THE POPULAR goalkeeper checked back into Banks's Stadium on October 29th 2010, initially on a short-term deal until January, but this was extended until the end of the season.

He started his career as a trainee at Notts County, where he signed professional forms in July 1991. However, he failed to make an impact on the first-team at Meadow Lane and was released at the end of the 1992/93 campaign.

Picked up by The Saddlers in the summer of 1993 on a free transfer, he went on to give fantastic service to the club over the next 11 years, making more appearances for Walsall than any other goalkeeper.

He played a key role in helping The Saddlers secure promotion in 1994/95, 1998/99 and 2000/01 and then establish ourselves in the second-tier of English football for a record-breaking three consecutive seasons.

During 2003/04 he was given a richly-deserved Testimonial and also wrote an autobiography entitled 'Size Isn't Everything' with Walsall FC Programme Editor, Andrew Poole, which centred around his time at Bescot Stadium and was launched to much acclaim in December 2003.

He finally left the club to join West Ham United in the summer of 2004 and his first season at Upton Park saw him help the Upton Park outfit return to the top-flight as well as saving a penalty from Frank Lampard in a League Cup tie with Chelsea, however, a serious injury sustained in the play-off Final kept him sidelined for much of the following season in the Premier League.

Making his Premier League debut at the age of 32 in March 2006, he also collected an FA Cup runners-up medal having been an unused substitute in the Final.

His first-team chances became even more limited in 2006/07 and eventually he dropped further down the pecking order before being released in the summer of 2009. He did have a 16-game loan spell with Colchester United during 2008/09 and appeared for The U's at Banks's Stadium in a 2-0 defeat for his side.

Harry Redknapp took him to Tottenham Hotspur in September 2009 where he provided cover without making a first-team appearance.

After returning to Banks's Stadium, he broke through the 500 senior appearances barrier and signed a new one-year deal during the summer of 2011.

On January 14th 2012 he made his 530th senior appearance for the club and in doing so broke Colin Harrison's all-time Walsall FC appearance record, which had stood for the past 30 years.

A great character who is well respected both on and off-the-field.