{"id":542976,"date":"2020-02-04T14:41:55","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T19:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=542976"},"modified":"2020-02-04T16:47:04","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T21:47:04","slug":"bradford-city-reappoint-stuart-mccall-as-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/02\/04\/bradford-city-reappoint-stuart-mccall-as-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Bradford City Reappoint Stuart McCall as Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bradford City have confirmed that they have reappointed Stuart McCall as their manager on an 18-month contract, having previously sacked <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/02\/03\/gary-bowyer-sacked-as-bradford-city-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gary Bowyer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Bradford City Appoint Stuart McCall as New Manager<\/h2>\n<h3>Third Spell in Charge<\/h3>\n<p>It is McCall&#8217;s third spell in charge at Valley Parade, having held the reigns twice before on a permanent basis.<\/p>\n<p>His first spell came across a two-and-a-half-year period between 2007 and 2010. During that time, he won 46 of 133 games in charge.<\/p>\n<p>McCall&#8217;s second, more successful, spell began in 2016. His first season back saw him help the club finish fifth in League One, narrowly missing out on promotion to the Championship.<\/p>\n<p>The 55-year-old now returns with the club currently sitting in eighth in League Two, having been tipped as title contenders at the start of the season.<\/p>\n<h3>What Was Said<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking about his return to the Bantams, McCall said to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk\/news\/2020\/february\/mccall-makes-city-return\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official Bradford City website<\/a>: &#8220;I am naturally delighted to be here again and am fully focused on the 15 games we have left to play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is always difficult taking over from a manager who has lost his job, so I feel for Gary (Bowyer). But, when Julian (Rhodes) contacted me, I was desperate to return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to assess the squad very quickly and get ready for the remainder of the season. I obviously know a few of the players from my previous spell here, so am looking forward to the challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe club is a huge one in this division and, with everything still to play for, the job is to try and get us back to where we should be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to get our heads down, work as hard as we can and, hopefully, get the best out of what is a strong squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot wait to get on the training pitch with the lads and am really excited to be back in and around the place &#8211; ahead of this weekend\u2019s game against Grimsby.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ko0dX1gvRQBc_VKSid4_ww\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/858629332\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ko0dX1gvRQBc_VKSid4_ww',sig:'Njy8Mg5D1k7YOwpo4WQibBABCzPaqJKP-MouhYEubPM=',w:'594px',h:'401px',items:'858629332',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bradford City have confirmed that they have reappointed Stuart McCall as their manager on an 18-month contract, having previously sacked Gary Bowyer. Bradford City Appoint Stuart McCall as New Manager Third Spell in Charge It is McCall&#8217;s third spell in charge at Valley Parade, having held the reigns twice before on a permanent basis. 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