Eight wins from 17 games - that's the task City have set to scramble clear of the drop.

Two weeks in the jungle with Jordan and a load of creepy-crawlies is a doddle in comparison.

But after Crystal Palace became the TENTH visiting team to cash in on Bradford hospitality, Colin Todd spelled out the size of the battle ahead.

City's number two reckons 47 points will keep them up. The Bantams are currently 24 - or eight victories - short of that.

After 29 games they have managed a meagre points haul of 23, not even halfway. If those celebrities in the Aussie bush think they've got it hard, try slipping on a claret and amber shirt for the next few months.

But let's rekindle the spirit of 2000 and believe that City can beat the drop.

And here's the proof.

Looking at the remaining fixture list, I've come up with a blueprint for survival and worked out where the points are going to come from.

City being City will probably do it elsewhere but there are certain three-pointers that jump out at you.

Considering the shocking home record, it could work in their favour that there are more away games left.

But it is at Valley Parade where the battle will be won or lost.

Of the eight home matches to go, I think five of them have to be marked down as "must win".

Crewe, Watford, Burnley, Wimbledon and Stoke are sides that have to be beaten if City stand any chance of escaping the trapdoor.

That leaves West Ham a week on Saturday, Paul Jewell's Wigan and Reading. City should look for at least a point against the Royals, anything else is a bonus.

Sixteen points out of that lot leaves Bryan Robson's men needing to find a minimum of eight from their nine road trips.

Five of them look winnable, starting with this weekend's long trek to suspension-hit Gillingham. Rotherham at Millmoor is another good opportunity as well as the six-pointer showdowns with relegation rivals Nottingham Forest and Derby.

The last-day visit to Millwall could also be easier than it sounds if the mid-table Lions have nothing to play for by then. Hopefully, neither will City.

Visits to promotion-chasing Sheffield United and West Brom may not produce much - although after the upset at Norwich the other week, you can't be too sure. And don't write off City's chances at Preston or Ipswich, scene of a Paul Evans wonder strike last season.

The key will be getting it right at home. Do that and City can make 47 points with a game to spare, topping it off with a celebration draw at the New Den on May 9.

POSSIBLE WINS: Gillingham A, Crewe, Watford, Burnley, Derby A, Wimbledon, Stoke.

POSSIBLE DRAWS: Nottingham Forest A, Rotherham A, Reading, Millwall A.