When Hull KR head into their Qualifiers clash with Widnes on Saturday, the Robins will know a positive result at KCOM Craven Park will leave them within touching distance of an instant return to Super League.
Having won four from four so far this year, Shaun Lunt and his Rovers team-mates currently occupy second spot in the Qualifiers table, level on eight points with leaders Warrington.
Lunt has been a driving force for this Hull KR side in 2017 with some inspired performances as the club finished the regulation Championship season on top following 19 victories from 23 games.
'Fine-line between confidence and complacency'
Despite their good form, however, the 30-year-old hooker has warned against the Achilles heel for many a side over the years: overconfidence.
"Our main aim is to bounce back and try and get as many wins as we can and four from four," Lunt told Sky Sports. "We can't do any better than that so we're not getting carried away with ourselves, we're just keeping our heads down and working really hard.
"I think Widnes is going to be our hardest game so far, I think they've played some really good rugby. A lot of people were tipping them to be in the Million Pound Game but I think they've been playing really well and I believe out of the four Super League sides they are probably playing the best rugby.
"We are confident but at the same time there is a fine line between confidence and arrogance or complacency.
"We need to be confident in our abilities and know what we can do when we turn up, but also fully respectful and aware of the threat and dangers Widnes have got.
"We need to be on our game 110 per cent and, like I say, not get complacent with where we are in the table."
Indeed having beaten all before them so far, Hull KR face a tough end to the Qualifiers against three Super League sides in Widnes, Catalans and Warrington.
'Hull KR fans are best in the business'
Thought for so long last year by so many to be too good to go down, the Robins suffered an excruciating one point extra-time defeat to Salford in the 2016 Million Pound Game, having led 18-10 with just two minutes left, dropping from rugby league's top table for the first time in 10 years.
The response of club, players and supporters in the aftermath of such a devastating defeat gave them the best possible chance of a successful campaign though, as key players such as Lunt and Maurice Blair remained and new signings such as Mitch Clark and Nick Scruton arrived and did not let the cloud of an unexpected relegation unduly affect them.
"The way the club has stuck behind us and the fans have been unbelievable, you really don't realise how much that helps you," said Lunt.
"The boys staying just shows you and is a testament to and pat on the back for the club that players who could have gone to Super League have stayed in the Championship to play for this club. That just shows what a great club it is.
"The fans, I believe, are the best in the business. I think they're absolutely brilliant. They've probably outnumbered every other club's fans at home and away games and I truly believe you can't build anything without a good foundation of fans.
"They are the foundations of this club and we've got a fantastic base in these fans. That's something we build off and I can't thank the fans enough, I think they've been absolutely unbelievable all year."
'I remember thinking I'd love to win that one day'
Lunt's influential displays this season saw him rewarded with a place on the Championship Player of the Year shortlist earlier this week, something he admits reminded him of a thought he had over a decade a go.
"Yeah I'm absolutely delighted," Lunt said. "I remember when I used to play for Workington Town 12 years ago and I won Young Player of the Year but I can't remember who got Player of the Year (in 2006), but I said to myself: 'I'd love to win that one day and be crowned the best player in the Championship, not just the best young player, so to be in contention for it after so many years down the line is a massive honour and I'm really pleased with it.
"I've felt very happy with my form throughout the season. I've played plenty of games and plenty of minutes so it's just from the little bits of hard work and it's the fruits of that labour."
In addition to Lunt, Hull KR manager Tim Sheens has been shortlisted for the coaches award, something which is reflective of the efforts of the squad as a whole, according to Lunt.
"We do have an advantage with being full-time, I totally understand that, and we've got a very good squad," he said. "For example, when I've got big forwards to provide a platform, it makes my job very easy, so obviously I've got to thank the squad for that as well.
"Tim [Sheens] has put together a fantastic squad but the club as a whole, the way they've backed us has been unbelievable, so it's not just been down to individual performances, it's all been a big collective effort.
"A lot of things have all gone into one and I'm very fortunate and the lucky one who's been singled out for that prize, but many of my team-mates could just as well have been up there for contention."
'I didn't realise how good Brian Carney is at his job!'
On Thursday night, Lunt will swap his playing boots for smart shoes and a suit as he joins Sky Sports' live coverage of Wakefield's Super 8s clash with St Helens.
So just what is the experience of punditry like? And how does he see that crucial fixture going?
"I did it for the first time the other week at the Warrington v Widnes game and I thoroughly enjoyed it," Lunt said. "I was very nervous obviously, I'm used to being on the other side of the camera playing, but it was really good.
"I met Terry O'Connor and Barrie McDermott and Phil Clarke came and introduced himself so all the team were fantastic. Brian Carney was unbelievable and, to be fair, I didn't realise how good he is at his job!
"He really helped me out and looked after me, so I enjoyed it and I'm very honoured and privileged to be asked to do so again because not many people do.
"I'm really looking forward to it and hope Brian looks after me as well as he did the first time!
"The game is all set up to be a ding-dong clash, isn't it? Wakefield are sitting fourth and Saints losing to Wigan means they need the victory.
"They both desperately need to win and are both fighting for that fourth position so I can see it being a really fantastic game and down at Belle Vue, it's always a tough slog going down there as an away side so it's going to be a good one."