JAKE Reeves admits it is time for City to find a cure for their travel sickness.

Despite being pegged back by Scunthorpe at the weekend, no team in League Two has claimed more points at home than the Bantams this season.

But it is a different story on the road where Gary Bowyer’s men have tasted victory only three times in 13 attempts.

While six of those games have finished in draws, City’s away form ranks just below halfway in the division.

Midfielder Reeves knows that record needs to be addressed as they head into back-to-back trips to Colchester and Mansfield this week.

“We obviously know what goes on and it’s frustrating for us,” he said. “It’s something we are obviously working on all the time.

“We saw the Crawley game as a blip but you can use that as a good thing as well. It wasn’t the best and we know we need to stamp out anything like that from happening again.

“Obviously home form has been really good and it would be nice to match that up away as well.

“If you don’t pick up points away from home, you’ve got to win them somewhere and then home form becomes key.

“I’m sure we will make that away record better. Everyone is working hard to do that.”

It is three months since City last won away from Valley Parade when they beat Morecambe 2-1. They have also claimed successes at Stevenage and Walsall.

The miserable loss at Crawley 10 days ago ended a run of four straight draws on the road, including at leaders Swindon.

Reeves added: “Anyone can beat anybody else in this league so you really need to be on it, no matter who you’re playing.

“You’ve got Swindon at the top of the league and we went there and got a draw.

“From the outside, if you don’t know much about football, you’d say that Swindon had to be favourites but that was the least we deserved.

“We’re not really looking at where we are now. It’s how we perform between now and the end of the season that will make the big difference.

“I’m sure there will be lots of twists and turns and there will probably be a club ending up in in that top group who have come out of nowhere. It always happens.

“For us, it’s about pushing on and getting a bit of consistency back and getting a good run going.”

Reeves came off the bench late on against the Iron, having started eight of the previous nine games.

He is making the most of regular action again after the nightmare of spending nearly two years on the sidelines – and doesn’t even mind the heavier playing surfaces.

“This time of the year used to always annoy me,” he added. “The style of play changed and the pitches got a little bit boggier which made it harder.

“It happens at every club. Pitches always get a little bit heavier and that’s the nature of the beast unfortunately.

“But now I’m just happy to be running around.

“It’s been a case of throw the body in the deep end and see how it reacts and thankfully for me it has reacted well.

“It’s just nice to feel normal and part of the squad again as I was before.

“Obviously it was a double whammy for me last season. Getting relegated without kicking a ball is tough to take but you just put it behind you and crack on."