CHARLIE Wyke wants to be greedy and claim not just one but two promotion medals this season.

His main aim, of course, is spearheading the Bantams in their concerted push towards the Championship.

Saturday’s tap-in to see off Bury was his seventh goal in City colours since his £250,000 arrival in January – already repaying a chunk of that sizeable outlay.

Wyke has looked every inch the League One target man after moving up a division and Stuart McCall has been hugely impressed with his all-round game just as much as the goals.

But Carlisle, the club he left behind, have floundered without their main man up front.

Replacing a striker who had bagged 18 goals in the first half of the season was always going to be a tall order and their form has tailed off dramatically since.

Wyke, though, remains hopeful they can turn it around to make the League Two play-offs at least – and keep alive his double dream.

“Two promotions in one season would be unbelievable for me and hopefully both clubs can do it,” he said.

“I think you’ve got to play ten games to get a medal and obviously I’ve done a lot more than that for Carlisle.

“So I’ll be texting a few of the lads up there to remind them that they’ve got to go up!”

That looked a good shout for the Cumbrians when Wyke was banging in goals for fun. When his move to Valley Parade was finally sealed on deadline day, they were four points to the good in the third automatic promotion spot.

The effect of his absence was not immediately obvious as Carlisle won three of the next four matches – but they have plummeted since.

Just one win in nine, including a run of seven games without scoring, leaves them hanging on unconvincingly in the lower end of the play-off places.

Wyke admitted it has been tough watching his old pals struggle of late.

“I really didn’t think they would fall away like they have done,” he said.

“You look at some of the players who have come in like (Jamie) Proctor; really good quality. It’s really strange what has happened.

“But once you get two or three bad results after you’ve done so well throughout the whole season, your fans get panicky and it’s hard to get back on track.

“I know it’s taken a while but I think they’ll be all right for a play-off place.

“It’s just disappointing after being third all season. It’s obviously come as a bit of a shock for the lads when they started dropping to fifth, sixth or seventh.”

It may be little consolation for Keith Curle’s side but Wyke’s own season continues to go from strength to strength. He’s even finally got that elusive first away goal of 2017.

Any question marks over how he would adapt to the extra spotlight of playing in front of Valley Parade’s huge audience – and the pressure of wearing the number nine – have been emphatically blown away.

Wyke has relished the challenge of performing on the bigger stage.

“Getting chucked in straight away was a good thing and getting off the mark so early helped me settle in so much quicker,” he said.

“Before the first game, I was just thinking to myself to try and take it all in my stride.

“But afterwards I realised how big it was and how loud the fans were round the place, singing Josh Cullen songs and stuff like that.

“During the games I don’t really take it all in but after, then it hits home how special it all is.

“My family keep saying how different it is compared to where I’ve been playing for the last two or three years.

“But you go into football to play in front of big crowds like that and in television games as well.

“I don’t think I’m clever enough to take it all in! But it’s a credit to everyone who has made me feel so welcome.

“Long may it continue and hopefully it will end up as a successful season.”

Not that City are there yet. Wyke is aware that there is still ground to be covered to nail that top-six finish.

“You can’t afford to rest up and try not to get injured before the play-offs,” he said.

“Every game is like a cup final and you never know what’s going to happen. You can’t predict anything.

“But it’s great that we’re playing for something. We’re not just letting the season run out.

“We’ve just got to keep working hard and I’m sure at the end of the season we’ll be in the play-off places.”