YORK City Knights full-back Nathan Graham has called for a repeat performance from the pack as the Knights look to secure an against-all-odds double over his old club Featherstone.

The Knights forwards took to the game to Rovers' fearsome pack last week as Richard Agar's men pulled off an Arriva Trains Cup surprise.

The forward line-up will be much-changed this week, with John Smith suspended, Tom Andrews and Ryan Benjefield cup-tied and Dan Briggs and Daz Callaghan returning. But Graham was nevertheless wanting more of the same in tomorrow's Powergen Challenge Cup return.

"Our forwards rose to the challenge last week and matched them if not got on top of them," he told the Evening Press.

"They're pretty much forward-orientated and we always thought if we could match them there, we have the outside backs capable of taking advantage of the spaces out wide."

Graham, who joined York from Post Office Road in the closed season, added: "It was good to get one over on my old club, but we've got to keep a level head going into tomorrow's match. We will have to up our game because the Challenge Cup away is a different kettle of fish. They're at home and will be up for revenge. It's going to be hard.

"The fact I was there last season helps in the fact we know how some of their players play, but they've got quite a lot of new players and a new coach with new ideas.

"They will also have a few tricks up their sleeve and perhaps change the way they play to catch us out this week."

Graham, a Wembley finalist in 1996 - albeit an unhappy affair as he was vilified in Bradford's defeat to St Helens - would be back in the last eight should the Knights triumph tomorrow.

"It's a special competition and obviously we want to do well," he said. "If we reach the quarter-finals we will be looking at drawing a big club and, if so, it's a big financial boost.

"We're not going to win the Cup final but we're looking to beat Fev and get a big pay-day."

Updated: 10:33 Saturday, March 13, 2004