Complex sentence: He was then snapped up by Port Vale on a free, although he failed to make a big impact on the club and after twenty-four appearances with the club he was sold to then Conference club Leigh RMI in 2001.
Split into simpler sentences: He was then snapped up by Port Vale on a free. However, he failed to make a big impact on the club and after twenty-four appearances he was sold to then Conference club Leigh RMI in 2001.