SOON-TO-ARRIVE York City Knights boss Paul Broadbent is facing one final major test in Super League before he comes to York - helping his current team beat the drop.

Broadbent and his Wakefield Trinity Wildcats side face their biggest game of the year as they take on Warrington at Belle Vue on Sunday knowing only a win will do to preserve their Super League status. A defeat would see them join the Knights in the new-look National League set-up.

It is not the best way for Broadbent, who joined Trinity from Hull last winter, to finish his glittering Super League playing career ahead of his move into coaching with York but he is determined to go out with a bang.

"We know what we've got to do," he told the Evening Press. "There's no second chances now, we've got to go out there and win. It's do or die."

Broadbent will become the first player-coach of the new York RL club next season, and York fans will no doubt be hoping he comes to the club on a high.

The search for players for York has already begun but will not be stepped up until Broad-bent (right) leaves Belle Vue.

"I won't be with Wakefield next year but I don't want to see them go down," added the prop.

"There are a lot of people who care passionately about the club and I've got a lot of time for them. I don't want them to suffer.

"I want Wakefield to be playing in Super League while York City Knights are doing well in the National League."

Wakefield - who secured their Super League status on the last day of last season - also need Salford to lose to Castleford at the Willows to leapfrog the City Reds out of the sole relegation spot, after last weekend's results saw Salford go a point ahead of the Wildcats at the foot of the table.

Castleford, who need the points to be sure of a play-off place, will be favourites to beat Salford, while Wakefield might fancy their chances against a Wolves side who have seemingly taken their foot off the gas after they secured their own survival a fortnight ago.

"All we can do is get the two points and the rest is in the lap of the gods," added Broadbent.

"Anyone can beat anyone in Super League. The stakes are high for Cas so you might expect them to do us a favour but there's no such thing as a guaranteed win."

Meanwhile, Broadbent, who will be the player-boss at York, has given his full backing to the new name of the city's professional rugby club.

The former Great Britain international reckons the name York City Knights is a winner.

The new title was chosen following a competition run through the Evening Press, in which readers and fans suggested what they thought were the most apt names.

"I think it's good," Broadbent said. "It gives the club good marketing opportunities as they can do a lot with it, it has links to the city and it has a good ring to it."

The 34-year-old, presently concentrating on preserving Wake-field's Super League status, will switch his thoughts to the Knights once the Wildcats' season is over.

"To generate bigger crowds the Knights will have to market it and get a good family atmosphere around the place," he said.

"We can do a lot of that through marketing and there are plenty of ways to do it using the name Knights. It gives you many different options."

Updated: 11:31 Thursday, September 19, 2002