STUART McCall has no plans to permanently ditch the diamond despite admitting he got City’s shape wrong against Fleetwood.

McCall’s men head to Chesterfield as the first team in the club’s history to start the season undefeated in the first ten games.

But the Bantams boss felt they got a “helping hand” over the match-winning penalty to beat the Cod Army after a patchy performance.

McCall, who will assess James Hanson in training tomorrow, said: “Just because it wasn’t the right shape for the game against Fleetwood doesn’t mean it won’t be right for Chesterfield or whoever.

“It was our least impressive home performance but we got a bit of luck.

“We said beforehand we had to find a way to win and obviously we did. But sometimes it can be what the opposition do, be it getting a man sent off, scoring an own goal, giving away a penalty.

“It was a clear penalty kick but sometimes you need that helping hand just to get that win you crave.

“If we had come off with a draw, we wouldn’t be talking about ten games unbeaten. It would be six without a win.”

Marc McNulty will not be ready as he recovers from the dead leg he suffered in a hefty clash with Fleetwood keeper Chris Neal.

McCall is wary of a Chesterfield side whose 3-3 draw with Gillingham in midweek took their goal tally to 12 in five home games.

The Bantams boss said: “They normally play with a 4-4-2 and certainly at home have a right go at you. We’re going to have to stand up to that and know there’s defending to be done.

“Ched Evans got off to a great start but he’s been out of the side and it looks like he’ll be missing our game.

“But the two boys who have come in have taken up the reins and they are both a threat.

“They will be naturally gutted the other night to be 3-1 up as they were and apparently cruising and ending up with a draw.”

City have won 1-0 on their last two visits but Tony McMahon, who netted the decisive goal in December, faces at least a month out with his thigh injury.

Billy Clarke laid on that goal to follow the long-range winner he fired there the previous season.

He said: “It’s been a good ground for us. A lot of teams have bogey sides – before we played MK Dons, their manager came out and said they struggled to beat Bradford and we won there again.”