dˈuː tʊ ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv sˈɪɹiəs ˈɪndʒɚɹiz, hiː ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn ɪlˈɛvən tə tˈeɪk ɐ ɹˈoʊl wɪð kɹˈɔːliz sˈɛntɚɹ ʌv ˈɛksələns ɐhˈɛd ʌv ðɛɹ fˈɜːst sˈiːzən ɪnðə fˈʊtbɔːl lˈiːɡ.
Due to a number of serious injuries, he retired following the end of the 2010–11 to take a role with Crawley's Centre of Excellence ahead of their first season in the Football League.