Steve McNamara's Bulls side are "fully focused" on beating Wakefield and making progress in the Challenge Cup after a turbulent week off the field.

The storm of controversy stemming from their Millennium Magic sickener has spiralled furiously for the last five days.

Irate chairman Peter Hood formally objected to the result after referee Steve Ganson admitted making the mistake that cost Bulls victory against Leeds.

Video referee Ashley Klein also conceded he actually broke the rules in Cardiff and both have been dropped for this weekend's Carnegie Challenge Cup fixtures.

While the amazing saga gathers pace, Bulls' fifth-round trip to Belle Vue on Sunday is the only concern for McNamara and his side.

"The furore surrounding the Leeds game is going to continue but certainly not from my part or from the players," he said.

"Our club is looking after that now but we've put it to bed.

"We did that on Tuesday morning at training and have been completely focused since on the challenges ahead, the first one being the tough trip to Wakefield in the cup."

McNamara admits his squad were distraught during the immediate aftermath of last Sunday's dramatic conclusion to the Millennium Stadium showdown, when Leeds' Jordan Tansey stole victory in the last-second from an offside position.

"Of course, there were questions and a sense of disbelief from the players more than anything," he said. "But we've quickly got that out of our system and they are a very resilient bunch.

"We had a fantastic session on Tuesday, particularly outside where everyone was very vocal.

"That's always a good sign of where the team's at, by how much noise they make in training, and they carried that on today.

"The players have been very upbeat and sparky, putting a lot of energy and effort into things so it's looking good.

"Glenn Morrison, Marcus St Hilaire and Chris McKenna are all back from injury, and possibly Chris Feather, which is another boost."

Despite the injustice of their defeat in Wales, McNamara believes the horror loss has created one positive.

"We all got a sniff of playing and coaching on the big stage and we all liked the smell of it," he admitted.

"Our main aim is to get back to one of these big occasions and we have to start that again on Sunday."

The chance to play in the first Challenge Cup at the new Wembley Stadium has been high on the Bulls' list of objectives since the start of pre-season training.

They will reach the quarter-finals if they defeat out-of-sorts Wakefield in the televised tie but Terry Newton starts a three-game ban - unless it is overturned during tonight's appeal hearing.

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