 However he lost his first-team spot after missing a month due to a hamstring injury.He made his return in October, and added his fifth of the season at former club Bristol Rovers.Despite remaining Vale's second-highest scorer, he did not start a game in the last six weeks of 2011 and had to make do with seven substitute appearances; though he did add a further two goals to his tally from the bench, before admitting that the club's lack of activity during the January transfer window would give him a chance to win back his first-team place.