▁Sol ▁Campbell . ▁Book m akers ▁predicted ▁a ▁mid - table ▁finish ▁for ▁the ▁club . ▁The ▁club ▁k it ▁was ▁revert ed ▁to ▁Er re à ▁manufact ur ers ▁and ▁the ▁sh irt ▁spons ors ▁were ▁revealed ▁as ▁Sy nect ics ▁Sol utions , ▁the ▁company ▁owned ▁by ▁chair pers ons ▁Carol ▁and ▁Kevin ▁Sh an ah an . ▁The ▁black ▁and ▁gold ▁away ▁k it ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁protest ors ▁who ▁helped ▁to ▁ou st ▁Sm ur th wa ite . ▁As ▁pre - season ▁drew ▁to ▁a ▁close ▁the ▁club ▁took ▁a ▁week ▁long ▁trip ▁to ▁Scotland . ▁Tri al ist ▁w inger ▁Rh ys ▁Brow ne , ▁yet ▁another ▁former ▁Mac cles field ▁player , ▁became ▁the ▁nin th ▁summer ▁signing ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁club ' s ▁final ▁pre - season ▁friendly . ▁Sign ing ▁number ▁ten ▁was ▁the ▁new ▁back - up ▁goal keeper , ▁ 2 4 - year ▁old ▁Jon ny ▁M add ison , ▁who ▁had ▁im pressed ▁on ▁trial . ▁A ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁trial ists ▁was ▁also ▁signed , ▁though ▁Alex ▁Hur st ▁was ▁immediately ▁loan ed ▁back ▁to ▁Brad ford ▁( P ark ▁Avenue ) ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁gain ▁match ▁experience . ▁ ▁V ale ▁opened ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁cred itable ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw ▁at ▁Col chester ▁United , ▁having ▁had ▁a ▁fifth - min ute ▁Tom ▁Pope ▁penalty ▁cancel led ▁out ▁by ▁a ▁Luke ▁Nor ris ▁goal ▁just ▁before ▁half -