 With the team in the Premier League , there was a need to rebuild the team . Oxford United player Joey Beauchamp was recruited for a fee of £ 1 @.@ 2 million . Shortly after arriving at the club , however , he became unhappy , citing homesickness from his native Oxford as the reason . Bonds in particular found this attitude hard to understand compared to his own committed , never @-@ say @-@ die approach ; providing for Bonds ' further evidence of the decay in the modern game and modern player . Fifty @-@ eight days later , Beauchamp was signed by Swindon Town for a club @-@ record combined fee of £ 800 @,@ 000 , which included defender Adrian Whitbread going in the opposite direction . Whitbread was valued at £ 750 @,@ 000 in the deal . 
