Mick Potter has agreed to return to coach crisis-club Bradford for Sunday's Stobart Super League match against London Broncos.
The former Catalan Dragons and St Helens head coach was one of 16 employees at the Bulls who were made redundant by administrator Brendan Guilfoyle on Monday as a cost-cutting measure.
Potter had declined the chance to stay on in a voluntary capacity, though he has since had a change of heart, telling newly-appointed acting chief executive Gary Tasker that he was prepared to continue in the role without pay.
Assistant coaches Francis Cummins and Lee St Hilaire will also be back at work when the Bradford players report for training on Thursday to prepare for the game against the Broncos at Odsal Stadium.
"It's a great gesture from Mick and his team," said Tasker, who is also working for expenses only as a short-term replacement for Ryan Duckett.
Potter said he made his mind up to return after meeting the players socially on Tuesday night.
"We felt obliged to do something," he said. "It was the feeling from the players at a social gathering we went to.
"The players were pretty down and needed somebody to help them put the game on this weekend. There was a lot of heated feeling and mixed emotions.
"They just wanted some guidance. I want the Bulls to be successful and we decided to play a small part in getting the game on."
Potter said the club's conditioner Geoff Evans has also offered his services, although it is likely Bradford will only have a skeleton staff available for what could still possibly be their final match.
"It probably won't be quite as normal but it's about continuity and getting a bit of stability, even if it's only for one more week," he added.
"We want go back to what we do well and then we'll probably go back to where we were.
"Hopefully the club can find an investor who would be acceptable to the RFL."
Bradford joint captain Heath L'Estrange praised head coach Mick Potter after he agreed to return to the club in time for Sunday's game against London Broncos.
Potter was among 16 staff made redundant on Monday in a major cost-cutting exercise by administrator Brendan Guilfoyle but he has volunteered to work without pay to prepare the team to face the Broncos.
The 48-year-old decided on his U-turn after attending a social gathering between the players and the sacked staff.
L'Estrange missed that meeting because he was with the Exiles and only discovered the news just before he ran out for last night's match against England at Huddersfield.
"I just heard," he said. "I'm really happy with that. Mick's been there all year and he's got unfinished business."
The Bradford players were unable to train on Monday for health and safety reasons and, after a day off, will report back on Thursday, when Potter's assistants Francis Cummins and Lee St Hilaire, as well as conditioner Geoff Evans, will also be offering their services for free.
"It shows what kind of people they are," L'Estrange said. "All the boys have got so much respect for those guys coming back, unpaid.
"We're a big family and whenever anyone needs anything you ring Mick, Franny or Lee and go for a coffee and a chat.
"We're tighter than ever. We just want to go out there and do it for each other and do it for the fans."