CITY'S nemesis Steve Evans has told them: You won’t go down.

Evans renews battle with the Bantams at Peterborough this weekend – and admits he is mystified to see them stuck on the bottom of League One.

“I look at Bradford’s squad and I cannot for the life of me understand why they are where they are,” he said.

“I’ve also watched DVDs of their last four matches and they could easily have won three of them.

“They are in the sort of rut that can be difficult to escape. But I believe they have the quality of player which will get them out of trouble.

“Football is littered with teams who everyone thought were too good to go down but did end up relegated – just look at Sunderland in the Championship last season – but Bradford won’t be one of those.”

Jack Payne set up all four goals as Oxford won 4-1 at Peterborough last year. Eoin Doyle also scored twice for Oldham as they beat Posh 3-2.

Evans revealed that the City duo were on his watch list during the club’s hectic summer makeover.

He added: “I know Jack Payne and Eoin Doyle both gave Posh trouble when playing for different clubs last season. Both were on my list of potential targets in the summer.

“They weren’t at the top and when Jason Cummings and Matt Godden signed for us, we cooled our interest.

“They are both very good players though and Bradford have others who could trouble us if we let them.

“We will treat them with every respect. But we will be determined to make sure their struggles continue for a bit longer.

“We’ve had a good couple of cup results but we need to get back to our bread and butter and keep the pressure on Portsmouth and Sunderland.”

Peterborough, like City, have completely reworked their side. Defender Ryan Tafazolli and winger Joe Ward are the only survivors from last season’s squad likely to feature against the Bantams.