Bradford City Football Club News

• Nickname:The Bantams
• Founded:1903
• Manager:Phil Parkinson

• Ground:Valley Parade
• Capacity:25,136

Bantams hope for Ricketts

06 Feb 2008 - 12:45:26

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Bradford City boss Stuart McCall has handed Donovan Ricketts a lifeline by claiming the goalkeeper may have a future at Valley Parade.

The Jamaica international was expected to sign for Championship side QPR before last week's transfer deadline only for the move to collapse when he failed to win a work permit.

McCall signed teenager Scott Loach on loan from Watford to fill the void created by the departure of Ricketts and the teenager has excelled in his two games for the Bantams.

However, McCall has suggested Ricketts could still have a part to play at the League Two club this season despite being out of contract in the summer.

"We haven't closed the door on Donovan," he said.

"If it comes to the summer and nothing else has come up then maybe we could come to an agreement.

"We told Donovan before the QPR thing arose that we wouldn't be able to give him the same money he is on.

"His agent believes he can get him to a higher level club, as he did with QPR, and it would be financially better for him.

"The agent is still confident he can do that elsewhere and if that's the case then fair enough. We will see."