottom, a team that where contesting the Play-Off Final last May.
Downes took over Griffen Park in summer of 2002 after Steve Coppell left the club. However he won't be leaving altogether as the club are considering handing him another role at the Division Two side.
With Sheffield United he made 12 appearences and scored just once after he was signed from Wimbledon in February 1988 by Dave Bassett, it was to be his final club as he retired in May 1988. He stayed on at the Lane where he became a coach.