PHIL Parkinson insists the play-off door is still open for those hoping to lay a late claim in City’s final league outing against Chesterfield tomorrow.

A 14th Valley Parade victory would give the Bantams a chance of finishing in fourth and hosting the potentially decisive semi-final second leg in just under a fortnight.

But Parkinson will not take any chances with a few minor doubts in his squad.

Filipe Morais trained yesterday with a slight niggle in his knee and James Hanson (bruised calf) and Kyel Reid (tight groin) are also questionable.

City have plenty of other options to call upon and Parkinson stressed that any replacements given the nod should use the occasion as a last audition.

He said: “Players may come into the team with the aim of being part of two terrific games coming up.

“There’s a lot of players desperate to be involved. And if they get a chance, it’s up to them to say ‘bang’ this is what I’m all about.

“That’s what we’ve worked for all season and we’ve got that.

“We want to go into it in good spirits and hopefully we’ve got as many selection problems as possible.

“We’ve been prepared to change the team before, like the front two got changed after the Coventry game.

“We’re watching closely everything in training this week and which players we feel are looking good and have that real edge about them.

“We’ll be picking the team accordingly because it’s very tight in terms of a lot of positions around the park.”

Paul Anderson is pushing for his first start since breaking a leg against Peterborough in September. Billy Clarke and Jamie Proctor could also be restored to the frontline if a check today confirms that Hanson and Morais are not right.

City would reach 80 points with another win – and their present tally of 44 from Valley Parade is the highest since Paul Jewell’s Premier League-bound team earned 49 at home in 1998-99.

To get fourth, they would also need Millwall to fail to win at Gillingham.

Regardless of that outcome, Parkinson wants to see City continue their present momentum going into the next phase of the promotion push.

He added: “We wouldn’t risk anybody but we’ll be picking the team we feel is best suited to get the result.

“We want to maintain standards going into the places. We’d like to get that fourth spot but we’re relying on Gillingham to get a result.

“If we get in there, we’ll be pleased. If we don’t, we’ll be ready for whatever is thrown at us.

“People might look at this as just another game but it’s more than that. We want to finish the regulation season in good style.

“I’m sure the supporters will come to show their appreciation to the players for the achievement of getting in the play-offs and rightly so.

“Stage one has been completed but now this game, for me, is one that’s preparing us for the play-offs.

“It’s another test playing in front of a big crowd and handling that again and performing at our very best.

“It’s about individuals playing well on the day and continuing to do what we’ve done over the majority of the season.

“That’s putting the team work ethic first and foremost and individuals shine from that.”

Anderson, who made a brief return on the bench at Southend, said: “It’s been a frustrating two months for me on top of the five I was out injured.

“I’ve been back six weeks and it’s been hard waiting for so long to get back on the field.”