[1][2] Gallagher later admitted he made a "genuine error of judgment",[3] Due to the incident, manager John Gregory became a proponent of video replays to be used in the sport.

[4] Bosnich's injury record, and speculation he would be leaving to join Manchester United, gave Oakes opportunities over the next three seasons and he amassed 60 appearances in total for the club.

Oakes made the short journey to First Division club Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 1999 for £500,000, and soon ousted long-serving Mike Stowell as number one at Molineux.

However, the fortunes of the two keepers turned in August 2003, when Murray sustained a back injury, and Oakes stepped into the breach for Wanderers' inaugural Premier League campaign.

However, Kasper Schmeichel was taken on loan from Manchester City in late October, which relegated Oakes to the bench, save one Football League Cup game at Liverpool.

After Schmeichel returned to his parent club in early January, Oakes was called upon again by Cardiff, but Peter Enckelman was swiftly signed on loan from Blackburn Rovers for the rest of the season.