His knees might be crocked and he might not have pulled on his boots for over a year, but finding the motivation to head out and play at Odsal one last time hasn't been hard for Brian McDermott.

"As a player my last league game was at Valley Parade, so it will be nice to play at Odsal again," said McDermott.

"Although I did enjoy Valley Parade, I never wanted to move from Odsal. I couldn't see why we ever went down from Odsal. It annoyed me a little bit.

"The final game I ever played in was the Grand Final when we lost against Saints, so even if it's only for ten minutes, I'd like the very last time I play - which this will be - to be in front of the Odsal fans, the fans I grew up with."

One of Bradford's most loyal servants, McDermott is now on the coaching staff at Leeds, but that won't stop him becoming a Bull again, even if it is just for the day.

The workhorse prop is fully aware that Sunday's match against Castleford is about more than just him.

"The other 12 players that take the field aren't there for my testimonial. They are there to prepare for Penrith in the World Club Challenge. So there is a bit of responsibility on my part not to treat it as a gimmick. It's a game of rugby league and people get hurt if you don't treat it as such."

McDermott isn't sure how much game-time he'll get but he is promising to give it plenty when he does get on the field.

"If it's ten minutes, one minute or 100 minutes, I'll do it to the best of my ability. Whenever I've put a Bulls shirt on I've done the best that I could do. It might seem a bit gimmicky to some people if it's only going to be ten minutes but I am not going to go out there and flop about. That's not what I am about.

"My actual physical fitness isn't that bad but two or three minutes after kick-off I might have to pick my knee up and put it back in."

The former Great Britain prop made 251 appearances for the Bulls and he is hoping a big crowd will turn up to help celebrate the massive contribution he made to the club.

"The more the merrier. I started off my career with Bradford Northern and the first year I was there we had some poor crowds, but other than that I've never known a poor crowd at Odsal. Even for friendlies we used to get 10,000 plus, so I'm expecting quite a few."