STUART McCall today revealed that he is open to the possibility of returning for a second managerial spell at Valley Parade.

A year on from leaving Rangers, the City legend is hungry to get back into a club hot-seat again and is actively looking.

That is sure to alert the Bantams – and will lift the mood of supporters still shocked by Phil Parkinson’s sudden exit.

McCall left City in February 2010 after a 133-game reign admitting he was drained by the job – but insists he is a “very different” manager now.

Speaking exclusively to the Telegraph & Argus, McCall said: “I always said that Bradford was my club but at the wrong time.

“It’s certainly a different club now and I’m a different manager.

“It was my first job in management and I was obviously naïve. I made mistakes because I was still learning.

“I really thought we could go up in my second season and was really disappointed when we didn’t even make the play-offs.

“But I’m a different person now; much more experienced.

“I’ve worked with Gordon Strachan at Scotland, spent three months with Rangers and had a very successful time with Motherwell taking them to their highest ever finish three times.

“I’ve been involved in internationals, Champions’ League, Europa League, the Scottish Cup final. I’ve done all that since my time at Bradford.”

McCall remains one of Strachan’s assistant coaches with the national team and has just returned from Scotland’s friendlies with Italy and France. Being away with the international group just made him more determined to get back into the club game.

He added: “Being away for 12 days with Scotland and back on the training field reminded me what it’s all about. I’m a coach and a manager and I want to be out there working with the players.

“I’ve had a bit of time out since Rangers. There have been opportunities north and south of the border but once you’ve been at Rangers and had 50,000 people there it’s difficult to go elsewhere.

“But I always said that I would actively look to get back in this summer. I want to get hold of a team and believe I could be successful with them.

“I was 52 yesterday and I still feel you need a lot of old values but with modern thinking. You need that mixture and that’s how I see myself personally.

“It’s very different to when I first went in at Bradford. Going into the bottom league and all the expectation around the place, it was hard when you were doing it for the first time.

“But I’ve gained so much experience since and I am not the same manager.”

McCall was installed as one of the early favourites for the job by bookmakers last night.