hiː sˈaɪnd ɐ nˈuː kˈɑːntɹækt ɪnðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ bˌʌt fˈaʊnd ɪt dˈɪfɪkəlt tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ hɪmsˈɛlf ɪnðə tˈiːm, mˌeɪkɪŋ ˈoʊnli ɐ hˈændfəl ʌv ɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz ɪnðə tˈuː sˈʌbsᵻkwənt sˈiːzənz.
He signed a new contract in the summer of 2004 but found it difficult to establish himself in the team, making only a handful of appearances in the two subsequent seasons.