 The season started badly, however, and Sillett left the club in November - it was unclear if he was sacked or merely brought forward an already planned end-of-season departure.He was replaced by Terry Butcher, who arrived from Rangers as player-manager, for a £400,000 fee.Without prior experience in management Butcher struggled, and the club finished a disappointing 16th with a 5–4 fourth round League Cup defeat of holders Nottingham Forest the only significant success.