sˈɑːkoʊ wʌzðə mˈoʊst səksˈɛsfəl ænd pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ ʌvðə θɹˈiː, plˈeɪɪŋ twˈɛnti sˈɛvən tˈaɪmz ænd skˈoːɹɪŋ θɹˈiː ɡˈoʊlz ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ sˈiːzən, hɪz lˈiːɡ deɪbjˈuː kˈʌmɪŋ ɪn ɐ θɹˈiː zˈiəɹoʊ dᵻfˈiːt ɐwˈeɪ tə mˈænsfiːld tˈaʊn ˌɔn θˈɜːtiːn ˈɔːɡəst tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv.
Sako was the most successful and popular of the three, playing 27 times and scoring three goals the following season, his league debut coming in a 3–0 defeat away to Mansfield Town on 13 August 2005.