Bradford City boss Michael Duff says the West Yorkshire derby with Huddersfield Town is “not about me”.
The fourth-placed Bantams welcome the League One leaders on Saturday (12:30 GMT).
Duff, who took over at Valley Parade earlier this month, spent 10 months in charge of Huddersfield before being sacked in March 2025.
“I enjoyed the year I was there, not quite a year; I’ve got nothing bad to say. But this weekend is not about me,” he told BBC Radio Leeds.
“It’s two historic clubs with over 100 years of history, two big clubs. Two [sets of] supporters going at it, two sets of players going at it and hopefully a ding-dong football match.
“I want Bradford City to win because I’m now at Bradford City, and it’s my job, but I’ve got no ill-feeling.
“Lots of things happen in football for a reason. Everyone has got a story, and nobody is interested.”
Bradford will face Manchester City in the Carabao Cup quarter finals after beating Peterborough 2-0 on Tuesday and are yet to concede a goal in Duff’s six matches in charge.
Nobody in the EFL has conceded fewer than their five goals in 12 league games, although their 10 scored is more than just bottom side Wigan and AFC Wimbledon, who have both scored eight times.
Duff said it was important his team “don’t play the occasion”.
“You want the balance of ice and fire,” Duff added.
“If we start coming off what we’re good at, then the game will become a mess, and I’m sure Martin (Drury) will be saying the same to his team: don’t play the occasion; play the game.
“It’s three points ultimately. It’s no more valuable to last week, so we will do everything to win, but it is not the be-all and end-all.
“We want to win, and it’s more so these types of games that you want to win for the supporters more than ourselves. It means more to the supporters, and it probably is worth more than three points to them.”
