PAUL Caddis insists City can adjust to the extremes of going from the Stadium of Light to Rochdale.

Three days after playing in front of League One’s biggest crowd for nearly 40 years, the Bantams head to the modest surrounds of Spotland this afternoon.

But Caddis is confident there will be no hangover from Boxing Day’s big stage.

He said: “The gaffer touched on that straight after the Sunderland game.

“Instead of 45,000 fans or so you’ll get 4,000-5,000 fans. It’s a mentality thing and we have got to approach the game in exactly the same way.

“I’m sure we will. We’ll go there in a positive manner and hopefully get the points.

“The next couple are big games for us with Rochdale away and then Accrington at home.

“We’ve just got to look to take six points from those and see where it takes us.”

Caddis sees no reason to panic after City slipped back into the League One relegation zone with Wednesday’s hotly-disputed defeat.

“Since I’ve been in at the club there’s never been a lack of confidence,” he added.

“It’s been very upbeat and positive. We managed to get ourselves off the bottom and out the bottom four – albeit we’re back in it now.

“But our season is not defined on Sunderland away.

“We’ve never doubted ourselves. Outsiders gave us no chance on Boxing Day but never doubted our ability and were unlucky not to get something.

“We’re right behind each other, working hard for each other and all looking to go in one direction.”

Caddis has captained City for the last two games with Anthony O’Connor out the side. After the frustration of spending the first three months of the season without a club, the experienced right back is relishing the heavy holiday schedule.

“It’s good to be back feeling like a footballer again,” he said.

“It’s great that every morning I need to get up and go training or travelling and stuff.

“I don’t mind playing four games in 10 days. I’m just enjoying playing every week again and hopefully the more games, the sharper I will get.

“I’ve done all right. But I’m my own biggest critic and there’s definitely still more to come.”

City’s sense of injustice at Jack Payne’s late effort not being awarded at Sunderland is likely to add an extra edge to their performance in Lancashire today. But the controversy stirred up has raised the call for VAR to be introduced at lower levels.

Caddis added: “If it helps things like that then definitely. But it’s finding the money to do it.

“That could be vital this season. Anything put in to help the officials should be done.

“The picture of the ‘goal’ has gone everywhere. You know what social media is like these days.

“You can see we deserved a point, not only through that but generally from how well we played.

“But we’re on the up. It’s a great club to be at.”

Anton McElhone’s arrival as number two to David Hopkin has helped increase the team’s stamina and Caddis believes you can see the difference late on in games.

“We’re a fit group. Anton’s come in and he’s big on fitness like the manager.

“We’re working hard in training and we’re grateful that it’s paying off in games.

“We know that if we’re still in the game with 25 minutes to go, I don’t think there’s anybody fitter in this league.”