Bradford City manager Graham Alexander has made clear that he will not let past results affect Bradford City and their current good form. Daniel Wales reports.
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00:00January has been a positive month for Bradford City so far. A win and a draw in the league,
00:08followed by progression in the EFL Trophy to the quarter-final stage has excited fans
00:13of the Bantams over what the rest of the season could bring at Valley Parade for Graham Alexander's
00:18side.
00:22With another winnable fixture at home to Morecambe following a tough test against league leaders
00:26Walsall presents further opportunities this month for Bradford to make their intentions
00:31clear this season. Having been beaten in the league two play-offs by Carlisle in 2023,
00:37the Bantams will want to assert some revenge on their opponents.
00:42As he met the media, Graham Alexander certainly made clear that past results would not have
00:47any impact on his side and added that current actions are all that matter in football.
00:54Like I've said it many times, any past history is not on our shoulders, it's not our concern.
01:02It's about creating new memories, creating new records or winning games. It's a competition
01:11every week. I don't like those little things that come into your mind that might push your
01:18pre-emptive mindset towards one way or the other, I will win this game because of something
01:22in the past or we'll lose this game because of something in the past. I'll dispel all that
01:27sort of thing, it's about the actions on the day. So we will stick to that sort of philosophy of
01:31working because there's so many different things that can go outside the game. You have to do a
01:37lot of good things on any given day to win a game of football and we have to make sure that we do
01:42that on Saturday. This will be encouraging for Bradford supporters who know that their team is
01:47very much capable of being successful this season with their focus very much on promotion back to
01:54League One. Bradford City were last in League One in 2019 when they were relegated to League Two
02:00having only won 11 games during the season. The season's following have been tough for fans of
02:06the Bantams with only one foray into the League Two playoffs during their time in England's fourth
02:12tier. Under Graham Alexander this season there have been some poor results but overall the
02:19Bantams have been a well-drilled side that have consistently picked up points to leave them within
02:24touching distance of making it into the playoff places which at present would be at the expense
02:30of Doncaster Rovers. Bradford have a game in hand over Doncaster who sit a place in two points above
02:37them meaning that there is certainly hope that the Bantams can overtake them over the next few
02:43matches. If and when that is accomplished staying in the playoff places will be the next task for
02:48Alexander's side who need to remain consistent and stable as a team to keep picking up regular points
02:55at both home and away.