Mike Worrincy is ready to repair wounded pride on his return to his old stamping ground tonight.

The Bulls second-rower heads back to Harlequins determined to put nostalgia to one side in a bid to help get his side back on track.

Stuck in a seven-game losing run, Bradford know time is running out if they are to mount a serious post-season challenge, with seven games remaining to prove their Super League credentials.

And a meeting with old friends is the last of Worrincy’s worries, with the focus instead firmly on within.

He said: “It’s good to go back and play against them again but, to be honest, we could be playing anywhere. We could be playing in Beirut and nothing would be different.

“We have to focus on what we need to do and correct the things that are stopping us winning games.

“Outside issues don’t matter because we are a unit and we want to go out there and do well for the club.

“It hurts when you’re going through a run like this but it’s down to us to make the change.

“We have played some good football at times in recent weeks and we should’ve picked up a couple more wins.

“We still believe in ourselves and we want to restore pride in what we do.”

Worrincy made the switch from the capital to West Yorkshire at the start of last season, with a desire for silverware the major factor in his move.

After missing out on a spot in the top eight last year, the Quins academy product has still to taste play-off football and is keen not to let efforts go to waste again this time round.

“That really hurt last year,” he said.

“We were the form team in the competition at the end of the season after winning five in a row and I feel we could have caused some upsets if we had sneaked into the play-offs.

“We want to take things from that run and put them into practice this year so that we don’t miss out again.

“It was the reason why I came here, to play play-off football, so I’m desperate to be a part of it.”

The Bulls have gone almost back to the start in a bid to remedy recent woes. Worrincy admits performances have been completely dissected, with an emphasis placed on doing the little things right in order to eradicate persistent errors.

He said: “Nobody accepts that we should be losing games and we have looked hard at what needs to change.

“We need to break everything right down because if you don’t, you won’t know where to improve.

“There’s always little things you can change and if you do one thing it can change a lot of what’s going on.

“We need to do the basics right and put in the hard work. If we do that, the rewards will come.”