ˈæftɚɹ ɐnˈʌðɚ lˈoʊn dˈiːl tˈʊk hˌɪm bˈæk tə tʃˈɛltənˌæm ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, ðə mˈuːv wʌz mˌeɪd pˈɜːmənənt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː tɹˈænsfɜː wˈɪndoʊ wɛn hiː mˈuːvd fɹʌm wˈɛst hˈæm fɔːɹ pˈaʊnd fˈɪfti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ, ɐ ɹˈɛkɚd tɹˈænsfɜː fˈiː fɔːɹ tʃˈɛltənˌæm tˈaʊn.
After another loan deal took him back to Cheltenham in 2002, the move was made permanent during the January 2003 transfer window when he moved from West Ham for £50,000, a record transfer fee for Cheltenham Town.