0 8 , ▁a ▁ 3 – 1 ▁win ▁away ▁at ▁Bar row , ▁before ▁winning ▁four ▁games ▁on ▁the ▁b ounce ▁in ▁September . ▁However , ▁through ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁club ' s ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁campaign , ▁West ley ' s ▁team ▁were ▁suffering ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁incons ist ency ▁that ▁was ▁common ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁spell ▁as ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁H ert ford shire ▁side , ▁losing ▁three ▁games ▁on ▁the ▁tro t ▁in ▁November ▁– ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁home ▁defeat ▁to ▁W re x ham , ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁Steven age ' s ▁last ▁defeat ▁at ▁Broad hall ▁Way ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁for ▁ 1 8 ▁months . ▁West ley ▁brought ▁in ▁former ▁player , ▁D ino ▁Ma am ria ▁as ▁first - team ▁coach ▁at ▁the ▁club . ▁This , ▁couple d ▁with ▁important ▁sign ings ▁during ▁the ▁campaign , ▁such ▁as ▁Chris ▁Day , ▁Mark ▁Roberts , ▁and ▁Jon ▁As ht on , ▁meant ▁that ▁Steven age ▁witness ed ▁an ▁up - turn ▁in ▁form ▁half way ▁through ▁the ▁campaign . ▁A ▁ 2 4 - game ▁un be aten ▁run ▁stretch ing ▁from ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁winning ▁cru cial ▁games ▁towards ▁the ▁latter ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁ultimately ▁meant ▁that ▁West ley ' s ▁men ▁made ▁the ▁Conference ▁Premier ▁play - offs , ▁finishing ▁in ▁the