PHIL Parkinson slammed City for lacking the “steely determination” to see the job through after blowing a late two-goal lead.

Goals from Jon Stead and Chris Routis put the Bantams on course for a Valley Parade victory over Fleetwood to push them back into the play-off picture.

But the visitors hit back with a late double, including a stoppage-time equaliser, to leave Parkinson fuming.

He said: “We need more resolve about us than we’ve shown today. We need more steely determination in the team.

“We were 2-0 up and Hans (James Hanson) had a great chance to make it three and kill the game off. We were the dominant team and never really troubled.

“But we’ve ended up with a point and that’s just not good enough.”

Parkinson also criticised subs Andy Halliday, Matty Dolan and Francois Zoko who all came on at 2-0. Zoko missed a huge chance to win it with virtually the last kick.

The City boss added: “I thought the subs were poor when they came on.

“It’s one of the things we’ve been looking at in games and how we can improve. We spoke about the contribution from the bench.

“There’s a feeling sometimes that players are disappointed they aren’t playing. But you can’t take that (disappointment) in to when you go on the pitch.

“Whether it’s for one minute, 30 seconds, 15 seconds or whatever it is, you’ve got to make sure you make a contribution and play with determination.”