field ▁Town . ▁Five ▁players ▁joined ▁the ▁club ▁during ▁the ▁close ▁season . ▁Charlie ▁Griff in ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁joining ▁Steven age ▁from ▁Sal is bury ▁City ▁on ▁a ▁free ▁transfer . ▁Y emi ▁Od ub ade , ▁Chris ▁Be ards ley , ▁and ▁Jo el ▁By rom ▁signed ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁shortly ▁after ; ▁the ▁latter ▁command ing ▁a ▁transfer ▁fee ▁of ▁£ 1 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁West ley ▁had ▁previously ▁managed ▁Be ards ley ▁at ▁R ush den ▁& ▁Diam onds ▁and ▁K etter ing ▁Town . ▁The ▁last ▁signing ▁of ▁pre - season ▁was ▁St acy ▁Long ; ▁who ▁joined ▁the ▁club ▁on ▁a ▁free ▁transfer ▁from ▁E bb sf le et ▁United . ▁No ▁players ▁depart ed ▁the ▁club ▁during ▁the ▁season , ▁with ▁Tim ▁S ills ▁the ▁only ▁addition ▁– ▁signing ▁for ▁an ▁und is closed ▁fee ▁from ▁Tor qu ay ▁United ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Steven age ' s ▁league ▁campaign ▁got ▁off ▁to ▁a ▁typically ▁patch y ▁start ; ▁with ▁the ▁side ▁recording ▁just ▁one ▁win ▁from ▁their ▁first ▁five ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁Following ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁defeat ▁to ▁Oxford ▁United ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁team ▁went ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 7 - game ▁un be aten ▁run ▁that ▁stretch ed ▁four ▁months ▁from ▁August ▁to ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁prop elling ▁the ▁club ▁into ▁the ▁top ▁two . ▁Un like