The Danny Cadamarteri scenario will not be repeated. Managing director Shaun Harvey today confirmed that no other City player has a similar appearance clause in their contract.
Cadamarteri's agent Colin Gordon will have further talks with the club this week over the bonus the striker is entitled to after 30 appearances.
Harvey said: "We're confident of finding a compromise. It's certainly not a case of club and player at war.
"Danny wants to play, we want him involved but we have to make sure we don't gamble.
"This situation is not unusual. Football is littered with stories of players not being selected due to appearance-related clauses.
"Simon Grayson came on loan here last year knowing full well he would never play for Blackburn again. If he did it would have triggered a payment to Aston Villa.
"With our recent history of our administration everybody looks on this as financial crisis. We like to refer to it as financial management."
Harvey and chairman Gordon Gibb will answer questions at a fans forum tonight organised by the Bradford City Supporters Trust.
Harvey said: "We will be as open as we can but we have to be careful not to break any commercial confidences or weaken our position in any negotiations currently on-going."
The meeting takes place in the Sunwin Stand banqueting suite and starts at 7pm. Entry is free.
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