ROVERS boss Tony Mowbray admits his side need to find more of a competitive edge having not done themselves justice in last Saturday’s defeat to Doncaster Rovers.

Their battling qualities will certainly be put to the test tomorrow afternoon when they travel to a Bradford City side who haven’t tasted defeat in the league in front of their own fans since March 2016.

Mowbray believes there may need to be a change of mindset among his player if they are to get their season off and running, after starting with back-to-back defeats.

“We have to find more of a competitive edge – I think there was a feeling of almost ‘we’ve got good players here and we can just turn up and win games’ and you can’t ever do that at any level of football,” Mowbray said.

“You have to compete and apply your talent and moving forward I’m pretty sure that while I can’t guarantee we’re going to win every game, I can guarantee that we are going to give everything we’ve got physically to get the results.

“As I’ve tried to stress from day one we have to compete with the other teams in League One first and foremost and hopefully the talent on show can help win us the game.

“Teams at this level work really hard, put 100 per cent in to every game and we have to make sure that we match that and more, we should be looking to put down markers in games to never physically be found wanting.

“If we get beat then it’s because of a mistake or someone having an off day, but never having to break down a game and think ‘did the opposition want it more and work harder than us on any given day?’

“Moving forward hopefully we can find the right balance that can get us the results.”

Bradford, play-off finalists last season, have started the season well, winning their opening two league games.

Mowbray expects Stuart McCall’s side to once again be among the frontrunners in the division, and is bracing his players for a tough challenge.

“It will be very tough against a team who have won their opening two games, a team who have been in the play-offs the last two years and will be at the top end of League One again this season I’m sure,” Mowbray added.

“It’s a very intimidating place to go. In the league they’re unbeaten at home in a long, long time so what kind of game am I expecting? A really tough one against a team who will be coming for us, looking to play on the front foot and play forward.”