Alexander not dwelling on the past at Bradford City

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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.

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