ley , ▁four ▁players ▁from ▁West ley ' s ▁former ▁club , ▁Steven age . ▁West ley ▁stated ▁a ▁desire ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁group ▁of ▁players ▁to ▁be ▁committed ▁to ▁his ▁ideas ▁– ▁" My ▁job ▁is ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁plan ▁that ▁would ▁see ▁the ▁club ▁back ▁on ▁an ▁up ward ▁curve . ▁The ▁plan ▁is ▁in ▁place . ▁I ' m ▁looking ▁forward ▁to ▁working ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁that ▁thinks ▁along ▁the ▁same ▁lines ▁that ▁I ▁do ". ▁Pr eston ▁started ▁the ▁season ▁well , ▁be ating ▁Championship ▁club ▁Hud ders field ▁Town ▁ 2 – 0 ▁at ▁Deep dale ▁in ▁the ▁League ▁Cup . ▁Later ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁month , ▁Pr eston ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁secure ▁consecutive ▁ 4 – 1 ▁home ▁vict ories , ▁be ating ▁Cry stal ▁Palace ▁and ▁Sw ind on ▁Town ▁respectively , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁defe ating ▁Hart le pool ▁United ▁ 5 – 0 ▁a ▁month ▁later . ▁However , ▁the ▁club ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁just ▁two ▁le agues ▁matches ▁in ▁a ▁four - month ▁period ▁from ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁A ▁day ▁after ▁Pr eston ' s ▁ 3 – 1 ▁away ▁defeat ▁to ▁Ye ov il ▁Town ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁club ▁released ▁a ▁statement ▁announ cing ▁West ley ▁had ▁been ▁s ack ed . ▁With ▁Pr eston ▁sitting ▁just ▁five ▁points ▁above ▁the ▁re leg ation ▁zone , ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁"