POTENTIAL York Wasps saviour Russell Greenfield has outlined his plan for the future of rugby league in the city ahead of tomorrow's crunch date in the High Court.

Former York director Greenfield is heading down to London with the initial aim of keeping York alive to the end of the season.

If he is successful then he and ex-chairman John Stabler intend to make a fresh start to ensure the club never again find themselves in such a predicament.

And he revealed that a move back to the city centre was one option which they would be investigating.

Laying out his four-point plan, Greenfield said: "The first priority is to to buy us time to make sure York finish this season.

"Secondly we want to put together a package to bring money into the club through sponsorship and shares to satisfy the creditors. We have got to start with a clean bill of health or the club cannot go forward.

"Then when we've got a clean bill of health we want to make sure we have got the players to win matches on the park. That is the only way to get people to watch.

"Once we've done that then we will see if we can satisfy what the public want which is to play in the centre of York."

He confirmed that a ground share arrangement with York City remained their most realistic option, despite previous failed attempts..

"We will try Douglas Craig (York City chairman) to see if we can sort out a deal. The only other possibility is Clifton Park but that would need too much Lottery funding," he said.

Greenfield also moved to allay fears among Wasps fans that he and Stabler want to shift York to Gateshead, where they were both involved with the short-lived Super League club.

"If rugby is going to continue here it will continue in York. It will be York Rugby League Club and it will always play in York," he insisted.

Greenfield's biggest boost ahead of tomorrow's hearing is the backing he has received from York City Council.

The Wasps still owe the council £46,000 in unpaid rent, dating back from the previous time when he and Stabler were involved.

But he revealed: "I've decided to get as many creditors as I can who York owe money to to sign documents saying they are backing me in stopping the winding up order. The head of legal services of York City Council (Richard Clark) is officially backing me."

A spokesman for the council confirmed their support. He said: "We have written a letter in support of the application against the liquidation. Our attitude is that it wouldn't be in anyone's best interests to wind-up the club because they wouldn't be able to pay us back.

"We are in the process of negotiating a payment schedule."

Greenfield has recruited a range of legal experts specialising in insolvency to assist him in his bid to persuade the Court to grant a stay of execution.

They owe £77,000 to the Inland Revenue who have said they are unwilling to negotiate because the Wasps have broken two previous promises.

Greenfield admitted he was "frightened" about the outcome but is remaining hopeful the Court will agree to his proposal.

"We are not going down there with any cash. I am just going to plead for time so we can examine the situation properly and in the next four or five weeks we will try to put a package together to satisfy them."

He added that current chief executive Ann Garvey had offered every assistance in the lead-up to the hearing. She will remain in her current role at least until the end of the season.

Haxby-based Greenfield, a retired property developer, has previous experience of legal dealings having won a major fraud case. He was one of 300 people involved in the multi-million pound case after buying property in Tenerife and triumphed against the odds.

KEEP THE WASPS BUZZING

FOUR-POINT PLAN

1: Ensure York see out the season

2: Put together a financial plan to satisfy creditors

3: Assemble a team to win matches

4: Look at moving to the city centre