BURY go into the Easter holiday programme on Good Friday looking to kill off once and for all their remote - but nagging - relegation worries.
They currently stand two short of the accepted 50-point safety barrier and take on high-flying Torquay United at Gigg Lane (3pm).
After that clash they travel to struggling York City on Tuesday evening with the Minstermen in deep trouble one position above the relegation slots.
At the end of those two encounters Shakers' boss Graham Barrow and assistant Kelham O'Hanlon are hoping their side will have got back to the business of picking up points following a two game losing run.
Friday's game promises to be an enthralling clash with Leroy Rosenior's side rated one of the most entertaining in the division.
They arrive at Gigg having lost only two matches in the last 15 although they have won only one of their last six.
In David Graham they have one of the most sought-after strikers in the lower divisions, and Shakers' fans won't need reminding that he scored the only goal for the Gulls in last year's 1-0 home defeat.
But no-one in the Gigg Lane camp is thinking any further than victory against the Devon side, as O'Hanlon explained.
"We are still full of confidence, even after a couple of defeats the lads are bubbly and fresh.
"There's nothing we can do about those losses now but we're definitely looking to the Torquay and York games positively.
"Torquay are looking for points for different reasons than us and are an excellent footballing side.
"They are up there at the top of the league on merit and I'm sure Leroy will have them fired up for the match.
"But as Deportivo proved against Milan this week it's eleven against eleven and on the day the team who is up for it more will come out on top, hopefully that's us."
Bury have a couple of injury doubts as Gareth Seddon (groin and ankle) and Matt Barrass (knee) have both been keeping physio Lee Nobes busy this week.
Both will face late fitness tests later today.
A spate of fresh injuries is the last thing Barrow will need in the coming weeks, especially as influential on-loan defender Dave Challinor returns to Stockport County after today.
The big centre-half has been a revelation since he arrived in January, and he's sure to get a great send-off from the home fans who will no doubt hope to see him back on a permanent basis next season.
The reserves fought out a 1-1 draw with Carlisle on Tuesday afternoon with Simon Whaley on target.
The fleet-footed youngster, who has been unlucky with injuries this season, certainly impressed Barrow with his efforts in the week.
"Both Simon and Daniel Douglas-Pringle did well," he said.
"I chose not to play the rest of the first team players who haven't been getting a game because they haven't shown any signs of wanting to play in the reserves.
"They hadn't been putting enough into those games so I played the young lads who, to be fair, responded very well.
"Professional players should be committed to their game and keep their match fitness up and some of them haven't been doing that in recent weeks."
Barrow is in no doubt what will be needed today against Torquay and is looking for the team to get back to the kind of displays that gave them encouraging wins against other teams near the top.
"We need the kind of performances we put in against Swansea and Mansfield at home," he explained.
"I've said in the past that the result is more important than the performance but it goes hand in hand.
"If you get a committed display you get the right results in the end."
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