A dreadful display at Carlisle on New Year`s Day 2008 saw Budtz lose his place in the side. Lee-Barrett held on to the jersey for most of the next season and a half despite some rocky performances and some vocal criticism from the terraces. Budtz eventually reestablished himself once Lee-Barrett`s red card at Southend in March 2009 earned him a suspension. Budtz kept his place for the rest of the season but it was no surprise when the names of both goalkeepers were on the list of released players in May 2009.