Chris Caisley and Paul Jewell are determined to prove that Bradford is Best tomorrow when both Bulls and City go head to head with West Yorkshire rivals.

Both clubs are set to play in front of capacity crowds with the 18,000 tickets for City's clash with Leeds at Valley Parade being sold out months ago.

The Bulls make the short trip to Halifax for their Challenge Cup quarter-final with Caisley claiming that as many 12,000 Bradford fans would have travelled if tickets had been available.

It all adds up to a Sunday to remember for West Yorkshire sport and both Bradford clubs are determined to come out on top.

Caisley said: "The interest shown in our game at Halifax has been amazing and it is only the 10,000 capacity which has restricted the number of our fans who would travel.

"When you look at the number of Bulls fans who have wanted tickets for this game and add that to the full house there will be at Valley Parade, it really shows that Bradford sport is on the up and up.

"Hopefully we can keep that going by both winning our games to give both Bulls and City a memorable Sunday.

"It will be great for both clubs and great for our wonderful supporters if we can make it a day to remember."

City's derby clash with Leeds will be beamed round the world to an audience of millions tomorrow.

It is the first ever Premiership clash between the sides at Valley Parade and is eagerly anticipated. When the sides met at Elland Road in November Leeds won 2-1.

Both sides are desperate for victory with City fighting the drop and United riding high near the top of the Prem-iership table.

Leeds-born skipper Stuart McCall is relishing the chance to play against the club he supported as a boy.

The 35-year-old believes the derby will be a hard-fought affair as city try to prove Bradford is best and says he knows just how much beating Leeds would mean to City fans.

The skipper said: "You can tell it is a massive game. Most City fans work with, or live next to a Leeds fan.

"I have been coming to Valley Parade this week and fans have been coming up and saying 'Just win this one for us will you?' or 'This is the one result we want'."

Boss Paul Jewell added: "This is a big game for the supporters of both clubs with local pride at stake and the tickets have been sold out for months.

"I am sure when the fixture lists came out, this and the Manchester United game were the ones everyone wanted tickets for.

"These are the sort of days which we fought so hard for last season in our battle to win promotion from the Nationwide League."

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