Positive spin from Bradford City debutant Kevin Toner

It is not often you can accentuate the positives from a game having lost late on to a promotion rival.

Neither does it help that the TV cameras were in attendance to magnify such a potentially damaging defeat.

But despite Bradford City’s 3-2 loss to Scunthorpe United, the mood in the camp was strangely buoyant.

Manager Stuart McCall praised the players’ overall performance despite seeing his side drop a place in League One to fifth.

The Bantams could be considered unlucky to have come away empty-handed from Lincolnshire.

McCall’s view was shared by defender Kevin Toner, who enjoyed a terrific afternoon on a personal level.

The Aston Villa loanee marked his maiden Bantams outing with a first professional goal which made it 1-1.

Alex Jones made it 2-1 barely two minutes later only for Scunthorpe to show their steely resolve and run out winners.