Watford keeper Scott Loach says it would be a dream to play for Town one day. The 23-year-old was a schoolboy with the Blues academy between 1997 and 2000 before his family moved back to Nottingham where he had been born.
Asked on Twitter whether he’d consider a move back, the England U21 international responded: "Boyhood team, would be a dream to play there one day. So that's all I can say.”
While the 6ft 1in tall glovesman, whose early days with Town can be seen in a short film here, was probably making a more general point rather than issuing an immediate come and get me plea, he could well be amongst the keepers targeted by the Blues if, as expected, Márton Fülöp moves on this summer, Turkish side Bursaspor having made their interest known.
Later, Loach clarified his comment: "Guys, let's clear this up. [I] only said I'd like to play for a team I support one day. Just like I'm sure anyone would."
Loach, who moved to Suffolk with his family as a four-year-old, is contracted to the Hornets until 2013, having become established as their number one after loan spells at Stafford Rangers, Morecambe and Bradford earlier in his career.
Elsewhere, former Town defender Alex Bruce is set to swap international allegiance from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland. Bruce’s two full caps came in friendlies so he is entitled to make the switch with a FIFA ruling in 2007 giving players who qualify for either nation the choice on who they represent.
Bruce's Irish grandmother is the basis for his qualification for both countries having been born in Bangor, County Down in Northern Ireland.