McCall: It's hard times for Bantams

25 January 2010 12:26
McCall, who offered his resignation after failing to secure the Bantams a top-seven finish last season, has seen his side win only one of their last seven league matches to slip to 16th place, 10 points adrift of the play-offs.[LNB]McCall told the club's official website: "I hated losing as a player and I hate it even more as a manager. These are hard times for us all and you feel helpless on the sidelines. It can be a lonely place. Last season was difficult for me personally and this year it's getting like that."[LNB]McCall, 13th on the all-time list of league appearances made by a British footballer with 763, added: "With a combination of all the factors that have happened this season, I would realistically have expected us to be sitting in ninth or 10th now and on the fringes.[LNB]"Last season I expected us to finish in the play-offs, but this year we've got less points than we should and a position that's looking desperate.[LNB]"We had chances and then to get hit by two breakaways is so frustrating. We've not been on the ropes, but we've defended shabbily and that's cost us. It's soul-destroying."[LNB][LNB]

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