Gaffer Tracker: Stuart McCall returns in bid to arrest Bradford slide

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Stuart McCall Bradford

Bradford have turned to Stuart McCall for a third time after running out of patience with Gary Bowyer, who was sacked on Monday.

Bowyer paid the price for a seven-match losing sequence which resulted in the Bantams slipping out of the playoff places for the first time since October.

Promotion remains a possibility but Bradford are taking a slightly longer-term view by appointing McCall on a contract which lasts until the end of next season.

McCall had mixed results during his first two spells at the club, although he led them to the 2017 League One playoff final where they lost 1-0 to Millwall.

He inherits a team on the slide and one of his first tasks will be to find a reliable source of goals.

Strikers James Vaughan and Eoin Doyle were sold to Tranmere and Swindon towards the end of the January transfer window and QPR loanee Aramide Oteh was recalled by the London club.

Veteran striker Clayton Donaldson has recently recovered from an injury layoff and needs to make a impact for Bradford to have a decent chance of getting back in the promotion reckoning.

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