1 9 9 8 . ▁He ▁failed ▁to ▁establish ▁himself ▁at ▁S under land ▁however , ▁and ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁join ▁Card iff ▁City ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁A ▁£ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁fee ▁had ▁been ▁agreed ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁clubs , ▁but ▁Mar ri ott ▁decided ▁to ▁stay ▁at ▁S under land ▁after ▁failing ▁to ▁agree ▁personal ▁terms ▁with ▁Card iff . ▁A ▁further ▁round ▁of ▁negoti ations ▁later ▁that ▁month ▁failed ▁to ▁persu ade ▁him ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁South ▁Wales . ▁He ▁joined ▁W igan ▁Athlet ic ▁on ▁loan ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Another ▁loan ▁spell ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 0 1 , ▁this ▁time ▁at ▁Bar ns ley , ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁permanent ▁move ▁on ▁a ▁free ▁transfer ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁He ▁acted ▁as ▁the ▁club ' s ▁P FA ▁representative ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁Oak well . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁he ▁joined ▁B irmingham ▁City ▁for ▁a ▁nom inal ▁fee , ▁as ▁goal keep ing ▁cover ▁after ▁N ico ▁Va esen ▁suffered ▁injured ▁kne e ▁lig aments . ▁He ▁left ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁after ▁just ▁one ▁Prem iers hip ▁appearance , ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁away ▁defeat ▁against ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur . ▁Seven ▁minutes ▁into ▁his ▁Blues ▁debut , ▁Mar ri ott ▁collected ▁a ▁t ame ▁delivery ▁into ▁the ▁box ▁and ▁dropped ▁the ▁ball ▁at ▁his ▁feet ▁to