▁the ▁play - off ▁places . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁March , ▁all ▁E FL ▁fi xt ures ▁were ▁susp ended ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁Over view ▁ ▁E FL ▁League ▁Two ▁Manager ▁John ▁As key ▁called ▁for ▁p atience ▁as ▁he ▁and ▁new ▁own ers ▁Carol ▁and ▁Kevin ▁Sh an ah an ▁tried ▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁club ▁following ▁Norman ▁Sm ur th wa ite ' s ▁ownership . ▁Though ▁the ▁budget ▁was ▁reduced ▁he ▁aim ed ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁smaller ▁and ▁more ▁compet itive ▁squad . ▁His ▁first ▁summer ▁signing ▁was ▁mid f iel der ▁Scott ▁Burg ess , ▁released ▁from ▁B ury ▁despite ▁an ▁impress ive ▁loan ▁spell ▁at ▁York ▁City ; ▁the ▁ 2 1 - year ▁old ▁had ▁previously ▁played ▁on ▁loan ▁at ▁Mac cles field ▁Town ▁in ▁As key ' s ▁National ▁League ▁title ▁winning ▁season . ▁He ▁next ▁signed ▁Adam ▁Cro okes , ▁a ▁ 2 1 - year ▁old ▁def ender ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁released ▁by ▁Not ting ham ▁Forest ▁despite ▁impress ing ▁whilst ▁on ▁loan ▁at ▁V ale ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 – 1 9 ▁season . ▁He ▁then ▁signed ▁ 2 5 - year ▁old ▁K ier an ▁Kennedy , ▁" a ▁football ing ▁centre - half " ▁who ▁turned ▁down ▁a ▁new ▁deal ▁at ▁W re x ham ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁Football ▁League . ▁Big ▁target