Dean Forbes then took over but struggled to commit due to business reasons and Marcus Alcindor, who was Forbes' assistant, took charge in December 2009. However, the start to this season was disappointing, having fallen at the first hurdle of both the FA Cup and FA Vase competitions, and the league campaign hadn't begun the way the club's board hoped it would. After a 1–1 draw away from home on 9 October at bottom of the table Eastbourne United, Redhill parted company with Alcindor and Steve Johnson was named his replacement.
