Michael Flynn is happy to front up for City again at Port Vale tomorrow night.

Flynn is relishing the new attacking role he has been handed in the last two away wins over Rochdale and Rotherham.

The Welsh firebrand, who netted his seventh goal of the season at the Don Valley Stadium, reckons he sees more of the ball when he is pushed forward to accompany James Hanson.

Flynn said: “This league isn’t always the best for midfielders because you can get missed out. At Aldershot last week, Bully (Lee Bullock) and I did a lot of running without the ball.

“Every player wants to be involved and I think being up front at the moment means you can get more into it.

“I will play anywhere for Bradford City if the manager asks me to but I’m really enjoying the role, chasing balls down and trying to get on the end of James’s flicks.

“I’ve played up front now and again in the past. Paul Jewell sometimes put me on as a sub up there (for Wigan) to close a game out. He knew I’d work hard and said I’d have chased waste paper given the chance!

“Stan Ternent also played me as a striker for Huddersfield away to Swindon last season, so it’s not something totally new.”

Hanson’s late header made it three victories in four as City go to Vale Park, a ground where they have won the last four visits without conceding a goal.

Flynn believes Hanson has made big strides this season and will get even better. A Championship club were monitoring the former Guiseley centre forward in January and his new strike partner expects more transfer interest in the summer.

Flynn said: “There’s definitely going to be a few clubs watching him now. Targetmen are hard to come by and his size and ability in the air will get him noticed.

“James has got a lot to learn, coming from non-league, but scoring ten goals in his first season is a good achievement and he’ll get more.”

Despite the recent upturn, City have been cemented in 16th place. Another positive result could see them move up a position for the first time in two months.

They are still 12 points off the last play-off spot and Flynn admitted: “The first thing you do on the bus is check the league table – and see that we haven’t moved.

“It’s so frustrating when you think of the points we should have picked up. We ought to be on 51 or 52 now and then we’d be in with a right chance.

“While it’s still mathematically possible we will give it all we’ve got but it’s obviously a really long shot.

“The gaffer has come in and made us a stronger unit and we’ve got to keep going. Port Vale have got a good manager in Micky Adams with a decent track record as well.

“They keep winning one then losing the next and they lost Saturday, so I hope that sequence of results has ended. It’s definitely somewhere we can go and win.”