PHIL Parkinson shrugged off the disappointment of City's Capital One Cup first-round exit at York and insisted there were still pluses from their play.

The record run of nine winning penalty shoot-outs was ended after Chris Routis and Tony McMahon both missed. Alan Sheehan had earlier blasted over the bar from the spot during the game.

York, who had not won a tie in the competition since 1997, clinched the spot-kick battle 4-2 after the match had finished 2-2 after extra time.

Routis had volleyed City in front, only for York to hit back through a dubious penalty. James Berrett's stunning free-kick appeared to have won it for the hosts – only for substitute James Hanson to level deep into stoppage time.

Parkinson said: "It's a cup we've done really well in in the past but there were a lot of good performances out there. A lot of the new players looked good and that bodes well for us.

"We're two games in and there were so many good aspects of the play. Obviously we're disappointed to go out but we played very well at times.

"We just had that period in the second half when we didn't start well. We have to adapt to things better – the mentality of the team has got to improve and it will do.

"We were superb in the first half. But I told the lads York would change something, they pressed us and played very direct at the start of the second half and we didn't deal with that.

"We knew that was going to happen and had to be ready for it. That was a costly period for us.

"After that, we came back into the game and played some terrific stuff. We looked a real threat going forward."

Parkinson will reconsider his penalty options after Sheehan's wasteful effort, which followed on from Billy Clarke's miss at Swindon.

The Bantams boss said: "Alan's penalty wasn't good enough and we've got to accept that. He does because he's a quality player who's taken a lot of pens.

"The ball has got to go in the back of the net – or at least you make the keeper work. That was costly.

"Sheehan's taken a lot of pens in his career very successfully, so I was happy for him to take it.

"We've been saying we haven't had pens for a long time, especially away from home. It looks like we have players who can win fouls in and around the box because we've got a bit more creativity in and around the final third.

"The story of the first two games is that penalties missed are costly. They give the home team a lift and came at crucial times to kill games off.

"There are also those different periods when things change and we have to adapt to that. Mentality is so important – top teams and top players have that."

Parkinson, who revealed that City have had a bid accepted with a club for an unnamed player, also confirmed that it was his decision not to push a deal through with Jussi Jaaskelainen. The Finnish goalkeeper yesterday joined Wigan after spending a week with the Bantams.

Parkinson said: "We decided not to do anything on that a few days ago. Sometimes you’ve got to make those decisions and we felt it was the right one.”