elling ▁army ▁of ▁Old ham ▁F ans . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁coming ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁second - half ▁substitute ▁against ▁Br istol ▁Ro vers . ▁ ▁Dick ov ▁opt ed ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁youth ful ▁side ▁and ▁made ▁controvers ial ▁dec isions ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁to ▁off load ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁and ▁club ▁captain ▁Se an ▁Greg an ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁top ▁sc orer ▁Pa we ł ▁Abb ott ▁amongst ▁other ▁first ▁team ▁players . ▁The ▁team ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁New ▁Year ▁in ▁nin th ▁position , ▁with ▁games ▁in ▁hand ▁on ▁the ▁teams ▁above ▁them , ▁and ▁being ▁un be aten ▁at ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁Results ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁were ▁less ▁consistent ▁and ▁the ▁team ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁table . ▁On ▁ 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Dick ov ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁make ▁only ▁his ▁second ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁and ▁would ▁then ▁end ▁his ▁playing ▁career ▁to ▁concent rate ▁on ▁management . ▁He ▁then ▁came ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁ 7 7 th - min ute ▁substitute ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁against ▁Mil ton ▁Ke yn es ▁D ons . ▁ ▁They ▁finished ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁Season ▁in ▁ 1 6 th ▁position ▁in ▁League ▁One ,