1 week Ago
CITY are keeping fingers crossed that a day off will help to shift the illness still lingering in the squad. Aden Baldwin and George Lapslie did not train yesterday after missing the Swindon defeat suffering from the bug that has hit the dressing room. And Graham Alexander confirmed that another player who did feature at the weekend was also absent.
The City boss is hoping for more positive news closer to Thursday’s huge home clash with Notts County – but insists that they have the depth to cope. “We’ll be ready to compete on Thursday but, honestly, I don’t know what the personnel will be,” he said. “We tried to keep yesterday to a minimum of what was required.
“The boys are away today so they won’t be around each other. It’s only matchday minus one when they’ll be back together again. “Fingers crossed, we’ve kept it to a minimum and hopefully we’ll get one or two back as well.
” It’s another issue for the Bantams who will be without skipper Richie Smallwood for the first of his three-game ban. But Alexander is confident that his team can ride the blows as they have done throughout the season. “We’ve tried to be adaptable from day one and take on board what comes our way and find solutions to those problems.
“We’ve got a proactive mind of being ready for anything we face and produce a team that can win games. “We’ve done that more often than not this season and hopefully we’ll continue to do that. “The idea of this team was borne out of the worst month I’ve had at Bradford.
It was basically from the gutter because March 2024 was really tough. “We’ve built from there and built a strength of character and personality, understanding challenges and taking them on the chin. “We’ve not been victims but gone into the next game with full commitment and that’s what we will keep doing.
“The players have shown that spirit. Whoever’s been out there, they’ve always been ready to compete. “I’ve never looked at my team and felt that they’ve not competed.
“We’ve had little spells of 15-20 minutes here and there but never had a game when we’ve completely let ourselves down in my opinion. “That’s why I’m confident that we will have the season that we’ve set out to achieve.”.
