 Bryan Richardson took over as Chairman of the club in summer 1993 and the club made another strong start to 1993–94, opening with a Quinn hat-trick in a 3–0 win at Arsenal and being unbeaten after eight games.Trouble followed however, as a 5–1 defeat at Queen's Park Rangers was followed by Gould's resignation, the manager claiming that Richardson was forcing him into selling star striker Peter Ndlovu.Phil Neal took over and was initially allowed to strengthen the team rather than sell.