FORMER Silkman Mark Bailey has vowed to bounce back from his injury nightmare next season é and revealed he would have loved to have done it with Macc.

The experienced full-back left Macclesfield by mutual consent last week after an injury-plagued season. The 29-year-old made just seven appearances this term after a frustrating campaign.

But Bailey is determined to make a full recovery next term é and admitted he would have been happy to stay at Macclesfield.

éAll players go through a bad season with injury and, unfortunately, that has happened to me,é said Bailey, who underwent an operation on his Achilles last month.

éBut that has made me more determined to bounce back next season; I would have liked that to have been with Macclesfield, but ités not worked out that way. A decision has been reached by both parties and thatés that.é

The former Lincoln man who, Express Sport believes, has already been contacted by three League Two clubs since parting ways with the Silkmen, added: éIéd like to thank everyone at the club, especially the fans, who were fantastic when I played and while I have been out injured, and Paul Lake for all his hard work this season.é

Manager Brian Horton has revealed it was a tough decision to let Bailey go - and admitted he will be missed.

éItés very disappointing,é said the Silkmen boss. éHeés had a nightmare season with injury, but heés a good lad and great in the dressing room. He will be missed; heés a good defender and weéve definitely missed his will-to-win this season. His dad [Terry Bailey] was the same; I played with him at Port Vale and he was a similar character.

éBut with the injuries heés had there was no way we could start talking about a new contract.é

Baileyés departure came as a shock to some Town supporters after the defender was an integral part of last seasonés play-off success. Moreover, with Ian Brightwell, 38 earlier this month, unlikely to carry on playing next year, his departure leaves the Cheshire club without a recognisable right back.

The former Macclesfield Express columnist angered Horton and others at the club with comments he made in the newspaper after he revealed he had been ruled out for the rest of the season.

The manager was furious after he claimed the first anyone at the club knew about it was when they read it in the Express, but Horton has rubbished claims that it had any impact on his decision.

éThat was nothing,é said Horton. éIéd forgotten about it the next day.é

He added: éWe will be looking for a right back, but we will be looking at lots of positions once we are safe.é

Bailey, who scored twice in 33 appearances since joining from Lincoln in July 2004, is the second player to be shown the door at Moss Rose after David Beresford left by mutual consent last month.