Donovan Ricketts wants to make it a "special" day for City fans tomorrow by nailing Huddersfield.

It will be the big Jamaican's first taste of a West Yorkshire derby at Valley Parade - and he hopes to make it a day to remember.

Ricketts was injured when Huddersfield won 2-1 a year ago, although he played in the goalless Galpharm clash a month later.

Now he is eyeing a fifth home win of the season at the expense of their neighbours to maintain City's impressive push towards the League One summit.

"The fans will really want to win this one but we want to win every one," said the popular keeper.

"But maybe we can do something special for the fans. The atmosphere should be good, although that won't disturb me because I'm used to playing in front of a lot more for Jamaica.

"But hopefully the fans will get behind us and drown out the noise of the Huddersfield supporters.

"Our fans have been great at home so far this season. Last year we had some boos but this time is a lot better because we've been unbeaten so far."

Ricketts has registered back-to-back home shut-outs against Port Vale and Tranmere and would love to make it a hat-trick against City's League One arch-rivals.

But the priority is another victory to stay in the thick of the leading group, where they are four points off leaders Nottingham Forest.

Ricketts said: "A clean sheet would be great but it's more important that we score goals. We're at the point of the season where we must look to push on.

"The table is still close, with two of us on 21 points, one on 20 and a couple with 19. We want to keep winning to separate ourselves from the others and hopefully by Christmas we'll be in with a shout for the play-offs or even automatic promotion."

Ricketts has looked back to his imposing best between the sticks in recent matches after an unconvincing pre-season and slightly sticky start to the campaign.

"I'm not really good in pre-season, the gaffer knows that, and we all had a poor time but we've had a chance to put things right in the league," he said.

The prospect of muzzling Gary Taylor-Fletcher, the division's leading scorer, holds no fears. The Huddersfield hitman tops the pile with eight goals - one more than Dean Windass - but Ricketts said: "I never worry about who I'm playing against. The skipper (David Wetherall) and Mark Bower deal with anyone that comes near and I just take care of the rest. Hopefully I'll have another quiet game, I like them like that."

It is a landmark occasion for Wetherall tomorrow. The centre half, now in his eighth season with City, makes his 250th appearance for the club and 500th overall.

Town need to kick-start season

Peter Jackson can boast near enough a clean bill of health for Valley Parade.

Midfield trio Jon Worthington, Chris Brandon and Adnan Ahmed all came through a midweek reserve game against Nottingham Forest.

Andy Booth, who scored the winner at City last year, has shaken off the illness which forced him to sit out last week's 2-2 draw with Bournemouth, while winger Danny Schofield is still having treatment on a groin problem.

The only definite casualty is centre half David Mirfin (thigh) as Jackson plots a much-needed result to get Huddersfield's stuttering season back on track.

"With the number of players coming back, we're approaching full strength which should make a difference for us," he said.

"It's not been a great start but we're only six points off fifth or sixth. We just need to string a few wins together, which will come."

Skipper Worthington is likely to provide added bite in the centre of midfield in place of Mark Hudson and the experience of Chris Brandon could earn him the nod over Matty Young on the left.

Up front, Booth may replace Pawel Abbott alongside City's traditional nemesis Luke Beckett.

The Bantams had a £100,000 bid for the former Sheffield United striker accepted in the summer but Colin Todd opted to snap up Eddie Johnson instead.

Beckett has scored four times so far for Town, though his goal against Bournemouth was his first for eight games.

But he always has the knack of netting against City, with five in five meetings - including two for Oldham at Valley Parade in March, the last home defeat.

There could be big gaps in the away stands as frustrated Town fans vote with their feet.

They recently took only 200 fans to Swansea and just over 2,000 tickets had been sold by yesterday morning, even though the visitors have been given an allocation of up to 5,500.