Bradford have to improve away form - Alexander

Bradford City manager Graham Alexander says he needs to find a lasting solution to his side's faltering away form if the Bantams are stay in the promotion hunt.

The West Yorkshire side are fourth in League One, level on points with third-placed Bolton and firmly in the play-off picture.

But with just one win in their past seven road trips, the gap between them and automatic promotion has stretched to 10 points with 13 games remaining.

Alexander, who takes his side to seventh-placed Reading this weekend, says he and his backroom staff are leaving no stone unturned as they seek a remedy for their poor away record.

And he insists admitting there is a problem is a first step to turning things around.

"It is important for us to not pretend it isn't happening or that it's just the norm, we have to take it on board," he told BBC Radio Leeds.

"If we can maintain our home form then great but the challenge is to improve our away form and away performance.

"First you have to identify the issue and second, you have to find a solution. We are going through it and we have got some ideas.

"We need to change the mindset of the players but I can assure everybody we haven't just given up on our away form."