Last Updated: Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:31
Bradford boss Phil Parkinson was in philosophical mood after watching his side get dumped out of the FA Cup in a 4-2 defeat at Watford.
The Hornets raced into an early lead through Troy Deeney but were pegged back by James Hanson's strike as the Bantams proved more than a match for their hosts in the opening stages.
But Marvin Sordell's 10th goal of the campaign sent Sean Dyche's men in with the half-time advantage before Craig Forsyth's double secured their place in the fourth round, despite Nahki Wells' late consolation and an even later effort ruled out for offside.
Parkinson said: "I was a bit disappointed that we started slow, conceded that early goal, then we responded well to it and did okay first half.
"But second half I thought we started the better of the two sides but then got hit with that sucker punch of the two goals but we carried on and got one back and had a goal disallowed.
"Had that gone in, it might have made an interesting last few minutes. All in all, we came up against a team with some good front players who were ruthless in that final third. It was a good test for us but I think we did ourselves proud. We're playing a lot better recently and we're looking forward to the next couple of games we've got, both at home."
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