CHARLIE Wyke is grateful to the Valley Parade faithful for not turning on City.

The anger that spilled out at Blackpool could have carried on into the games that followed.

But the crowd stuck by the Bantams – something that Wyke is keen to acknowledge ahead of a run of three straight home outings.

The striker, who has scored two in two, can see the confidence returning at Valley Parade after encouraging displays against Shrewsbury and Portsmouth.

He said: “We needed those home performances to get the fans back on side. They have been brilliant.

“They could have turned on us really badly but they didn’t.

“How this season has gone has been frustrating for us – but it will have been even more frustrating for them.

“We have let them down but, hopefully, in the next few games we can show them what we are really capable of doing.”

City are unbeaten in three since the Blackpool horror show earlier this month, Wyke seizing on a huge error from Rochdale keeper Josh Lillis to rescue a draw on Saturday.

Although the play-offs now look beyond them, the striker stressed the importance of finishing well to reward the supporters for continuing to back them.

He added: “The fans could have come to the next game after Blackpool and booed us from the first minute. But they didn’t.

“They got straight behind us. They could see we were working hard and responded. It is all they ask from us, to work hard.

“You see a lot on social media asking the players to work hard and it was a bit of a wake-up call to us all.”

“Three home games in a row is something to look forward to. The atmosphere feels to be back to what I have always known since coming to the club.

“We are all going out, expecting to win. That comes from confidence.

“We want to get the ball, we want to score goals and we want to do well. When the fans are behind us, it is even better.”

MK Dons come to Valley Parade tonight desperate for a result to keep their slim survival hopes alive. But Wyke does not want to let up, even if the top six appears out of reach.

“I haven’t known a season like this,” he added. “Everything was going so well up to January 1.

“To go like it has since then has been really disappointing for us all.

“The previous manager got sacked and it affected our confidence. You could see that in training.

“I was feeling after defeats that I didn’t want to train.

“Now, though, the confidence has slowly come back. I feel different heading out on to the pitch and the doom and gloom has gone.”