HUDDERSFIELD Town manager Lee Clark revealed today he missed out on signing Lee Carsley purely because of the player's family circumstances.

Galpharm boss Clark has tracked the experienced midfielder since last season and had the 36-year-old in pre-season training with his squad, but Carsley yesterday signed a one-year deal with Coventry, the club he left eight years ago to join Everton.

Clark said: "We were in the market for Lee Carsley, but logistically it just wasn't possible.

"Financially and in football terms we could give him everything he wanted, but his family are in the midlands and he has got a young family, so he didn't really want all the travelling on a regular basis, so he decided against joining us."

Clark also revealed that he's "had a conversation" with Hereford boss Simon Davey about wingman Lionel Ainsworth returning to Edgar Street, but any potential deal has gone no further than that.