hiː mˌeɪd hɪz lˈiːɡ deɪbjˈuː ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ, ɐɡˈɛn æz ɐ sˈʌbstɪtˌuːt, ðɪs tˈaɪm æt bˈoːɹnɛməθ bˌʌt wʌz nˌɑːt jˈuːzd ɐɡˈɛn ʌntˈɪl ˈeɪpɹəl ɪnðə mˈiːntaɪm, hiː wʌz ɐn ˈɪntᵻɡɹəl pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə jˈuːθ tˈiːm ðæt wˈʌn ðə jˈuːθ ɐlˈaɪəns sˈaʊθ wˈɛst kˈɑːnfɹəns tˈaɪɾəl.
He made his league debut in December 2004, again as a substitute, this time at Bournemouth – but was not used again until April – in the meantime, he was an integral part of the youth team that won the Youth Alliance South West Conference title.