hiː wʌz ɹᵻlˈiːst fɹʌmðə pəzˈɪʃən ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ wɛn ɡɹˈeɪəm sˈuːnəs tˈʊk ˌoʊvɚɹ æz mˈænɪdʒɚ ænd bɹˈɔːt hɪz ˈoʊn bˈækɹuːm stˈæf wɪð hˌɪm fɹʌm blˈækbɜːn ɹˈoʊvɚz.
He was released from the position in September 2004 when Graeme Souness took over as manager and brought his own backroom staff with him from Blackburn Rovers.