 Townsend moved to Dales Lane after deciding to leave Tamworth to link up with former coach Richard Sneekes.Sneekes admitted to admiring Townsend after working closely with him at Hereford United in League 2 and quickly installed him in the middle of his defence and has also used him in a central midfield.A local lad, Townsend reviled in the press that Rushall was his very first club as a boy and is enjoying his football back at 'home'.