Phil Parkinson insists there is no need for fans to get twitchy at City’s transfer progress.

Andrew Davies and Rory McArdle are the only summer recruits at Valley Parade so far.

In comparison, Steve Evans has snapped up eight new faces at bookies favourites Rotherham. Newly-promoted Fleetwood have also landed former Stoke and Cardiff targetman Jon Parkin, who was thought to be on City’s radar.

Parkinson is still waiting on Bantams old boy Andy Gray, who is understood to be on holiday again as he considers his offers on the table.

The City chief is not expecting any business this week and can understand supporters are eager to see more arrivals.

But Parkinson is well accustomed to playing the waiting game and believes there is no reason for frustration to creep in.

He said: “You always want to get deals done early and get the players in but every year you find that negotiations drag on, and this time is no different.

“Situations change all the time. Players you think you’ve got don’t happen but then others you might have given up on, will come back to you.

“That’s the scenario you are working with. We’ve got to be patient and make sure the right ones come along.

“We just want to get the best we can from the money that we’ve got to spend. I can’t say there have been that many players (we are looking at) who have gone elsewhere but often it’s for geographical reasons. They move on and you look at someone else.”

Both his captures have been centre halves but Parkinson has not planned to build from the back.

“That’s just the way they’ve fallen. We are working on several things but they were the first two we got over the line.

“They are very good signings and I was really pleased to get them both. That shows the type of player we want to bring in and we’ve got to build on them now.”

City are still looking to make space in the current squad. Scottish striker Mark Stewart was the latest to go when he cancelled his contract on Monday.

Parkinson said: “Unfortunately it didn’t quite go for Mark. Like all strikers, when he came in not getting that goal made it difficult.

“If he had scored a goal early that might have settled him down a bit.

“Most players want to play football. He was no different and we couldn’t give him that opportunity. It got to the point where he was a little bit unsettled down here and it worked for both parties to cut our ties.”