Bradford City 2 Gillingham 1: Reaction from Gills boss Mark Bonner after League 2 defeat at Valley Parade

Gillingham manager Mark Bonner felt his team deserved to have taken something from their game at Bradford.

The Gills went ahead against Bradford but conceded twice in the opening half to lose the game 2-1 - the club’s fourth straight loss in League 2.

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“We warranted something from the game,” said Bonner, who had made six changes to his team after last weekend’s home defeat against Accrington.

“I thought it was a fairly balanced and even game.

“We were excellent in the first 25-30 minutes of the first half. We started well, scored a great goal and actually had one or two moments very similar to that.

“One's pea-rolled and hit the post and the defender's cleared it, stopping Hawks from tapping in.

“We were really pleased with the intent in that game.

“We picked a team that was big and physical to try and make ourselves as robust as possible against a really physical team.”

The early signs were good after Bradford had a goal ruled out for offside and Jayden Clarke fired in for the Gills with just 11 minutes played.

But Bradford hit back with two goals late in the half - enough to take the points.

Bonner said: “For a game that was had a lot of big, aggressive players (it was a really) a good, aggressive English football match.

“There weren't many bad tackles, but there seemed to be shed loads of yellow cards, which was a bit crazy. I felt like that just lost the rhythm of the game.

“The game became more emotional in the first half than it needed to be, just from some erratic decisions, really.

“That said, despite the team that we picked, we're absolutely fuming with ourselves because of the two goals we conceded.

“When we're set up like we are, we're as big as we are, we certainly shouldn't