▁following ▁ 5 8 ▁appearances ▁and ▁ 8 ▁goals . ▁ ▁She ff ield ▁United ▁signed ▁Cas ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁but ▁found ▁it ▁hard ▁to ▁find ▁his ▁way ▁into ▁the ▁plans ▁of ▁manager ▁Neil ▁War no ck ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 - 2 0 0 3 ▁season , ▁following ▁only ▁ 6 ▁league ▁appearances . ▁Cas ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁for ▁pr ese ason ▁training , ▁but ▁began ▁to ▁talk ▁to ▁several ▁clubs ▁back ▁in ▁England , ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁eventually ▁confirmed ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁flow n ▁into ▁Hum bers ide ▁Airport ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁one - year ▁contract ▁with ▁Gr ims by ▁Town , ▁where ▁he ▁joined ▁Tony ▁C rane ▁as ▁the ▁club ' s ▁first ▁new ▁sign ings ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 0 4 ▁season . ▁Despite ▁being ▁signed ▁as ▁a ▁right - s ided ▁mid f iel der , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁had ▁played ▁in ▁all ▁his ▁career , ▁he ▁would ▁eventually ▁come ▁to ▁a ▁disag re ement ▁with ▁manager ▁Paul ▁Gro ves ▁who ▁preferred ▁to ▁play ▁him ▁at ▁right - back , ▁whilst ▁Jason ▁Cro we , ▁a ▁natural ▁of ▁that ▁position , ▁was ▁played ▁in ▁Cas ' s ▁fav oured ▁slot . ▁This ▁was ▁something ▁that ▁un sett led ▁Cas , ▁who ▁eventually ▁fell ▁out ▁with ▁Gro ves , ▁thus ▁p aving ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁his ▁departure