TIMOTHEE Dieng trusts City's owners to bring flesh blood into Valley Parade before next week's transfer deadline.

The midfielder was switched to a defensive role at Bristol Rovers as Stuart McCall tried to juggle his dwindling playing resources.

The Bantams head to Yorkshire rivals Rotherham tonight desperate to cling on to a four-point advantage on their seventh-placed hosts.

Dieng admits these are testing times for a team who have been a fixture in the League One play-off places since the first month off the season.

He has sympathy for McCall but remains confident that much-needed new faces will arrive in the final nine days of the transfer window.

Dieng said: "We've got lots of injuries at the moment and the team is a bit stretched. A couple of players are playing out of position because off that.

"I feel a bit sorry for the manager but I trust the board. I think they will bring some players in soon.

"You see some good moves in League One with the top teams in the division. It is frustrating that we haven't signed a player yet but I'm sure it will happen.

"There is still plenty of time to do that and hopefully we will sign players soon."

City are desperate to end a three-game losing run as they make the short trip to the New York Stadium. It is the worst spell of results since Dieng came to the club 19 months ago. Yet he is sure they can turn it round.

The Frenchman said: "The mood is a bit down because we have lost in three in a row. But we've all been there before as players.

"You know that in moments like this you all have to stick together and fight for each other. That's the only way to get out of this.

"It is a hard time. Nobody wants to be in that position but we cannot give up now.

"The way to come back is to give 100 per cent on the pitch because we know it will get better.

"The game tonight is massive. It's a Yorkshire derby and Rotherham are very close behind us in the league.

"But I think the fans will be loud and be behind us. They can be sure that we will give everything on the pitch to try to get that win."

City's wobble in January has attracted plenty of criticism on social media. Dieng admits that is part of the modern game when the chips are down.

He said: "We know that fans can change opinions quickly. You can be the best team when you win and the worst in the world when you don't.

"As a player, I don't think it's good to look at those comments – but I'm sure that most of the fans are behind us.

"I understand it is frustrating. I'm a fan as well and I know that when my team is not playing well it can be emotional.

"I'm sure they are all behind us and still support what we are trying to do. That's what we need – we need the club to stay together.

"There are plenty of games left and plenty of points to take. This team is still doing well and we are in the play-offs. But we need to start winning again. We all know that."