Several of the fringe players came under scrutiny too.
Pulis made five changes and gave a number of fringe player's some game time.
Hunter was a fringe player in this season, making only 3 starts.
During this time, Mills was still used as a fringe player, only playing 2 games.
In 2005, Harding moved from being a fringe player to more of a regular role.
He was very much a fringe player with Sporting and his chances in the first team were limited.
"He plays the game with the intensity of a fringe player."
He was still a fringe player but played several solid games in 2005.
In his second season, he became a fringe player.
With the Amsterdam outfit he won the double in the 2001-02 season, but was already a fringe player at the time.