ˈæftɚ fˈɔːlɪŋ ˌaʊɾəv fˈeɪvɚɹ ˌʌndɚ nˈuː mˈænɪdʒɚ ɡɹˈeɪəm sˈuːnəs, ˌɔn sˈɛvən sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn hiː wʌz lˈoʊnd ˈaʊt tə ɡɹˈɪmsbi tˈaʊn fɔːɹ θɹˈiː mˈʌnθs, wˌɛɹ hiː plˈeɪd ˈeɪtiːn tˈaɪmz ænd skˈoːɹd ɪn ɐ tˈuː wˈʌn ɐwˈeɪ wˈɪn ˌoʊvɚ hˈoʊldɚz lˈɪvɚpˌuːl ɪnðə lˈiːɡ kˈʌp.
After falling out of favour under new manager Graeme Souness, on 7 September 2001 he was loaned out to Grimsby Town for three months, where he played eighteen times and scored in a 2–1 away win over holders Liverpool in the League Cup.