Royle was also was particuarly impressed with his front two: "They did well together and by the end the Bradford back four were fed up of chasing them.
Of Bradford Royle commented: "They'll have to get going soon. Looking at their players they are better than their current form but they were not so good today. We played well but of course we are a decent side. We're back in fourth place and so far as promotion is concerned there is life in us yet."
Meanwhile Bryan Robson, boss of Bradford did not attend the post-match press conference, so it was left to Dean Windass to give his views on the game, and confessed he thought the build up play that led to Ian Westlake's goal included an illegal challenge by Darren Bent.
"I was 60 yards away and saw Mark pushed in the back but the referee thought he had slipped. These things go against you when you are bottom of the league. I don't really blame the referee because it was probably the linesman's fault." the striker admitted.
"Our lads got frustrated because it almost certainly killed the game off for us. We could have come in at 1-1 and had a right go at them in the second half.
"In our final 13 games we play many of the teams in the bottom half of the table. This must give us a chance of escaping relegation. We are at home to Crewe next week which is a must-win game for us,"