Complex sentence: After leaving Crewe in 2002, he spent a year with Port Vale and a brief spell with Bury, before moving to Northern Ireland, playing for Linfield and Ballymena United.
Split into simpler sentences: After leaving Crewe Alexandra in 2002, he spent a year with Port Vale. He also had a brief spell with Bury, before moving to Northern Ireland, playing for Linfield and Ballymena United.