MARK Marshall is desperate to turn the tables as a City player by winning his first promotion.

The flying winger watched his new club beat Motherwell 3-0 yesterday in the opening friendly of their Scotland tour.

But he cannot wait to get started – and begin competing at the right end of the league table for a change.

Marshall said: "That's what you want. Any job you do, you work for promotion. As a player or manager, you want to go as high as possible.

"I've never won a promotion with any club. I've always been scrapping against relegation, so hopefully it will be a different experience.

"But we can't just talk and say we're going to win games. We've got to put the hard work in – and once we start winning games, we've got to stay humble.

"The more you win, the harder it becomes because teams start to target you, especially with the fan-base. Valley Parade is a place where teams want to come and you've got to keep that in mind."

Marshall had plenty of offers after rejecting the chance to stay at Port Vale but was convinced by Phil Parkinson's ambition and the size of the club.

He has also been revved up for the new challenge by Bantams legend Jamie Lawrence, who was quick to pass on his encouragement.

Marshall said: "I spoke to him on Monday and he said I'd love it because the fans are amazing.

"I've done a lot of training with Jamie. It's very hard. But he's a good motivator and even life after football, he still gives his all. He's a machine.

"He told me to just go there, get your head down and enjoy playing football. That's good advice from someone who's obviously so loved by the club.

"I'll take that on board and try to do the best I can every week for myself and for the fans. The bare minimum they can expect from me is total effort."

Parkinson has already likened Marshall with Kyel Reid, because of his pace and willingness to attack the full back, and the 28-year-old wide man revealed the pair grew up in the same area of London.

But he said: "I don't like to compare myself to anyone. Obviously we've got similar attributes but every individual is different.

"I'm hoping to hit the ground running and give the fans something to cheer about. Hopefully that will help the team to win games.

"You look at the last four years and how this club are on the up since the gaffer came in. He took them to Wembley, which is a massive achievement, and then last year had another good cup run. They still finished only one place outside the play-offs.

"I saw everything because they were in the public eye and people in and around football were watching, not only the season before when they got to the cup final but last year.

"Everything is in place for the club to go as high as possible – you've got the stadium, the training ground, the support – so it's up to us as players to take them there."