McCall regrets Loach exit
20 May 2008 - 12:35:01
Bradford City boss Stuart McCall has been rebuffed in his attempts to bring loan goalkeeper Scott Loach back to the club next season.
The 19-year-old impressed during the second half of last season, having joined the Bantams from Watford, but he will not be allowed to make a second move to Valley Parade.
McCall told the Telegraph & Argus: "We would definitely have liked to have kept Scott and it might have been different had Watford gone up.
"He did very well for us and it was a deal which worked both for us and Watford.
"If you go for a third-choice keeper from a Premier League or Championship club, you have to be sure he has the right temperament to be able to play in front of maybe 15,000 fans, which Scott could.
"If you go for someone with more experience, he is more likely to be able to cope with a big-match atmosphere, but he would also cost more money. It is a balancing act."
