Leeds coach Phil Davies has brushed of his side's recent poor form and has signalled his aim to bring the Premiership trophy to Headingley within five years.

Davies is confident his side can stop their recent slide and believes new arrival Braam van Straaten will be pivotal to the survival effort, and victory against Harlequins at Headingley on Sunday would give rise to a festive feeling in time for the Christmas programme.

"The pressure doesn't bother me," said Davies. "If we hadn't been promoted last year, it would have been curtains because there was no money left.

"It won't go wrong here. I won't allow it to happen. I will do anything it takes to make Leeds successful.

"In five years' time I hope to have the Premiership trophy on the table. That is the mission statement. It is the kind of mentality you must have if you are going to stand any chance of getting into that position."

"Braam brings positional sense and organisation to our defence," said Davies.

"He is a very physical fly-half and hopefully he will solve the inconsistencies we have suffered in recent weeks. When you lose your half-backs, you tend to lose direction and the intention is for Braam to give our game more structure."

Davies words will count for little if his side cannot save themselves from the drop.

"Everybody at the club is striving for success but I want the players to relax and enjoy themselves," he said. "The younger players need to be helped through. Professional sport is a fantastic job, but it is also a demanding one.

"If you work in an office and feel rough you can get away with it. You can't in sport, you have to front up every day. You have to be mentally tough enough to deal with it and that is not easy.

"We have suffered a setback in recent weeks and losing to Gloucester wasn't nice. But believe me, losing at Lydney is even worse."