Bath Rugby the short-lived Ian McGeechan, who had briefly replaced Meehan. After a poor first season Gold was promoted to a Director of Rugby while defence coach Mike Ford became head coach. In December 2013 Gold left the club under unclear circumstances. After a disappointing season seeing Bath finish 9th in the table, Mike Ford left the club at the end of the 2015-2016 season after an in depth review of the club was carried out, Neal Hatley joined Eddie Jones with the England team and Danny Grewcock left as Bath's Academy Director. On the 28 July 2016 Bath announced that Todd
Trevor Ford of Jackie Sewell from Notts County to Sheffield Wednesday for a fee of £34,500. Ford revealed that he was relieved that the record had been broken having described the fee as "weighing heavy on his shoulders". During the 1952–53 season, the club turned down a bid from Italian side Fiorentina for Ford. Ford had been keen on completing the transfer, which would have seen the him earning £2,000 a year each with a £35 match win bonus as well as the club buying each player a house. With the club failing to live up to its high spending potential, Ford