▁became ▁a ▁free ▁agent , ▁and ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁discuss ions ▁with ▁his ▁former ▁club ▁Mans field ▁Town ▁despite ▁Alf re ton ▁Town ▁stating ▁he ▁had ▁agreed ▁to ▁stay , ▁creating ▁confusion ▁amongst ▁the ▁fans . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Alf re ton ▁Town ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁signed ▁a ▁new ▁one - year ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁club . ▁He ▁again ▁contributed ▁largely ▁to ▁the ▁team ' s ▁season ▁by ▁scoring ▁nine ▁goals ▁and ▁again ▁contrib uting ▁key ▁ass ists ▁helping ▁them ▁to ▁achieve ▁a ▁comfortable ▁mid table ▁finish . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Alf re ton ▁manager ▁Nick y ▁Law ▁confirmed ▁that ▁Arnold ▁was ▁unlikely ▁to ▁remain ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁season ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁keen ▁to ▁play ▁League ▁football ▁again . ▁ ▁Cambridge ▁United ▁ ▁He ▁tri alled ▁at ▁former ▁club ▁Mans field ▁Town ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁offered ▁a ▁contract ▁and ▁instead ▁joined ▁Cambridge ▁United ▁on ▁a ▁two - year ▁deal . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁part , ▁mainly ▁as ▁an ▁impact ▁player ▁from ▁the ▁ben ch , ▁in ▁the ▁team ' s ▁good ▁form ▁which ▁seen ▁them ▁un be aten ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 6 ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁however ▁the ▁team ' s ▁form ▁soon ▁di pped ▁around ▁Christmas ▁and ▁Arnold ▁then ▁found ▁himself ▁on ▁the ▁s idel ines ▁for ▁periods ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁compl iment ▁to ▁the ▁squad ▁overall