hiː mˌeɪd mˈoːɹ ðɐn fˈoːɹɾi ɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz ɪnðə tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp fɔːɹ bɹˈaɪtən ˌoʊvɚ ðə nˈɛkst kˈʌpəl ʌv sˈiːzənz, plˈeɪɪŋ sˌoʊ wˈɛl ðæt hiː wʌz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd fɚðɪ ˈɪŋɡlənd jˈuː twˈɛnti wˈʌn skwˈɑːd fɔːɹ ɡˈeɪmz ɐɡˈɛnst wˈeɪlz ænd ˌæzɚbaɪdʒˈɑːn ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ.
He made more than 40 appearances in the Championship for Brighton over the next couple of seasons, playing so well that he was selected for the England U21 squad for games against Wales and Azerbaijan in October 2004.