At one point last season, it looked as though Bantams hero Stuart McCall was taking his side to the Championship.

2017 ended strongly, the Bantams were in the FA Cup third round and the future looked very rosy.

Within six months, everything changed.

Defeat against Yeovil started a horrible run in which they not only fell out of touch with the top three, but by May didn't even stand a chance of breaking into the top six.

By the end of the season McCall had gone, Simon Grayson tried his luck at stopping the rot but couldn't and he too left the club.

That brought the Bantams to this pre-season break, a summer of discontent.

There's a new man in town and refreshed optimism of sorts, but there's not an awful lot of good cheer around Valley Parade right now.

Here's four things we've learned this summer about Bradford City....

The rookie manager wasn't the first choice for fans, but if he can develop a relationship with owner Edin Rahic he'll be going one better than McCall.

Collins is an exciting young coach and could well be an inspired choice to take control of on-the-pitch affairs.

Colin Doyle was a keeper held in high regards, having once played twice in 24 hours just to not let his club side down.

His release raised a few eyebrows, but the new man Richard O'Donnell is a highly-rated stopper in his own right.

They've captured Payne from Huddersfield after his solid season at Blackburn in League One, hoping he replicates his form in Bradford colours.

It's a wise signing for the new manager and one that should make fans hopeful.

Perhaps we didn't learn this in the summer, but it has certainly become more evident as clubs take an interest.

Misfiring striker Dominic Poleon has gone and there's any number of other misfits who might follow him out of the door.

Bantams hope Wyke is one who stays put.