Luke Oliver is ready to make a big impression on City after becoming Peter Taylor’s fourth signing.

The Wycombe centre half, who today rejoined his old boss on a month’s loan, stands at a towering 6ft 7in.

Like Gavin Grant, Oliver has play-ed for Taylor at both Stevenage and Wycombe. And the Bantams boss is confident he will provide a real presence at the back.

Taylor said: “He is very tall and very strong in the air. I brought him in at Wycombe last season and he played a few games for us, helping to clinch promotion.

“He didn’t start the first game this season but after that got in the team quite early. But he’s been left out for the last few weeks so it’s a chance for him to get back playing again.

“With Zesh (Rehman) having a calf injury at the moment, I wanted a little bit of cover defensively. And I’m always out to push everyone I can and hopefully Luke coming here will do that.”

Oliver, 27, is in his second spell in league football. Having been released by Wycombe in 2004, he played for Woking and Stevenage before Taylor took him back to Adams Park last January as cover when skipper Mike Williamson was sold to Watford.

He played eight games during the run-in, though only once from the start. His main role was coming off the bench to close down a game if opponents posed a danger in the air.

Oliver, who is out of contract in the summer, has been more involved this term in League One with 21 starts for the struggling Chairboys. But he has not featured in the last three games since a 1-1 draw with Brentford on February 13 and played for Wycombe’s reserves against Ipswich on Tuesday.

The Londoner will train with his new team-mates at Apperley Bridge this morning and is set to go straight in against Rotherham on Saturday.

Oliver follows Grant, Mark McCammon and Robbie Threlfall as Taylor continues to shake up the squad he inherited just over a fortnight ago.