Bury 0-0 Bradford: David Flitcroft and Steve Parkin FA Cup reaction

David Flitcroft felt a bumper crowd got its money's worth, despite his Bury side having to settle for a 0-0 draw at home to Bradford in the FA Cup.

David Flitcroft felt a bumper crowd got its money's worth, despite his Bury side having to settle for a 0-0 draw at home to Bradford in the FA Cup.

Last season's quarter-finalists were cheered on by 3,489 away fans, which bumped the gate up to 6,962, and they watched a hard-fought Roses clash at Gigg Lane.

Both sides had chances to book their place in the fourth round, with James Hanson missing the best at the death for Bradford, but they now face a replay with their League One rivals.

Flitcroft said: "It was quite an end-to-end game but you expect that with Bradford.

"They want to break the play up and get their set-pieces into the box - that's their game-plan.

"But we were very brave first half. We got the ball down and moved it around fantastically well to carve them up quite a few times.

"There were some real gilt-edged chances for Bradford late on that were wasted and I didn't expect it to be a 0-0 because it was quite a vibrant game.

"Kelvin Etuhu was majestic in midfield. I thought he ran the show, in and out of possession, and I thought the contribution of Nathan Cameron and Reece Brown at the back was outstanding."

Leon Clarke fired over for Bury before Bradford replied with Tony McMahon's free-kick hitting a post and Billy Clarke putting the rebound over.

McMahon then volleyed over, while he and Kyel Reid also tested Bury goalkeeper Ian Lawlor from just outside the box, but the Shakers spurned two great chances just before the break.

Danny Mayor played in Andrew Tutte but his tame effort was too close to Ben Williams while Clarke headed wide from a Chris Hussey cross.

Bradford's Gary Liddle missed a similar chance after the break from a Reid cross, before Rory McArdle flashed a header wide from McMahon's corner.

And City should have won it in stoppage time as Stephen Darby drove a low ball in for Hanson, who somehow turned it over from close range.

Bradford's assistant manager Steve Parkin said: "It was a typical FA Cup tie. It was a heavy pitch, both teams were committed and I think we came out on top in a physical battle.

"There was nothing in the game really but we had two or three chances after the break to finish them off.

"It was difficult conditions and on a different day we could have scored two or three.

"But all things being equal, I think we just about edged it so we're looking forward to the replay.

"We needed a reaction after losing the last two and I think we got one. It was more of the kind of performance that we're used to."