Workington Town centre Jason Mossop has been awarded a testimonial after 10 years at the club.

Mossop said he was delighted his decade of service had been recognised despite such a rollercoaster season for Town.

And he hinted that he would like to see out his testimonial season in Town colours, even though they will now be playing in League One.

"I am really happy to reach this achievment," said Mossop. "And hopefully they will get things in place and I will still be at Workington next year.

"I am pleased it has been granted. I have kept it to myself really because of everything that has been happening at the club.

"I was more bothered about what was happening on the pitch But now I can tell everyone. It is just unfortunate that it comes after we have been relegated."

Town have had a tough year on and off the field, with injuries plaguing their form and financial troubles hitting the headlines.

And Mossop admitted it has been hard for the players to get focused but says they are determined to get one final result at Halifax on Sunday.

"You can't take it away from the lads, it has been the most difficult year I have had in my 10 years at the club," he added.

"Everything has gone wrong we have had that many injuries and then all the lads had to take a 25 per cent pay cut.

"We have not had a full strength 17 going into games and on five or six occasions we have only had 15 players.

"We started the year with too small a squad and it has caught up with us. We began with long term injuries and then we lost the likes of Brett Carter and Jarrod Stack with shoulder problems that put them out as well.

"Then to take a pay cut was like kicking us when we were down but the lads have pulled together and gone out and put the effort in. Lads have been playing with injuries.

"The club now has to rebuild from the top to the bottom."

Workington were relegated into League One following their recent dismal result at Sheffield but then turned the form tables on their heads to beat full timers Bradford Bulls on Sunday.

This week they were thrown a lifeline with the news that Sheffield may fold. Sheffield’s director of rugby Mark Aston said that the club was homeless and in crisis, with just a few weeks before it “ceases to exist”.

But just yesterday it emerged that Sheffield Council has promised to work with an investor who wants to build a £35m green power plant in the city - and in the process save the Sheffield team.