ff ield ▁Wed nes day ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁West ley ▁stated ▁that ▁a ▁She ff ield ▁Wed nes day ▁player ▁had ▁informed ▁him ▁that ▁four ▁Pr eston ▁players ▁had ▁le aked ▁the ▁Pr eston ▁team ▁and ▁tact ics ▁to ▁opposition ▁players ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁match . ▁West ley ▁stated ▁– ▁" It ▁doesn ' t ▁surprise ▁me . ▁When ▁you ▁have ▁got ▁people ▁in ▁your ▁own ▁camp ▁working ▁against ▁you ▁it ▁is ▁t ough ". ▁Pr eston ▁won ▁just ▁two ▁games ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 7 ▁during ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁campaign , ▁and ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 5 th ▁place . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁West ley ▁critic ised ▁the ▁club ' s ▁" medi oc re " ▁ment ality , ▁stating ▁the ▁squad ▁have ▁" not ▁got ▁a ▁clue ▁what ▁it ▁takes ▁to ▁get ▁success ". ▁ ▁West ley ▁subsequently ▁went ▁about ▁over ha uling ▁the ▁squad ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 3 ▁season . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Pr eston ▁announced ▁that ▁ 2 1 ▁players ▁would ▁be ▁leaving ▁the ▁club ; ▁ 1 4 ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁released ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁their ▁contract s , ▁while ▁a ▁further ▁seven ▁were ▁transfer - list ed . ▁Pr eston ▁signed ▁ 1 8 ▁players ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁transfer ▁window , ▁including ▁Scott ▁La ird , ▁John ▁M ousin ho , ▁Jo el ▁By rom , ▁and ▁Chris ▁Be ards