In cancelling his contract after less than three weeks and without kicking a ball for the club, Anthony Stokes moves to Livingston has become one of the most short-lived transfers in Scottish football history.
How many of these players can you remember making a similarly sharp exit from their clubs?
9. Fabrizio Ravanelli - Dundee
The Italian superstar was lured to Dens Park on a two-year deal worth £5k per week in September 2003. Scored a hat-trick against Clyde in the League Cup but made only five appearances before the club entered administration Photo: SNS Group Alan Harvey
10. Chris Waddle - Falkirk
Arguably the most decorated player to wear the Falkirk strip, the former England star played four times for the Bairns in the second tier of Scottish football in September 1996, aged 36, before returning south to join Bradford Photo: SNS Group Jeff Holmes
11. Tiago Costa - Hearts
Arriving from Benfica in the summer of 2006, Costa made his Tynecastle debut against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 28 August. However, he failed to feature again for the team and was released on 13 November. Photo: SNS Group Bill Murray
12. Phil Airey - Hibs
Striker joined Hibs on loan from Newcastle on August 11, 2011 and was back at the Magpies by September 27, 2011 having played 20 minutes as a sub in a 4-1 defeat at Kilmarnock. Ended up at Blyth Spartans but now 28 and retired. Photo: SNS Group Jeff Holmes