ROMAIN Vincelot has echoed his manager’s SOS call for more bodies in the City dressing room.

The Bantams captain is not the type of character to panic over a couple of iffy results.

Vincelot approaches life on the level, good or bad, and will generally maintain a steady presence whatever is thrown his way.

But without wanting to sound desperate, the Frenchman has made it clear that the team are going to find the rest of the season very challenging without suitable reinforcements.

Like everyone else, he has watched promotion rivals such as Scunthorpe, Wigan and Blackburn add recruits during the transfer window while waiting for City to follow suit.

“If we can get a couple of quality players in with the right mentality, I’m sure that’s what they are looking for,” he said.

“It is a long season and the teams who want to achieve something in the top six have a good depth in their squad.

“If we want to do the same, we need help, for sure. Everyone wants to achieve success at this club but we do need that support.”

Injuries are currently biting deep into City’s resources and exposing a lack of cover for certain positions.

The most notable of those is up front, where Charlie Wyke’s absence against Northampton with a dodgy back left them minus a target man capable of holding the ball up.

Vincelot said: “Everyone gets injuries and you just have to get on with it because there is no other choice. But it is frustrating.

“It is even more difficult without Chaz, especially when you get those conditions on the pitch. It’s hard to play from the back or go through the middle.

“In that kind of game, it would be very good to have him as the focal point to get the team playing in their half.

“Don’t get me wrong, we had quality players up top against Northampton, but they were not helped by the pitch.

“Chaz is the only kind of player like that at the club at the minute. I don’t know what the club is preparing behind the scenes. Maybe they are looking to get some help but that is their job to do.

“There are a lot of injuries, which just happens. That’s nobody’s fault. But you see there was half the team missing that played at Northampton before. Despite that, we weren’t far off getting something from the game.

“January is always a weird period. I can’t wait for us to get people in and then the transfer window to shut.

“There will still be three-and-a-half months to go after that and it will be very intense. We have to look forward – there’s no point in being frustrated about what has happened.

“Hopefully we will have a stronger squad. That is the aim because we need more players.”

A seventh home defeat at the weekend – only bottom club Bury have lost more – was greeted with boos from the Valley Parade faithful. A significant number had already left the ground well before the end.

Vincelot insists the players cannot let their morale falter during a testing period on and off the field.

He said: “We are trying very, very hard. I think it is still positive in the camp.

“The squad is very stretched but we must keep going. We have to fight on and it’s important we don’t hide behind excuses like injuries and not having players.

“Even like we were on Saturday, we weren’t far off coming back and getting at least a draw.

“It’s very important that you keep the same mentality throughout the season, whether you are going through good times or bad. We are trying to do that.”

Stuart McCall was unhappy with the defending on both Northampton goals. Vincelot held up his hand for allowing John-Joe O’Toole a free header to score the first.

The skipper said: “He was my man. He went back post for their first corner but they regrouped and it took me a few seconds to see where he was going. He was a yard in front of me, so it was my mistake.

“But we didn’t give up in the second half even when they scored again. It was important to keep going. You have to train yourself to do that and be professional and try to win the game even if you are 2-0 down.

“I don’t think we looked tired but it’s nice in a way to not have a Tuesday game now. It will help us to generate more energy – and hopefully give time to the management staff to identify what we want.”