▁ 8 ▁of ▁those ▁coming ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁ ▁The ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁saw ▁manager ▁Dar ren ▁Way ▁release ▁six ▁players , ▁O ll ie ▁Bass ett , ▁Tom ▁E aves , ▁Br andon ▁Good ship , ▁Alex ▁Law less , ▁Joe ▁Le a ▁and ▁captain ▁Dar ren ▁Ward . ▁While ▁the ▁club ▁offered ▁new ▁contract s ▁to ▁nine ▁out ▁of ▁contract ▁players . ▁Mid f iel der ▁Kevin ▁Daw son ▁rejected ▁the ▁offer ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁contract ▁to ▁sign ▁for ▁fellow ▁League ▁Two ▁side ▁Ch el ten ham ▁Town ▁and ▁reun ite ▁with ▁former ▁manager ▁Gary ▁Johnson , ▁while ▁Nathan ▁Smith ▁and ▁François ▁Z oko ▁quickly ▁agreed ▁new ▁one - year ▁and ▁two - year ▁contract s ▁respectively , ▁while ▁w inger ▁Ot is ▁Khan , ▁def enders ▁Be vis ▁M ug abi , ▁Tom ▁James ▁and ▁ke eper ▁Jon ny ▁M add ison ▁also ▁agreed ▁new ▁two - year ▁contract s . ▁Def ender ▁Alex ▁L ace y ▁rejected ▁the ▁club ' s ▁offer ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁two - year ▁contract ▁and ▁signed ▁for ▁League ▁One ▁side ▁G illing ham . ▁Meanwhile , ▁mid f iel der ▁Matthew ▁Dol an ▁rejected ▁the ▁club ' s ▁offer ▁to ▁sign ▁for ▁fellow ▁League ▁Two ▁side ▁New port ▁County . ▁ ▁Club ▁The ▁club ' s ▁management ▁team ▁and ▁back room ▁staff ▁remained ▁largely ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 – 1 6 ▁season , ▁with ▁manager ▁Dar ren ▁Way ▁having ▁signed ▁a ▁new ▁three -