THE Bulls are refusing to lose hope in their battle for Championship survival, insists Ross Peltier.

Leigh Beattie's side are ten points off Championship safety as they build up to Sunday's home clash with Featherstone.

They have lost seven in a row since the last victory against Sheffield at Odsal two months ago.

Peltier was visibly upset after the 38-12 loss at Dewsbury which saw his side cut further adrift from the second-bottom Rams.

Fellow strugglers Swinton also picked up a victory to leave Bradford even deeper in the relegation mire.

Yet Peltier vowed that nobody is prepared to throw in the towel and believes the great escape can still be on.

Asked if it is still possible to beat the drop, the battering-ram forward said: "I think we can. You should never say never.

"We've got to keep fighting to the last minute. It's never going to be lost.

"It was disappointing we didn't take two (points) from Sunday – but we've got to take two from the others like Oldham and Swinton and then it goes to the Championship Shield when we play them all again.

"We need to realise it's so much bigger than the 13 on the field. I know it because I'm a fan and I got a bit emotional on the pitch.

"It hurts because I love the club and hate the position we're in. We have the chance to turn it round and that's what we've got to do."

More than 1,000 travelling fans witnessed the latest loss at the Tetley's Stadium, following on from the noisy army that saw the Bulls go so close against leaders Hull KR at the Summer Bash.

Peltier admitted the team were desperate to reward the supporters who continue to stick by them during the challenging times.

He said: "We want to do better for them. We're letting them down and need to change it – but we've got a lot of young lads and there's a lot of pressure on our shoulders.

"At times you see some of the inexperience with both halves, Keysey (Joe Keyes) and (Jordan) Lilley. We're all young and just trying to get through it.

"We're a small squad trying to do our best. The fans get frustrated at times and we'll try to fix it.

"We'll keep concentrating and keep going. Like myself, you just play for the badge and the club and try to do it all."

After the battling display at Blackpool against Tim Sheens' high-flying Robins, the Bulls were brought crashing back down against a Dewsbury side that had just two previous wins under their belt.

Now they have to pick themselves up against fourth-placed Rovers, who are fresh from their 20-20 draw with Hull KR.

Peltier said: "We've got to tighten up. We can't let anything slip and take our foot off the gas at all.

"(Avoiding relegation) would be up there with one of the biggest achievements in the club. We all know that.

"I want to make history myself – all the lads do. There's nothing we want more than that."