PHIL Parkinson wants to see Valley Parade rocking as City look to firm up their play-off spot against Gary Jones and Co tomorrow.

Yesterday’s 2-0 win at Fleetwood lifted the Bantams into fifth ahead of the much-anticipated showdown with Notts County and old boys Jones and Garry Thompson.

Parkinson said: “Playing another game two days later means there are going to be leggy players on both teams. But I want to see the supporters give everything they’ve got, cheer every tackle, every pass and every positive bit of play.

“The fans who came to Fleetwood were absolutely tremendous and this is the only home game of the festive period. I’m sure the fans will be right behind us.”

City sealed their sixth away success with goals from James Hanson and Filipe Morais at a freezing Highbury Stadium. It was top scorer Hanson’s sixth goal of the season – but first for four months.

Hanson had come back in for the injured Billy Clarke and Parkinson thought the targetman delivered a “first-class” display.

He said: “You can’t forget how well he was doing earlier in the season. He was probably the best striker in the division at that stage.

“When his name was on the team-sheet, I’m sure (Fleetwood boss) Graham Alexander would have been concerned.

“His all-round game is great, not just his heading ability. I talk to him all the time about having that subtlety to his play, guiding his headers down and chesting the ball back to midfielders – I thought it was a first-class display.

“Mark (Yeates) has picked that ball out again, which he does so often for us. His cross was real quality and once you put it over to Hans at the back stick it is always going to go in.

“We’re pleased to be there (in the top six). It was a performance that warranted us moving up the league a few places.

“We were okay in the first half and got the goal but I thought we were completely dominant in the second. I know their lad hit the post but we played some great stuff.”

City are now unbeaten in eight games but Parkinson had warned his side against a repeat of the second half against Scunthorpe the week before when he felt the opponents had shown more intent.

The City chief added: “When you’re on a good run sometimes, you almost think the game will take care of itself but it doesn’t happen that way.

“Whether it’s complacency, I don’t think it is, but we had to make it happen and that’s what pleased me with the performance in the second half yesterday.

“We also had to cope with the Fleetwood environment. They aren’t the biggest surroundings and sometimes teams can be beaten before the whistle blows on a freezing cold day.”

City will check on a few bumps and bruises today and James Meredith came in for some hefty treatment. Parkinson was furious with Conor McLaughlin’s late lunge on the defender.

He said: “The ref told me it wasn’t a red or a yellow card but an amber. But from where I was, it should have been a straight red.

“I don’t like to see people get sent off and there are going to be tackles on a greasy surface. But if that’s in the Premier League, it’s a red card – it hasn’t cost us but it could have done.”