In October , his name slid ominously off the Premiership Squad list .
Walter Smith eventually gave him a fleeting chance in the last match of the season , against Middlesbrough , when Everton were already losing .
In October , his name slid ominously off the Premiership Squad list , but Walter Smith eventually gave him a fleeting chance in the last match of the season , against Middlesbrough , when Everton were already losing .