STUART McCall wants City to prove they are not nearly men.

The Bantams head for fourth-bottom Port Vale tomorrow without a win in four games.

That has put a dent in their play-off credentials but not the self-belief within McCall’s squad.

The City boss insists they have that edge to get back to winning ways as the season heads towards a tense finish.

McCall said: “The bottom line is football’s about winning. We’ve got to start turning good performances into victories – whatever way we do it.

“I do think we can do that, without a doubt.

“We had to find a way to win at Oldham and we did that. This is exactly the same.

“You look at all the games against teams fighting for their lives near the bottom. Chesterfield was by an odd goal, Oldham by an odd goal – Port Vale are another team scrapping and so desperate to stay up.

“When games are tight you’ve got to find that something to get over the line.”

City have dropped below the top five for the first time since the opening week of the season. They are still in a play-off spot but Millwall and Rochdale both have games in hand to overhaul them.

McCall added: “We’re all aware that it’s not about how we’re playing. It’s about getting results.

“But you know what it’s like when your performances are poor and you’re nicking a point, there’s no feeling like that.

“I heard somebody say it was a game of two halves last week but only because of the goals.

“Bolton only have a five-minute spell after they equalise with a couple of dangerous situations.

“We’re not naïve and stupid but if you’re playing at the level we are, we’ve got to believe we will turn these points into three.

“But you look at the other teams as well. We were at a sponsors’ evening this week and everyone was checking their phones halfway through for the scores.

“You’d have thought Millwall were a gimme at home to Chesterfield, who are at the bottom of the league. But that’s what can happen at this stage.

“We’ve got to look after ourselves by getting enough wins and we believe we can do that. It’s not false hope.

“The time for analysing is at the end of the season when we can’t do anything about it. We can do lots about it at this stage.

“It’s a time to put our foot to the pedal and get over that line. We don’t want any regrets.”