Paul Evans wants to give the League Two pack something to be frightened of.

City's big-club reputation and bumper home crowds have kept them on the radar despite their lowly position.

Evans reckons the rest of the division are still waiting for them to pounce - and wants to start making that move by stretching the unbeaten start to 2008.

City head for Rochdale looking to extend their perfect record in the new year and further close the gap on mid-table. And their little midfield general believes plenty of eyes will again be on them.

Evans said: "It doesn't matter where you go, everyone in this league look for where Bradford are. I still speak to Gareth Edds at MK Dons and they look for our results.

"People are always watching us because of who we are. Other teams are expecting us to come on a run and hopefully if we can do that, we can scare a few people.

"We've got a lot of games coming up now and need to take advantage of that and put pressure on others."

Back-to-back wins over Accrington and Notts County have boosted morale. But City are still 13 points adrift of the last play-off spot and need to string a serious run together to mount any challenge.

"We've put in two solid displays and hopefully like to think we've turned the corner but we've had this before," added Evans. "You can't take anything for granted.

"But me and the lads are working as hard as we can and things may be falling for us at the moment. For ten of us anyway because I feel sorry for big Baz (Barry Conlon), who's doing everything but score.

"We've been consistent for two games but lose tomorrow and you're back to square one.

"It's about building up that momentum and taking it into three, four or five games and then see where a little run takes us."

Evans is still looking to break his scoring duck since returning to Valley Parade in the summer. But his corners led to the first two goals against Notts County and the winning run has coincided with the arrival of on-loan Lee Bullock alongside him.

"We've scored three of the last five goals from set-plays and that's such a big part of the game. Dagenham away in November was the last time before then and you need to do that more.

"Bully and I were thrown together a bit on New Year's Day at Accrington but it's not going too badly. The more the Notts County game went on, the more we got to grips in there and the one thing we haven't had is a six-footer in the middle of the park.

"The gaffer's probably got more choice now with a fully-fit squad and you need that competition. We're also looking solid at the back where Matt Clarke's done really well since he came in."

City's 3-0 win over County was their biggest at home in the league for nearly three years - and highlighted the frustration that they have not turned over more teams this season.

Evans said: "It was a good win and could have been by a few more. Fair play to the lads, the application was right and we dug deep when we had to.

"But we haven't done that consistently enough. We'll have a good half an hour here and there and not be able to score.

"That's why the second goal last week was a big one because you could see the relief. Even then, though, it was end-to-end for a bit when we should have used our brains more and looked to catch them on the break."

Evans is unlikely to find himself up against former Bantam Lee Crooks, who has been out of the Rochdale picture in recent weeks. But old team-mate Ben Muirhead will be on the Dale bench again.

Muirhead played key cameos in both away wins this week, earning the decisive last-minute penalty at Wycombe and then clearing off the line in stoppage time to deny Chesterfield an equaliser.

Rochdale have been beaten only once in ten games to move within two points of the top seven. Incredibly, they have not lost on the road since the opening day.

But Dale are not the same force at Spotland and were beaten last time out by Lincoln.

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