sentences:  Although he played in the final eight games of the 1990–91 season, replacing the injured Kevin Moore alongside Neil Ruddock, the following season, under new manager Ian Branfoot, he only made eleven appearances, generally as cover for Richard Hall.Having again failed to establish himself at The Dell, he joined promotion chasing Middlesbrough on loan in February 1992.With promotion to the new Premiership duly achieved he made the permanent move to Middlesbrough in July that summer for a fee of £350,000.