Parkinson delighted to earn replay

Bradford City players will have to miss their Christmas party, but manager Phil Parkinson was delighted to see the Bantams come from behind to earn an FA Cup second-round replay at League One promotion contenders Brentford on Tuesday, December 18.

The replay means the Christmas party has been cancelled and Parkinson said: "The players will be disappointed that the Christmas party is off, but a few years ago I was out of work at Christmas time. I missed the football - it is great to be involved at this time of the year."

Bradford are still involved in all three domestic cup competitions, including a home Capital One Cup quarter-final against Arsenal on Tuesday, December 11, and Parkinson said: "Not many clubs have got as an exciting month ahead as we have."

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