Jubilant chairman Geoffrey Richmond says Bradford City will decide in the next few days whether to float on the stock exchange.

And he believes such a move would raise between £10 and £15 million - cash which will all be used for team-strengthening.

Speaking after the match, he said: "I am under no illusions about what challenges lie ahead because the Premiership is the biggest, best and richest league in the world.

"We don't have the resources at Bradford City to spend the vast amounts of money we would like to spend. So the board will be looking in the next few days at the possibility of a full floatation.

"The sort of figure I would like to bring into the club would be between £10 and £15 million. That would totally be used for team strengthening."

Asked whether he thought this amount would be necessary to ensure City had a fighting chance of avoiding relegation next season, he said: "I don't think that is necessarily the case. But you look at Blackburn and they have spent £35 million to go down.

"The amount you spend does not determine everything. What we have to do is show the sort of commitment and character that we have shown this season and that will be a massive help to us."

City are currently listed on the OFEX market but a decision to switch to join the full stock market would see them become a public limited company.

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