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Loach bids sad farewell to City fans

4:35pm Thursday 1st May 2008

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By Simon Parker »

Scott Loach's love affair with the City fans has left him lost for words.

Saturday's trip to Adams Park marks the young keeper's final game of his loan before going back to Watford.

If I’m at Watford, then hopefully I will be pushing for a first-team place. But if I’m only going back to play for the reserves again, I would bite their hands off to come back here

Scott Loach

Loach has relished every minute of his time with Stuart McCall's side. But he has reserved special praise for the supporters who have backed him since his debut in January.

"I'm speechless with their reaction," he admitted. "The fans have welcomed me with open arms and supported me all the way.

"I will really miss walking out in front of 14,000 people every other week. Watford only just get that now and again.

"I will be sad to leave - if anything, my time here has gone too quickly.

"The atmosphere has been fantastic and this club really is a sleeping giant. I'm sure the fans will help them go higher next season."

Whether Loach, who won the T&A's most consistent player trophy, is back again in August is anyone's guess. The keeper, certainly, knows nothing about it.

But if this is his farewell, Loach will leave with fond memories.

"I'm only 19 so it's been good of Bradford to give me the games and I think it's benefited Watford more than anyone. Overall they are very pleased.

"I don't know what's going to happen next season - it all really depends on Watford and what they are thinking.

"If I'm back here next year, that would be great. I'd be happy to play.

"If I'm at Watford, then hopefully I will be pushing for a first-team place.

"But if I'm only going back to play for the reserves again, I would bite their hands off to come back here. It's hard to explain but when you start playing at a proper level - no matter whether it's Championship or League Two - you just want to be out there and involved week in, week out.

"Bradford have given me that opportunity and it's been a really good start for hopefully a good career to come."

Loach has an added incentive to impress against Wycombe because Watford goalkeeping coach Alec Chamberlain will be in the crowd.

The home side will again be resting half a team to prepare for the start of the play-offs next week. And McCall will also use the chance to give a few youngsters an outing after the squad-culling.

But Loach insists he will not be easing off the pedal and would love to bow out with a clean sheet and victory.

"From the moment I got here, the lads knew we could never really get to the play-offs but every game we've gone out and given our all and it will be the same tomorrow."

And Loach will take extra care to check his rear-view mirror after he was caught out by Aaron Wilbraham rolling the ball out against MK Dons.

He laughed: "It was a total lapse of concentration and I didn't think to look. I won't do it again.

"Lucky enough, I reacted and didn't give him much time to shoot but as soon as I saw the ball bounce back off the bar, I just wanted to get rid of it as quickly as possible."

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raw_ramp, cleethorpes says...
12:32pm Sun 4 May 08

i dont know why you true city supporters reply to that idiot mrs sensible,ignore his comments then hopefully he will go away,then proper supporters can have decent conversations..if you are a real city supporter then you are with them through thick and thin,mrs sensible seriously needs to get a life...
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raw_ramp, cleethorpes says...
12:32pm Sun 4 May 08

i dont know why you true city supporters reply to that idiot mrs sensible,ignore his comments then hopefully he will go away,then proper supporters can have decent conversations..if you are a real city supporter then you are with them through thick and thin,mrs sensible seriously needs to get a life...
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raw_ramp, cleethorpes says...
12:32pm Sun 4 May 08

i dont know why you true city supporters reply to that idiot mrs sensible,ignore his comments then hopefully he will go away,then proper supporters can have decent conversations..if you are a real city supporter then you are with them through thick and thin,mrs sensible seriously needs to get a life...
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raw_ramp, cleethorpes says...
12:32pm Sun 4 May 08

i dont know why you true city supporters reply to that idiot mrs sensible,ignore his comments then hopefully he will go away,then proper supporters can have decent conversations..if you are a real city supporter then you are with them through thick and thin,mrs sensible seriously needs to get a life...
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jaffalaffa, middle of the hills says...
11:21pm Fri 2 May 08

Ah Monsieur Sensibell. The truth is slowly coming out. In reality you have no affinity but rather an antipathy to Bradford City. So go to which ever it is team(club) that you support and shake appendages with them you utter moron.
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jaffalaffa, middle of the hills says...
11:21pm Fri 2 May 08

Ah Monsieur Sensibell. The truth is slowly coming out. In reality you have no affinity but rather an antipathy to Bradford City. So go to which ever it is team(club) that you support and shake appendages with them you utter moron.
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jaffalaffa, middle of the hills says...
11:21pm Fri 2 May 08

Ah Monsieur Sensibell. The truth is slowly coming out. In reality you have no affinity but rather an antipathy to Bradford City. So go to which ever it is team(club) that you support and shake appendages with them you utter moron.
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jaffalaffa, middle of the hills says...
11:21pm Fri 2 May 08

Ah Monsieur Sensibell. The truth is slowly coming out. In reality you have no affinity but rather an antipathy to Bradford City. So go to which ever it is team(club) that you support and shake appendages with them you utter moron.
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audal, lovell says...
4:58pm Fri 2 May 08

"when i arrived here the lads knew we had no chance of reaching the play-offs" this from loach in january. so what bloody mentality was creeping through the club at that stage? and why wasn't it addressed at scorce and who were the lazy bas'tards. i am not niave but even at my age feel let down by people who earn at least 40k for playing sport
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audal, lovell says...
4:58pm Fri 2 May 08

"when i arrived here the lads knew we had no chance of reaching the play-offs" this from loach in january. so what bloody mentality was creeping through the club at that stage? and why wasn't it addressed at scorce and who were the lazy bas'tards. i am not niave but even at my age feel let down by people who earn at least 40k for playing sport
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audal, lovell says...
4:58pm Fri 2 May 08

"when i arrived here the lads knew we had no chance of reaching the play-offs" this from loach in january. so what bloody mentality was creeping through the club at that stage? and why wasn't it addressed at scorce and who were the lazy bas'tards. i am not niave but even at my age feel let down by people who earn at least 40k for playing sport
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audal, lovell says...
4:58pm Fri 2 May 08

"when i arrived here the lads knew we had no chance of reaching the play-offs" this from loach in january. so what bloody mentality was creeping through the club at that stage? and why wasn't it addressed at scorce and who were the lazy bas'tards. i am not niave but even at my age feel let down by people who earn at least 40k for playing sport
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Mr Sensible, Bingley says...
4:39pm Fri 2 May 08

Bendix appears to be getting in a spin. Perhaps he should be hung out to dry. Waynus, sticking pins in the average City fan would make no difference, they are thick skinned. Signing a top player can't be a fiasco at City, they have never signed one for three seasons.
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Mr Sensible, Bingley says...
4:39pm Fri 2 May 08

Bendix appears to be getting in a spin. Perhaps he should be hung out to dry. Waynus, sticking pins in the average City fan would make no difference, they are thick skinned. Signing a top player can't be a fiasco at City, they have never signed one for three seasons.
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Mr Sensible, Bingley says...
4:39pm Fri 2 May 08

Bendix appears to be getting in a spin. Perhaps he should be hung out to dry. Waynus, sticking pins in the average City fan would make no difference, they are thick skinned. Signing a top player can't be a fiasco at City, they have never signed one for three seasons.
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Mr Sensible, Bingley says...
4:39pm Fri 2 May 08

Bendix appears to be getting in a spin. Perhaps he should be hung out to dry. Waynus, sticking pins in the average City fan would make no difference, they are thick skinned. Signing a top player can't be a fiasco at City, they have never signed one for three seasons.
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scargutt, League Two says...
3:21pm Fri 2 May 08

I'd have Loach here next season without a shadow of a doubt - but, if we can't get him, rumour has it that Schwarzer is on his way out at Boro, so he could come and keep young Nix company as they're both antipods! Get Schwarzer in!
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scargutt, League Two says...
3:21pm Fri 2 May 08

I'd have Loach here next season without a shadow of a doubt - but, if we can't get him, rumour has it that Schwarzer is on his way out at Boro, so he could come and keep young Nix company as they're both antipods! Get Schwarzer in!
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scargutt, League Two says...
3:21pm Fri 2 May 08

I'd have Loach here next season without a shadow of a doubt - but, if we can't get him, rumour has it that Schwarzer is on his way out at Boro, so he could come and keep young Nix company as they're both antipods! Get Schwarzer in!
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scargutt, League Two says...
3:21pm Fri 2 May 08

I'd have Loach here next season without a shadow of a doubt - but, if we can't get him, rumour has it that Schwarzer is on his way out at Boro, so he could come and keep young Nix company as they're both antipods! Get Schwarzer in!
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Waynus, Bradford 6 says...
10:17am Fri 2 May 08

Bendix wrote:
Posted by: Mr Sensible, Bingley on 9:00am today
It is just typical of the Club. A fiasco. Why don't we get a team from Ocean Finance, I understand they do the best loans. Pity we can't get a good management team on loan.
It is just typical of the Club. A fiasco. Why don't we get a team from Ocean Finance, I understand they do the best loans. Pity we can't get a good management team on loan.

So signing a top player was a fiasco? Just remind me who was the management team which signed Loach? I have you rumbled Captain Insensible with your Happy (Crappy?) Talk. You are a wind-up merchant who enjoys sticking pins in City fans and watching the reaction. Very good. Please post more often so I can be amused. Fortunately the real fans see the club is going in the right direction and the excellent management team has grown in expertise and experience - for instance by signing Loach on loan. We can't get him full time cos he will be at a Premiership club. What next Captain Insensible? How about Peter Thorne isn't really a goal scorer, or Wayne Jacobs is a serial killer? Come on, make me laugh.....again. Captain Insensible is like the dribbling idiot who sits next to you on the bus - best ignored and hope he goes away.
Here here. And so say all of us!
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Waynus, Bradford 6 says...
10:17am Fri 2 May 08

Bendix wrote:
Posted by: Mr Sensible, Bingley on 9:00am today
It is just typical of the Club. A fiasco. Why don't we get a team from Ocean Finance, I understand they do the best loans. Pity we can't get a good management team on loan.
It is just typical of the Club. A fiasco. Why don't we get a team from Ocean Finance, I understand they do the best loans. Pity we can't get a good management team on loan.

So signing a top player was a fiasco? Just remind me who was the management team which signed Loach? I have you rumbled Captain Insensible with your Happy (Crappy?) Talk. You are a wind-up merchant who enjoys sticking pins in City fans and watching the reaction. Very good. Please post more often so I can be amused. Fortunately the real fans see the club is going in the right direction and the excellent management team has grown in expertise and experience - for instance by signing Loach on loan. We can't get him full time cos he will be at a Premiership club. What next Captain Insensible? How about Peter Thorne isn't really a goal scorer, or Wayne Jacobs is a serial killer? Come on, make me laugh.....again. Captain Insensible is like the dribbling idiot who sits next to you on the bus - best ignored and hope he goes away.
Here here. And so say all of us!
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Waynus, Bradford 6 says...
10:17am Fri 2 May 08

Bendix wrote:
Posted by: Mr Sensible, Bingley on 9:00am today
It is just typical of the Club. A fiasco. Why don't we get a team from Ocean Finance, I understand they do the best loans. Pity we can't get a good management team on loan.
It is just typical of the Club. A fiasco. Why don't we get a team from Ocean Finance, I understand they do the best loans. Pity we can't get a good management team on loan.

So signing a top player was a fiasco? Just remind me who was the management team which signed Loach? I have you rumbled Captain Insensible with your Happy (Crappy?) Talk. You are a wind-up merchant who enjoys sticking pins in City fans and watching the reaction. Very good. Please post more often so I can be amused. Fortunately the real fans see the club is going in the right direction and the excellent management team has grown in expertise and experience - for instance by signing Loach on loan. We can't get him full time cos he will be at a Premiership club. What next Captain Insensible? How about Peter Thorne isn't really a goal scorer, or Wayne Jacobs is a serial killer? Come on, make me laugh.....again. Captain Insensible is like the dribbling idiot who sits next to you on the bus - best ignored and hope he goes away.
Here here. And so say all of us!
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Waynus, Bradford 6 says...
10:17am Fri 2 May 08

Bendix wrote:
Posted by: Mr Sensible, Bingley on 9:00am today
It is just typical of the Club. A fiasco. Why don't we get a team from Ocean Finance, I understand they do the best loans. Pity we can't get a good management team on loan.
It is just typical of the Club. A fiasco. Why don't we get a team from Ocean Finance, I understand they do the best loans. Pity we can't get a good management team on loan.

So signing a top player was a fiasco? Just remind me who was the management team which signed Loach? I have you rumbled Captain Insensible with your Happy (Crappy?) Talk. You are a wind-up merchant who enjoys sticking pins in City fans and watching the reaction. Very good. Please post more often so I can be amused. Fortunately the real fans see the club is going in the right direction and the excellent management team has grown in expertise and experience - for instance by signing Loach on loan. We can't get him full time cos he will be at a Premiership club. What next Captain Insensible? How about Peter Thorne isn't really a goal scorer, or Wayne Jacobs is a serial killer? Come on, make me laugh.....again. Captain Insensible is like the dribbling idiot who sits next to you on the bus - best ignored and hope he goes away.
Here here. And so say all of us!
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Bendix, skipton says...
9:56am Fri 2 May 08

Posted by: Mr Sensible, Bingley on 9:00am today
It is just typical of the Club. A fiasco. Why don't we get a team from Ocean Finance, I understand they do the best loans. Pity we can't get a good management team on loan.
It is just typical of the Club. A fiasco. Why don't we get a team from Ocean Finance, I understand they do the best loans. Pity we can't get a good management team on loan.

So signing a top player was a fiasco? Just remind me who was the management team which signed Loach? I have you rumbled Captain Insensible with your Happy (Crappy?) Talk. You are a wind-up merchant who enjoys sticking pins in City fans and watching the reaction. Very good. Please post more often so I can be amused. Fortunately the real fans see the club is going in the right direction and the excellent management team has grown in expertise and experience - for instance by signing Loach on loan. We can't get him full time cos he will be at a Premiership club. What next Captain Insensible? How about Peter Thorne isn't really a goal scorer, or Wayne Jacobs is a serial killer? Come on, make me laugh.....again. Captain Insensible is like the dribbling idiot who sits next to you on the bus - best ignored and hope he goes away.
Report this post »

Bendix, skipton says...
9:56am Fri 2 May 08

Posted by: Mr Sensible, Bingley on 9:00am today
It is just typical of the Club. A fiasco. Why don't we get a team from Ocean Finance, I understand they do the best loans. Pity we can't get a good management team on loan.
It is just typical of the Club. A fiasco. Why don't we get a team from Ocean Finance, I understand they do the best loans. Pity we can't get a good management team on loan.

So signing a top player was a fiasco? Just remind me who was the management team which signed Loach? I have you rumbled Captain Insensible with your Happy (Crappy?) Talk. You are a wind-up merchant who enjoys sticking pins in City fans and watching the reaction. Very good. Please post more often so I can be amused. Fortunately the real fans see the club is going in the right direction and the excellent management team has grown in expertise and experience - for instance by signing Loach on loan. We can't get him full time cos he will be at a Premiership club. What next Captain Insensible? How about Peter Thorne isn't really a goal scorer, or Wayne Jacobs is a serial killer? Come on, make me laugh.....again. Captain Insensible is like the dribbling idiot who sits next to you on the bus - best ignored and hope he goes away.
Report this post »

Bendix, skipton says...
9:56am Fri 2 May 08

Posted by: Mr Sensible, Bingley on 9:00am today
It is just typical of the Club. A fiasco. Why don't we get a team from Ocean Finance, I understand they do the best loans. Pity we can't get a good management team on loan.
It is just typical of the Club. A fiasco. Why don't we get a team from Ocean Finance, I understand they do the best loans. Pity we can't get a good management team on loan.

So signing a top player was a fiasco? Just remind me who was the management team which signed Loach? I have you rumbled Captain Insensible with your Happy (Crappy?) Talk. You are a wind-up merchant who enjoys sticking pins in City fans and watching the reaction. Very good. Please post more often so I can be amused. Fortunately the real fans see the club is going in the right direction and the excellent management team has grown in expertise and experience - for instance by signing Loach on loan. We can't get him full time cos he will be at a Premiership club. What next Captain Insensible? How about Peter Thorne isn't really a goal scorer, or Wayne Jacobs is a serial killer? Come on, make me laugh.....again. Captain Insensible is like the dribbling idiot who sits next to you on the bus - best ignored and hope he goes away.
Report this post »

Bendix, skipton says...
9:56am Fri 2 May 08

Posted by: Mr Sensible, Bingley on 9:00am today
It is just typical of the Club. A fiasco. Why don't we get a team from Ocean Finance, I understand they do the best loans. Pity we can't get a good management team on loan.
It is just typical of the Club. A fiasco. Why don't we get a team from Ocean Finance, I understand they do the best loans. Pity we can't get a good management team on loan.

So signing a top player was a fiasco? Just remind me who was the management team which signed Loach? I have you rumbled Captain Insensible with your Happy (Crappy?) Talk. You are a wind-up merchant who enjoys sticking pins in City fans and watching the reaction. Very good. Please post more often so I can be amused. Fortunately the real fans see the club is going in the right direction and the excellent management team has grown in expertise and experience - for instance by signing Loach on loan. We can't get him full time cos he will be at a Premiership club. What next Captain Insensible? How about Peter Thorne isn't really a goal scorer, or Wayne Jacobs is a serial killer? Come on, make me laugh.....again. Captain Insensible is like the dribbling idiot who sits next to you on the bus - best ignored and hope he goes away.
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mister_bee, Bingley says...
9:11am Fri 2 May 08

Scott Loach Number One.
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mister_bee, Bingley says...
9:11am Fri 2 May 08

Scott Loach Number One.
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mister_bee, Bingley says...
9:11am Fri 2 May 08

Scott Loach Number One.
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mister_bee, Bingley says...
9:11am Fri 2 May 08

Scott Loach Number One.
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Mr Sensible, Bingley says...
9:00am Fri 2 May 08

It is just typical of the Club. A fiasco. Why don't we get a team from Ocean Finance, I understand they do the best loans. Pity we can't get a good management team on loan.
Report this post »

Mr Sensible, Bingley says...
9:00am Fri 2 May 08

It is just typical of the Club. A fiasco. Why don't we get a team from Ocean Finance, I understand they do the best loans. Pity we can't get a good management team on loan.
Report this post »

Mr Sensible, Bingley says...
9:00am Fri 2 May 08

It is just typical of the Club. A fiasco. Why don't we get a team from Ocean Finance, I understand they do the best loans. Pity we can't get a good management team on loan.
Report this post »

Mr Sensible, Bingley says...
9:00am Fri 2 May 08

It is just typical of the Club. A fiasco. Why don't we get a team from Ocean Finance, I understand they do the best loans. Pity we can't get a good management team on loan.
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Wrose Bantam, Top of Carr Lane says...
6:54pm Thu 1 May 08

sad to see him go, it doesn't really say a lot for us does it when our player of the year spends 2 months out on loan and most consistent player arrived in January!!!!
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Wrose Bantam, Top of Carr Lane says...
6:54pm Thu 1 May 08

sad to see him go, it doesn't really say a lot for us does it when our player of the year spends 2 months out on loan and most consistent player arrived in January!!!!
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Wrose Bantam, Top of Carr Lane says...
6:54pm Thu 1 May 08

sad to see him go, it doesn't really say a lot for us does it when our player of the year spends 2 months out on loan and most consistent player arrived in January!!!!
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Wrose Bantam, Top of Carr Lane says...
6:54pm Thu 1 May 08

sad to see him go, it doesn't really say a lot for us does it when our player of the year spends 2 months out on loan and most consistent player arrived in January!!!!
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andy, bradford says...
6:19pm Thu 1 May 08

well done scott would have been nice to keep hold of you but i suppose watford have something in the pipe line.

all the best for the future...
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andy, bradford says...
6:19pm Thu 1 May 08

well done scott would have been nice to keep hold of you but i suppose watford have something in the pipe line.

all the best for the future...
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andy, bradford says...
6:19pm Thu 1 May 08

well done scott would have been nice to keep hold of you but i suppose watford have something in the pipe line.

all the best for the future...
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andy, bradford says...
6:19pm Thu 1 May 08

well done scott would have been nice to keep hold of you but i suppose watford have something in the pipe line.

all the best for the future...
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j, Bradford says...
5:54pm Thu 1 May 08

Loach is a very good keeper and a popular figure. Good luck Scott. We'd love to have you back at VP next year.
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j, Bradford says...
5:54pm Thu 1 May 08

Loach is a very good keeper and a popular figure. Good luck Scott. We'd love to have you back at VP next year.
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j, Bradford says...
5:54pm Thu 1 May 08

Loach is a very good keeper and a popular figure. Good luck Scott. We'd love to have you back at VP next year.
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j, Bradford says...
5:54pm Thu 1 May 08

Loach is a very good keeper and a popular figure. Good luck Scott. We'd love to have you back at VP next year.
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Thrupennybithead, Bratfud says...
5:34pm Thu 1 May 08

What a top lad he is.
It would be nice if he came back to Bratfud on a long term loan next season but failing that, I do expect him to have an excellent career.
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Thrupennybithead, Bratfud says...
5:34pm Thu 1 May 08

What a top lad he is.
It would be nice if he came back to Bratfud on a long term loan next season but failing that, I do expect him to have an excellent career.
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Thrupennybithead, Bratfud says...
5:34pm Thu 1 May 08

What a top lad he is.
It would be nice if he came back to Bratfud on a long term loan next season but failing that, I do expect him to have an excellent career.
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Thrupennybithead, Bratfud says...
5:34pm Thu 1 May 08

What a top lad he is.
It would be nice if he came back to Bratfud on a long term loan next season but failing that, I do expect him to have an excellent career.
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ROCKET ROBBIE, KEIGHLEY says...
5:05pm Thu 1 May 08

im sure he'll be back!
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ROCKET ROBBIE, KEIGHLEY says...
5:05pm Thu 1 May 08

im sure he'll be back!
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ROCKET ROBBIE, KEIGHLEY says...
5:05pm Thu 1 May 08

im sure he'll be back!
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ROCKET ROBBIE, KEIGHLEY says...
5:05pm Thu 1 May 08

im sure he'll be back!
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shawzy..idle supporters, idle says...
4:57pm Thu 1 May 08

will be a sad occasion to see loach leave us just hope stu can get him back next year loan or for keeps hes got potential to be a top class goal keeper. anyway good luck loach with whatever happens CTID.
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shawzy..idle supporters, idle says...
4:57pm Thu 1 May 08

will be a sad occasion to see loach leave us just hope stu can get him back next year loan or for keeps hes got potential to be a top class goal keeper. anyway good luck loach with whatever happens CTID.
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shawzy..idle supporters, idle says...
4:57pm Thu 1 May 08

will be a sad occasion to see loach leave us just hope stu can get him back next year loan or for keeps hes got potential to be a top class goal keeper. anyway good luck loach with whatever happens CTID.
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shawzy..idle supporters, idle says...
4:57pm Thu 1 May 08

will be a sad occasion to see loach leave us just hope stu can get him back next year loan or for keeps hes got potential to be a top class goal keeper. anyway good luck loach with whatever happens CTID.
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Chris, Bradford says...
4:55pm Thu 1 May 08

Good Luck Loachy and see you again next year maybe??
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Chris, Bradford says...
4:55pm Thu 1 May 08

Good Luck Loachy and see you again next year maybe??
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Chris, Bradford says...
4:55pm Thu 1 May 08

Good Luck Loachy and see you again next year maybe??
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Chris, Bradford says...
4:55pm Thu 1 May 08

Good Luck Loachy and see you again next year maybe??
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Scott Loach receives the T&A most consistent player award from City reporter Simon Parker at the annual awards evening

Scott Loach receives the T&A most consistent player award from City reporter Simon Parker at the annual awards evening



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