Stuart McCall labelled City’s current form “a disaster” – but still refused to rule out a Wembley finish to the season.

Yesterday’s 1-1 draw with Lincoln at Valley Parade was their eighth game without a win.

But they remain two points behind the last play-off spot, with rivals Dagenham and Chesterfield to face in the run-in.

McCall said: “Six points might be enough to get in the play-offs or we might have to do what we did at the beginning of the season. We won the first three and we might have to win the last three.

“I just hope we can go into the Chesterfield game on the last day with everything to play for. I would accept that right now.”

Lee Bullock saved City with an equaliser after Graeme Lee’s blunder let in 17-year-old Andy Hutchinson for a debut goal straight after half-time. Peter Thorne also hit the bar but it was another slack display from the home side.

McCall said: “Confidence is obviously fragile but I can’t go round and give everyone a pill to suddenly change that.

“We got in good areas in the first half but our decision-making was poor and we played the wrong pass.

“I didn’t feel under any threat and thought we would kick on after half-time. Then we gifted them such a soft goal.

“It would have been easy to crumble but we came back, although the bottom line is that we’ve failed to win again.

“But I genuinely believe we’ll get promoted if we get in the play-offs. People will say I’m talking rot after this performance because it wasn’t a good game but the dream is still alive.”

City have still not won since thrashing Aldershot 5-0 five weeks ago and Bullock’s goal was only their fourth in eight games since.

McCall admitted: “Our form in the last third of the season has been a disaster. But on the first two thirds, we deserve to be up there.

“We lost to the worst goal in the world at Exeter, had those two penalties at Rochdale and then the ball’s a foot over the line at Morecambe and it doesn’t get given.

“That eats your confidence away and we’ve gone from looking a really good side to one that’s bang average.

“But we could have just died off and taken a 1-0 defeat. Instead we stuck in there and got the goal we deserved.

“I can’t say we’re going to Dagenham next week full of confidence but we’re still full of belief. We just need one win to turn things round.

“It should have been at Morecambe but it wasn’t; could have been yesterday but it wasn’t; let’s hope it’s going to be at Dagenham.”

The result ended Lincoln’s outside play-off shot and Peter Jackson is now rooting for McCall to make it with his old club.

“It was such a big game for both clubs and nobody really wanted the draw,” said the Imps boss.

“I thought we’d go on and win if we took the lead but full marks to Bradford, who came back and put us under pressure. The players had a go for Stuart.

“Bradford are on a bad run at the moment and we’ve been through it. You have to stick together and their players were certainly doing that.

“It’s going to be the side who hold their nerve and show the most consistency who will get in the play-offs. Bradford are still hanging in there and hopefully they will do it.”