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Mark Hughes knew he had a big job on his hands when he took up the Bradford City job.

It certainly raised plenty of eyebrows when the former Manchester City and Southampton manager dropped down into League Two.

It was his first post since 2019 but his first couple of games in the hotseat have shown Hughes just how much work he has on his hands.

Saturday saw Bradford lose 2-1 at home to Swindon Town - Jack Payne netting a 96th minute penalty to inflict a second successive defeat on Hughes, after a reversal at home to Mansfield seven days prior.

Earlier this week the Welshman spoke about how he sometimes was "scratching his head" at some left-field appointments whilst he remained out of work.

Speaking to the Official EFL podcast, Hughes was asked if he was expecting job offers from higher up the footballing pyramid.

“Yeah, I was if I'm honest," said the 58-year-old.

“I think sometimes it's not what you know, it's very much who you know in this business sometimes and it's your connections and your network and maybe possibly at the top end, I did exhaust my network to a certain extent and I wasn't getting the opportunity or even getting a conversation.

"I was always of the opinion that if you get me in the room, then I'll convince people that it makes sense.

“For a long time, I wasn't even getting a conversation. Then I'd see the