Complex sentence: Linighan returned to the club after his loan spell, and was voted the fans' player of the year in 1999--2000, but after falling out with new owner Simon Jordan, he was given a free transfer in the autumn of 2000.
Split into simpler sentences: Linighan returned to the club after his loan spell, and was voted the fans' player of the year in 1999--2000. After a falling out with new owner Simon Jordan, he was given a free transfer in the autumn of 2000.