ROMAIN Vincelot should not beat himself up over City's first away loss, insists team-mate Matt Kilgallon.

The Bantams skipper was the chief culprit after they missed a string of chances in Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Bury.

Vincelot, who has scored four headers this season, had three second-half opportunities to add to that tally as City's six-match unbeaten start on the road ended.

Kilgallon said: "Romain's gutted with himself. His standards are that high at the minute and they are bread and butter for him.

"He scores them every day – and we know he'll score them again. We've told him not to worry.

"We knew we'd get chances in the game because of the way we play football.

"But that's the feeling we've got throughout the team. We always fancy ourselves to get back into it and we should have.

"There were good chances in the six-yard box and should have been goals – but you just have to move on."

Bantams boss Stuart McCall admitted: "Ninety times out of 100, if the ball goes to Romain it's a goal. He rose so well and in other games he'd put it in.

"If we were more clinical, we'd have got something, but we can't dwell on it too much."

City remain third in League One going into tomorrow's home clash with in-form Oldham and Kilgallon sees no reason for the weekend setback to affect their impetus.

"It's been a great start and when we have lost we have bounced back," said the centre half.

"It's not like we were played off the park and were left thinking 'are we good enough?' In my eyes, we should have won.

"Some things weren't as good as they have been, we know that. We didn't defend balls coming in or stopping the crosses as well as usual.

"Nobody likes losing but we can't walk around now feeling sorry for ourselves or we'll get beaten again tomorrow. We've got to pick ourselves up and we will do."

Luke Hendrie will continue to stand in for Tony McMahon at right back after his first league start was marred with a harsh penalty call.

He collided with Bury's former Leeds striker Jermaine Beckford as the ball ran out of play but referee David Webb pointed to the spot after a pause.

Kilgallon said: "It never looked a penalty and it was hard for Luke. He's a great professional who does everything right in training.

"He'll have really got himself going for the game and you don't wish it on anyone to start with a penalty given like that.

"He showed some courage afterwards to still get on the ball. We're going to need him this season and I hope he carries on getting better."

McCall, who described it as the "most accidental penalty you are likely to see", said: "We're not the best team in this league and there are going to be ups and downs.

"We've got to react now to that defeat. Oldham have won four on the bounce, so they will come with a great deal of confidence, but we're at home and we'll be positive.

"Saturday was just one of those that wasn't our day. Hopefully tomorrow it will be."