▁contract ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 0 8 ▁season , ▁Arnold ▁had ▁made ▁ 7 0 ▁appearances ▁in ▁all ▁compet itions ▁for ▁Mans field . ▁ ▁Hy de ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁trial ▁at ▁Gr ims by ▁Town ▁in ▁July , ▁he ▁signed ▁for ▁Hy de ▁United ▁in ▁the ▁Conference ▁North ▁on ▁a ▁free ▁transfer ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁sell - on ▁clause ▁in ▁his ▁contract ▁stating ▁that ▁if ▁he ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁the ▁future , ▁Mans field ▁would ▁gain ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁prof its . ▁His ▁compet itive ▁debut ▁for ▁Hy de ▁came ▁with ▁his ▁first ▁goal ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁win ▁against ▁Staff ord ▁R angers , ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁the ▁very ▁next ▁game ▁he ▁n ett ed ▁again ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw ▁with ▁Fle et wood ▁Town . ▁He ▁also ▁scored ▁a ▁ 2 5 - yard ▁free ▁kick ▁against ▁S alf ord ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁qual ifying ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁with ▁Hy de ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁out standing ▁players ▁in ▁their ▁team ▁scoring ▁ 1 1 ▁goals ▁in ▁ 3 8 ▁games ▁in ▁all ▁compet itions , ▁making ▁him ▁Hy de ' s ▁second - top ▁sc orer , ▁two ▁goals ▁behind ▁David ▁Mc N iven . ▁ ▁Alf re ton ▁Town ▁ ▁Arnold ▁spent ▁only ▁a ▁single ▁season ▁at