Almost a year after Ardley's exit from York, the manager returned to football on fellow National League sidewalks, adding to the list of clubs consisting of AFC Wimbledon, Notts County and Solihull Moore.
Arley headed for the city after a spell with the Moors and then replaced Mikey Morton after the victory start of the fifth tier Minsterman.
He was unable to guide York towards the safety of the National League, and the club made the decision to say goodbye after a 2-0 loss at Barnett.
Adam Hinshelwood was subsequently appointed as his replacement, helping the club promote the playoffs.
Now, Ardley will return to the city in mayoral position for the first time since looting when Woking visited LNER Community Stadium on Saturday (3pm).
When he returned to the club, Ardley told Walking Media: We are nine undefeated, but perhaps the toughest thing we've had.
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“There are a lot of staff out there, I'm great, there are a lot of players who are great young people.
“A new manager came in and did exactly what we had planned for the summer, and he cleared a lot of players that didn't last as far as the way he wanted to play.
“He maintains the core of a great player and added some really good quality to it.
“They are very good teams. The league teaches that data, statistics, there is an individual one-on-one dominance.
“It would be a loss for them to lose Ollie Pearce, as he was obviously in an exceptional form, but they just signed Josh Stones and they have Lenell John-Lewis. .
“My challenge said this to the group, we are undefeated nine games and don't want to fail just to try and stop playing York, I want to have a game of it, Where should we see?
“If York is too strong, they are too strong and we move on.
“We'll give it a try. We're not under the illusion that York is having an exceptional season.”
Ardley also expressed his opinion on the campaign proposed by the National League, titled 3UP. This will earn the fifth tier an additional promotional spot. Meanwhile, League 2 will be a division with three relegation spots to accommodate the changes.
After Shrewsbury Town Manager Gareth Ainsworth spoke negatively about the proposed change, Ardley, who managed both in the Football and National League, earned the fifth tier an additional promotion. In that case, you think that is the right decision.
But Woking Manager believes that decisions need to be raised, rather than votes from football league clubs.
“It's difficult. This has been going on for a long time, because someone who appeared on the National League board a few years ago said it would happen,” Ardley explained.
“In a few years, it's not that.
“It really depends on the high-end authorities to sort this out, because if you go to EFL and League 2 and say you want to go down three downs, three downs, that's like a turkey voting for Christmas. .
“They're going to say they don't want to do it, they don't want to fall out of the league.
“Everyone in our league wants three, but the way you go through the levels seems strange. There are four out there, four out there, three out there, two out there. It makes you crazy about becoming tens of.
“I think that the National League bars are probably full-time, with one or two bars. In the National League, there are now more ambitions to join the (soccer) league.
“Everyone has to raise the standard. I'm not just saying that because I work at this level. I'd say that if I worked at the above level.
“That doesn't make sense. If you just put it in the EFL club, we'll get the same response as the last three or four years.
“We have to do it at a different level to put this in place.”
