fˈaɪndɪŋ ɪt hˈɑːɹd tə bɹˈeɪk ˌɪntʊ ðə wˈɛst hˈæm fˈɜːst tˈiːm mə kˈæn hæd lˈoʊn spˈɛlz æt lˈɪvɪŋstən ænd nˈɑːts kˈaʊnti bᵻfˌoːɹ mˈuːvɪŋ tə tʃˈɛltənˌæm tˈaʊn, ɪn ɐnˈʌðɚ lˈoʊn dˈiːl, ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd.
Finding it hard to break into the West Ham first team McCann had loan spells at Livingston and Notts County before moving to Cheltenham Town, in another loan deal, in 2000.