PLAYER-COACH Paul Broadbent reckons concentration is the key for York City Knights as they look to extend their winning sequence to five.

The Knights travel to play-off rivals Chorley Lynx tomorrow knowing a victory could lift them to third place in the National League Two table. Furthermore, it would be the first time York's professional team has won five games on the trot since York Wasps' promotion season of 1998.

It would also set them up nicely for the crunch home match with Keighley Cougars which follows two weeks later, a match many pundits are tipping as a dress rehearsal for the division two grand final. However, Broadbent is demanding his players only focus on the matter at hand.

"At the moment we're concentrating on this week and once we get that sorted we will address what's coming up in the next weeks," he told the Evening Press.

"You could plan what's going to happen in one or two weeks' time but if you do that you lose focus on what's happening in one or two days' time.

"The guys have hopefully got the mental side of things right, to make sure they're fully prepared week in, week out."

Broadbent admitted players could let confidence slip more into complacency the more the team wins.

"I don't think people consciously have that thought but sometimes subconsciously maybe you're keenness and desire are not as sharp as it would be if you were desperate for a win," he explained.

"We've got to make sure we've got that same desperation and same desire as when we were really needing a victory."

He added: "We've got some pretty professional guys and I think they will all apply themselves in the same manner as they should do every week."

As for tomorrow's hosts, Broadbent is under no illusions about the task his side face.

Chorley, one place and one point behind York in the table, occupy the last play-off spot and will be eager to boost their own promotion hopes.

A six-point defeat at Barrow last weekend ended their own four-match winning run, while two of their three losses before that sequence - against the top two, Keighley, by just one point, and Hunslet - could also have gone either way.

Broadbent said: "We've had a look at Chorley on video, they're a pretty well-balanced team. They've got good go-forward and have a good off-load game and the half-backs seems pretty smart.

"They're playing well at home and it will be a tough test, but we've trained very well and hopefully the guys will be up for it. It will be a big challenge."

Updated: 09:58 Saturday, June 28, 2003