Complex sentence: Prior to joining the team they where siting last in the table but with some help from Joe and another 5 Plyers who joined the team the same time saw the team climb to a respectable mid table finsh.
Split into simpler sentences: Prior to joining the team they where sitting last in the table. With some help from Joe and another 5 Players who joined the team at about same time they saw the team climb to a respectable mid table finsh.