STEPHEN Darby insists City should let their football do the talking as they prepare to cross paths with Phil Parkinson again.

Darby skippered the Bantams for the last two seasons under Parkinson and was a loyal lieutenant for all of his biggest moments at the Valley Parade helm.

Yet the defender is not viewing Saturday's trip to Bolton any differently as Stuart McCall's side look to maintain their unbeaten run.

Darby said: "For the fans, I can see this is the game that people have looked forward to. But we'll let everyone else hype it up if that's what they want.

"We'll just aim to go about our business like we have been for every other game. We're preparing in just the same way as we did before Bristol Rovers last week. It will be no different."

Parkinson's sudden exit in June sparked an exodus of City coaching staff to the Macron. Steve Parkin, Nick Allamby, Lee Butler and physio Matt Barrass will all be with him in the home dugout this weekend.

But Darby will not need a double-take at the presence of so many familiar faces on the Bolton sidelines and said: "That's football, people come and go.

"I wouldn't say it's going to be strange at all. People move on to different clubs all the time and they've gone to Bolton now.

"Our only focus is on doing whatever we can on the day for Bradford City. We want to get the right result that keeps us pushing on as we have been.

"I'm sure we'll shake hands afterwards – but fingers crossed that will be on the back of three points."

City sold out their 4,300-ticket allocation with a week to go and Darby believes the vocal away following will have a part to play in the bid to make it nine League One games without defeat.

He said: "The supporters here are fantastic with the noise they make when they get right behind us. To go away from home and have that many fans there is unbelievable.

"That passionate support drives you on and the lads feed off that. The fans also feed off the team when they see us putting in the effort that's required.

"We'll just keep taking the positives from each game and remembering the hard work that's being put in on and off the pitch to get results.

"It's been a good start but it's just that at the moment. It's one thing having a solid start but it's now about using that to keep building momentum."