or pe ▁United ▁at ▁London ▁Road ▁left ▁them ▁ 1 4 th ▁in ▁the ▁League ▁One ▁table . ▁ ▁New port ▁County ▁West ley ▁was ▁appointed ▁manager ▁of ▁League ▁Two ▁bottom ▁side ▁New port ▁County ▁on ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁following ▁the ▁s ack ing ▁of ▁Warren ▁Fe en ey . ▁Despite ▁West ley ▁critic ising ▁his ▁players ▁with ▁some ▁" har sh ▁words ", ▁saying ▁he ▁was ▁" not ▁prepared ▁to ▁toler ate ▁that ▁sort ▁of ▁rub b ish ▁anymore ", ▁New port ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁lose ▁eight ▁success ive ▁games , ▁which ▁West ley ▁described ▁as ▁" emb arr ass ing " ▁and ▁" hum ili ating ". ▁Club ▁secretary ▁Graham ▁Be an ▁res igned ▁in ▁December , ▁saying ▁" G raham ▁West ley ▁is ▁an ▁impossible ▁man ▁to ▁work ▁with ... ▁he ▁needs ▁to ▁learn ▁some ▁man ners ▁and ▁start ▁tre ating ▁people ▁with ▁some ▁respect ". ▁Short ly ▁afterwards ▁West ley ▁again ▁court ed ▁controvers y ▁after ▁ref using ▁to ▁leave ▁opposition ▁manager ▁D erek ▁Adams ' s ▁press ▁conference . ▁He ▁signed ▁ 1 4 ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁January ▁transfer ▁window , ▁a ▁move ▁he ▁admitted ▁was ▁a ▁" short - term ▁risk ". ▁However , ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁arrest ▁the ▁team ' s ▁decl ining ▁fort unes ▁and ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁on ▁ 9 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁with ▁New port ▁ 1 1 ▁points ▁ad rift ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁League ▁Two . ▁The ▁club ' s ▁board