BRADFORD must hold its breath for another week to see if Wembley beckons following the Bantams hard-fought draw with Reading in the FA Cup quarter-final on Saturday.
The teams will battle it out again next Monday at Reading's Madejski Stadium after the no-holds barred scoreless draw at Valley Parade which was played in front of 24,321 fans - the biggest crowd since 1960.
City season ticket holder David Ward MP was at the game with his son who works in the club shop and said it was a physical match played with proper FA cup passion.
"It was fiercely competitive, which is good as some games before have lacked that feeling," said the Bradford East Liberal Democrats MP.
"But Reading really came here looking for a fight and there were tackles flying in all over the place and a few injuries.
"However that's exactly how it should be in an FA cup match.
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"It would have been a travesty if we'd lost given the overall flow of play."
Mr Ward said he hoped to be at the replay and was confident City would triumph.
Bradford South MP Gerry Sutcliffe watched the match on television with his son and grandson.
"It was a good game with a great atmosphere and we enjoyed it although Reading do have reputation for good defence and that showed.
"So it's all to play for in Reading," he said.
George Galloway said he snatched glances at the televised match while dealing with his Bradford West constituents and said he hoped the replay might be screened by the state broadcaster.
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"Perhaps it's now time for the BBC to make it up to Bradford City fans for sorrowful negligence in failing to cover previous games," said the Respect MP .
"From what I saw, Bradford gave a really good battling performance.
"Given they took Chelsea's scalp, I'm sure they will defenestrate Reading next time."
Shipley MP Philip Davies was meeting people in Eldwick during the game, but said the draw was an obvious disappointment:
"It's a shame, they should have won, but having beaten Chelsea away, I'm sure they'll certainly win at Reading.
Tony Bhogal, is managing director of Bradford car specialist Autoelectro, the "back of shirt" sponsors for City and said there was something of a deflated feeling after the scoreless game which had generated so much expectation.
"There was so much anticipation that all the fans sat around us felt a little bit cheated by what seemed almost like a League Two game.
"Still - we're still in it and will win the replay for sure." Mr Bhogal said.
Betty Squires, the Bradford City fan who celebrated her 90th birthday on Thursday said: “The club really looked after me and I really enjoyed the game and the day.
“We just could not find the back of the net. I don’t know about the replay, but Reading were negative. They were there for the taking.”
Mike Thompson, chairman of Bradford City Supporters' Trust, said the fans did all they could to push the Bantams to victory.
"There was a wall of sound, the fans were superb, but it really was a war of attrition in which the defences cancelled each other out.
"Looking at the statistics, we shaded the game. However, if we now win at Reading that means it will have been bonus money for the club."
Councillor Glen Miller, the Conservative group leader on Bradford Council, said he hoped City would finish the job at the replay.
"It's all Reading's to lose now," he said.
Liberal Democrat group leader, Councillor Jeanette Sunderland, said: "I wasn't at the game, but it must've been disappointing for the fans. I'm sure they'll win next time."
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