Gillingham 1 Bradford City 0: Reaction from Gills manager John Coleman after League 2 win at Priestfield Stadium

Manager John Coleman told anyone listening pre-match that Gillingham could beat Bradford City and the players backed up that faith on Saturday.

Conor Masterson got the winner in a 1-0 scoreline at Priestfield as the Gills kept the promotion-chasing visitors relatively quiet, ending the Yorkshire side’s winning streak that stood at four games before the weekend. It was only Gillingham’s second win since Christmas.

Report: Gillingham 1 Bradford 0

“I expected us to win,” said Coleman. “I honestly did. You can ask anyone on the staff, I said to them (on Friday) ‘We're going to win tomorrow’. I really fancied us to win.

“I'm so delighted with the way we defended and I'm so delighted that the game plan that we set out to do from the start worked a treat.

“I was really pleased with the performance. Obviously more pleased with the result.

“I can be happy this week as opposed to last week (after the Morecambe win) with the relief. It's more happiness this week that the game plan worked.

“I wanted the lads to believe that they could win and stick their chest out and not go in as the underdogs that we were, according to the bookies.

“I think everyone was just taking it as a fait accompli that Bradford were going to win this game and with Walsall not winning earlier on in the day, that they were just going to go top.

“I said to our players, and I've said many a time, we don't fear anybody. There's nothing to fear in the league.

“Bradford have got where they are because they're a very pragmatic team. They're a very functional team. They do what it says on the tin and they do it really well.

“All credit to their manager for getting them in the situation where they are. They're in such a position of strength in the league. It's not