Bradford City boss Graham Alexander on 'easy' talk, 'super-computers' and League One predictions

The stream of analytical websites and 'supercomputers' which churn out predictions at this time of year regarding the fate of clubs can be hard to ignore in the modern world, but Bradford City's manager is wholly oblivious to it.

One such 'predictor' was rife on social media this week, suggesting that the Bantams had the 'easiest' run-in of League One's promotion pack.

Offering his take, Alexander, whose fourth-placed side welcome lowly Leyton Orient this weekend, said: "I haven't even looked at it. I know who we've played twice, so that narrows it down, but we just focus on the game in front.

"As long as it isn't coming from us, that we're saying that or anyone at our club is saying that, then it's fine.

"Leave that to the media, the bookies and all that sort of thing.

"It's interesting and good to talk about, but the day a computer decides football results, then we might as well head off home and play on our computers.

"The game's played by humans. Anything can happen, as we've seen every season, every year.

"I think there’s a lot in football when you get to this stage and people start looking for comfort in the future games. ‘We’ve got this many home game or we’re this many points clear’.

“They are looking for comfort, so they can maybe take a step back. I think it's a complete negative."

Alexander is wise enough to know that his players are likely to follow every twist and turn towards the top of the table more intently, particularly on their phones after games. Again, he prefers to stay away.

He added: "Lads talk about games and results and stuff like that, but I don’t particularly do that. It's just my personal preference.

"I don't talk about that with my staff. It’s not for me, but I know that others will.

"I remember last year after the Doncaster game, when I went off home and they all stayed on the bus waiting for the Walsall result.

"I wasn't getting involved in that. But I realised what was going on when they all stayed on the bus and that’s fine.

"People can behave how they want and if it brings them comfort or scratches the itch, as long as they focus on their training, the games and their work, it's fine by me.”