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Bradford City have cut admission prices for their Johnstone’s Paint Trophy 1st round tie at home to Scunthorpe to £10 for adults, £5 for pensioners and free for under 16s.

Vital Quotes:

Brian Laws told TeamTalk after his team’s disappointing 2-1 defeat against struggling Brighton: ‘Hopefully this is just a blip in form. We have been on an excellent run, but how many times does this sort of result happen in a game like this when you play a team who have been struggling?’

Bradford City Team News:

The Bantams will field an unfamiliar line-up with Mark Bower, Donovan Ricketts and Marc Bridge-Wilkinson all having suffered injuries.
Matt Clarke should make his belated debut after signing from Darlington in the summer while Russell Howarth is likely to be in goal.
Eddie Johnson will hope to be involved alongside youngsters Simon Ainge and Patrick McGuire.

Player to watch: Matt Clarke

Will be desperate to make an impact after being hampered by injury

Scunthorpe Team News:

Former Bantam Steve Torpey can expect a warm reception from the Valley Parade faithful as he is likely to return to the side.
Jim Goodwin could also return to action after having a metal plate.
Andy Keogh and Ian Morris are away on international duty with the Republic of Ireland Under-21s and defender Steve Foster is suspended.

Player to watch: Billy Sharp

Already has ten goals to his credit this season

Next Fixture:

Sat, Oct 21
Scuthorpe (again)
H
3pm

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  • dazednconfuzed says:

    do you think this will help get the crowds in ? I would like to hope so as nothing beats a big crowd !!

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