Stuart McCall today revealed his dream to play one more year for City.

The Bantams skipper would love to carry on when his current contract runs out at the end of June. And he said: "I will do everything I can between now and the end of the season to give myself a chance.

"Nothing would give me greater pleasure than sitting down in the summer and signing another deal. And if I can play every game between now and then, perhaps I might get that opportunity."

McCall opened his heart in an exclusive interview with the Telegraph & Argus after admitting at an appeal hearing against a driving ban at Leeds Crown Court that he didn't expect to get another contract from City.

He toldthe court yesterday: "My contract is up in June. I will not be getting another contract at Bradford but I will be visiting other clubs and hopefully getting interviews."

Today he said: "Obviously I'm 38 in June and I think there's a time when the club have to look forward. I've had a great association with Bradford City but things don't go on forever in football and I wouldn't want to carry on to the stage where I became an embarrassment.

"But if there is a slight chance of staying here for another year and my body still feels able, it would make me the happiest person ever.

"It's been a very disappointing season for the team and if somebody had said before the start that we would be this low down, I would have been gutted.

"But from a personal point of view I was delighted to be involved in the whole first half of the season, playing all 23 games which is something the previous manager felt I wouldn't be able to do.

"Now Nicky Law has come in with something to prove and is going about things in a very positive way. And I will be doing everything I can to support him all the way.

"Sometimes people make so much of age and if I have a bad game it must be because I'm too old. But it doesn't matter whether you are 17 or 37, every player will have days when things don't go right.

"The new manager has already shown that he will give everyone a chance, bringing in the likes of Gareth Grant, Lewis Emanuel, Claus Jorgensen and Lee Sharpe. Gareth Whalley and Jamie Lawrence are back from injury and David Wetherall is not too far away so there will be lots of competition.

"Soon it's going to be tough getting in the first 16 let alone the starting 11. That's why I took a big coat with me to Barnsley on Saturday because I wasn't sure if I'd even be in the squad.

"But I don't mind that. Obviously I'd love to play in every game and I will fight my hardest to be involved.

"If the manager thinks otherwise then I will just get my head down and work hard for the opportunity. Whatever happens, I will remain positive between now and the end of the season."

McCall still sees his future in coaching when the time comes to hang up his boots.

He was offered a role on Everton's staff by his former Rangers mentor Walter Smith last year but may decide to look lower down the ladder.

"Sometimes in football it's being in the right place at the right time but I think it would be better to get my grounding in the lower divisions. Great managers like Alex Ferguson, Martin O'Neill and Graham Taylor all started at the bottom and worked their way upwards.

"But that is not something I am thinking about right now. There are still 16 games to go and a lot can happen in that time. Only a couple of the players can really say they have done themselves justice this season. We have under-achieved but there is still time to put that right.

"Our main priority is to avoid getting involved in a relegation fight. We're not getting carried away after picking up four points out of six but it's a start and if we can build on that, then who knows what can happen."