ˈæftɚ bˌiːɪŋ spˈɑːɾᵻd baɪ kɹˈuː ˌælɪɡzˈændɹə mˈænɪdʒɚ dˈɑːɹɹɪˌoʊ ɡɹˈædi hiː sˈaɪnd fɔːɹ ðˌɛm fɔːɹ pˈaʊnd fˈɪfti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɪnðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks.
After being spotted by Crewe Alexandra manager Dario Gradi he signed for them for £50,000 in the summer of 1996.