ley ▁left ▁Steven age ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁joining ▁fellow ▁League ▁One ▁side ▁Pr eston ▁North ▁End . ▁His ▁final ▁game ▁as ▁manager ▁of ▁Steven age ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁away ▁victory ▁at ▁Reading ▁in ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup ▁Third ▁Round . ▁ ▁Pr eston ▁North ▁End ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Pr eston ▁North ▁End ▁asked ▁for ▁permission ▁to ▁speak ▁to ▁West ley ▁with ▁the ▁view ▁to ▁employ ing ▁him ▁as ▁their ▁new ▁manager . ▁Though ▁the ▁H ert ford shire ▁club ▁described ▁the ▁approach ▁as ▁" un wel come ", ▁permission ▁was ▁granted . ▁After ▁personal ▁terms ▁and ▁a ▁compens ation ▁package ▁were ▁agreed , ▁West ley ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁Pr eston ' s ▁new ▁manager ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁January . ▁His ▁first ▁game ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁home ▁defeat ▁against ▁Ley ton ▁Orient ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁January . ▁After ▁the ▁game , ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁West ley ▁had ▁told ▁players ▁the ▁starting ▁line - up ▁for ▁the ▁game ▁cour tes y ▁of ▁a ▁ 2 am ▁text ▁message ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁match . ▁He ▁picked ▁up ▁his ▁first ▁win ▁as ▁Pr eston ▁manager ▁in ▁his ▁fourth ▁game ▁in ▁charge , ▁se cur ing ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁home ▁victory ▁over ▁Hart le pool ▁United ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Following ▁Pr eston ' s ▁ 2 – 0 ▁tele vised ▁defeat ▁to ▁She