haʊˈɛvɚ hɪz tʃˈænsᵻz æt hˈaɪfiːld ɹˈoʊd wɜː lˈɪmɪɾᵻd ænd ˈæftɚ mˌeɪkɪŋ ˈoʊnli sˈɛvən ɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz plˈʌs ɐ lˈoʊn spˈɛl æt fˈʊlæm hiː mˈuːvd tə stˈoʊk sˈɪɾi ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt.
However his chances at Highfield Road were limited and after making only 7 appearances plus a loan spell at Fulham he moved to Stoke City in February 1998.