▁un be aten ▁run , ▁recording ▁six ▁vict ories ▁on ▁the ▁b ounce ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁club ▁were ▁safe ▁from ▁re leg ation . ▁West ley ▁had ▁gu ided ▁the ▁club ▁from ▁ 2 1 st ▁in ▁the ▁table ▁to ▁a ▁respect able ▁ 1 2 th - place ▁finish ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 0 4 ▁season ▁saw ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁consistent ▁season ▁under ▁West ley ' s ▁management , ▁but ▁the ▁club ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁play - offs ▁and ▁finished ▁the ▁campaign ▁in ▁ 8 th ▁place , ▁despite ▁a ▁positive ▁start ▁to ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁As ▁was ▁the ▁case ▁in ▁previous ▁seasons , ▁West ley ▁made ▁wh oles ale ▁changes ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁re le asing ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁players ▁he ▁had ▁originally ▁signed ▁from ▁F arn borough , ▁and ▁replacing ▁them ▁with ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁players ▁with ▁Football ▁League ▁experience ▁– ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁Brian ▁Qu a iley , ▁D ann ie ▁Bul man , ▁and ▁Matt ▁H ock ing ▁– ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁players ▁from ▁lower ▁divisions ▁such ▁as ▁Jon ▁Nur se ▁and ▁Craig ▁Mc All ister . ▁West ley ▁also ▁gave ▁first - team ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁players ▁who ▁had ▁progress ed ▁through ▁the ▁club ' s ▁youth ▁system , ▁most ▁not ably ▁George ▁Bo yd . ▁The ▁squad ▁originally ▁strugg led ▁to ▁perform , ▁losing ▁five ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁eight ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁club ' s ▁league ▁campaign