DALE Ferguson returns to his first club Wakefield today aiming to help the Bulls move a step closer to Super League.

The back-rower progressed through the ranks at Belle Vue before being sold to Huddersfield when the Wildcats went into administration in February 2011.

He has endured another frustrating campaign with injuries but was back in action during last weekend's thumping win over Sheffield.

"It has been a bit of a frustrating time but it was good to get out on the park with the boys last week," said Ferguson.

"I got ankle-tapped when we played Sheffield away and did the ligaments on the outside of my ankle. It was nothing major and more a case of resting up to ensure I was 100 per cent for the Super 8s.

"I've got over it and the physio staff have done their bit to help me with that, so it's up to me now to get my performance right on the field again.

"It was great to be playing again last weekend but even better to be starting because you're getting straight into the action. Hopefully I can kick on again and get some big minutes under my belt this week."

Reflecting on his time at Wakefield, Ferguson recalled: "I had ten years, coming through the scholarship and academy ranks before getting into the first team.

"It was a good time for me over there and John Kear looked after me, giving me my debut when I was 17.

"It was always good for me. When Wakefield went through a bad patch with their financial struggles, that's when I left.

"But they were my first club and they will always have a place in my heart. It's good going back but I'm a Bradford Bulls player now and we need the win this weekend.

"All the boys here believe we are a Super League team and I think a lot of other people do as well. It's up to us as players to get Bradford back up there where we belong."

The Scotland international is wary of the threat posed by his former club, adding: "Knowing a few players over there, it's a tight-knit club and a lot of people looking from the outside probably see it as a bit of a shambles.

"But the boys there always work for each other and give 110 per cent. When they're on the field, it will make it a tough game. But we are confident and Jimmy (Lowes) will keep us grounded."