▁K har ine ▁and ▁Kevin ▁H itch cock . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Por ter field ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁player - manager ▁Gl enn ▁H odd le , ▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁put ▁Col gan ▁up ▁for ▁loan . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Col gan ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁D ario ▁Gr adi ▁in ▁a ▁one - month ▁loan ▁spell ▁with ▁Cre we ▁Alex andra , ▁however ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁make ▁an ▁appearance ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁and ▁soon ▁returned ▁to ▁St am ford ▁Bridge . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 – 1 9 9 5 ▁season ▁joined ▁up ▁with ▁Alan ▁Buck ley ▁at ▁Gr ims by ▁Town ▁who ▁used ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁deput y ▁ke eper ▁to ▁Paul ▁Cr icht on , ▁but ▁also ▁Col gan ▁went ▁un used ▁at ▁Bl und ell ▁Park ▁during ▁his ▁spell ▁in ▁Hum bers ide . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 – 1 9 9 6 ▁campaign , ▁Col gan ▁joined ▁London ▁city ▁riv als ▁Mill wall ▁on ▁a ▁further ▁loan ▁deal ▁but ▁he ▁again ▁failed ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁first ▁team ▁appearance . ▁For ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 – 1 9 9 7 ▁season , ▁H odd le ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Ru ud ▁G ull it ▁who ▁handed ▁Col gan ▁his ▁first ▁team ▁professional ▁debut ▁playing ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 – 2 ▁away ▁defeat ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁West ▁Ham ▁United ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9