hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn ˌaʊɾəv ðə fˈɜːst tˈiːm pˈɪktʃɚ fɚɹə hˈoʊl jˈɪɹ, hiː wʌz ɡˈɪvən ɐ fɹˈiː tɹˈænsfɜː ænd sˈaɪnd fɔːɹ dᵻvˈɪʒən tˈuː stɹˈʌɡlɚz bɹˈɛntfɚd ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, bˌʌt fˈeɪld tə wˈɪn ɐ kˈɔːl ˌɪntʊ ðə skwˈɑːd bᵻfˌoːɹ hɪz ɹᵻlˈiːs æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə sˈiːzən.
Having been out of the first team picture for a whole year, he was given a free transfer and signed for Division Two strugglers Brentford in March 2003, but failed to win a call into the squad before his release at the end of the season.