The engage Super League giants are a virtually unbackable 100-1 on with bookmakers SkyBet to end the cup hopes of the Cumbrian minnows who are 16-1 against to pull off one of the biggest upsets in the competition's history.

And the tie has been given added spice by the suggestion that the fifth round tie is little more than a "bye" for the Belle Vue outfit.

But England international Atkins, who recently signed a new three-year deal with the club, says the Trinity squad have been ignoring the off-the-field talk and will be fully focused on the job in hand.

Atkins said: "There is no way that we are just expecting to go up there and win. It is going to be a really tough game, particularly in the opening stages when they will throw everything at us.

"We need to be on our guard. They are a proud team, unbeaten in the league and have a good mix of youth and experience. If we don't turn up then they might turn the tables on us.

"It is going to be hostile on and off the pitch. They have seen the press and the stories saying it is going to be a bye, so we are really going to have to be up for it."

Atkins believes that Trinity's fitness may prove to be the telling factor as the game goes on.

"We have been really strong recently, particularly in the second half of games, where I think we have only conceded three tries in our last three games.

"We are really proud of our fitness and our defence. Colin Sanctuary, the Trinity conditioner, really puts us through it and we still work on our fitness every week.

"We might not like it at the time, but it is paying off and the results are there for all to see."

Trinity are boosted by the return of play-maker Brad Drew, who has been out since late February with a broken hand, while forward Danny Sculthorpe and winger Aaron Murphy are also available.

But in-form Jamie Rooney won't be risked after suffering a slight hamstring strain, while Wakefield are still waiting for a work permit for new Australian signing Matty Peterson.

Both teams go into the game in top form – Wakefield on the back of five straight victories – their best sequence in Super League since 2004, while Barrow are third in the table with five wins out of five.

The Wildcats will be hoping one piece of history remains on their side on Sunday.

The last two times they reached the final, in 1968 and 1979, Trinity met Barrow on the road to Wembley and won both games before losing under the Twin Towers to Leeds and Widnes respectively.