dˈʊɹɹɪŋ fˈɛlænz ˈɪndʒɚɹi, wˈɔltɚ smˈɪθ tˈʊk ˌoʊvɚɹ æz ˈɛvɚtən mˈænɪdʒɚ ˈæftɚ hˈaʊɚd kˈɛndəlz θˈɜːd spˈɛl æz mˈænɪdʒɚ lˈæstᵻd dʒˈʌst wˈʌn sˈiːzən, ænd fˈɛlæn ˈoʊnli plˈeɪd twˈaɪs ˌʌndɚ smˈɪθ æt ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈiːzən.
During Phelan's injury, Walter Smith took over as Everton manager (after Howard Kendall's third spell as manager lasted just one season), and Phelan only played twice under Smith at the start of the 1999–2000 season.