PAV Abbott's arrival could give Colin Cramb the chance to re-charge his batteries after a run of eight consecutive matches.

The Scot had been thrown in at the deep end by Preece after being out of action for months with knee ligament damage.

But in that time he has come up with a couple of crucial goals, a fact that wasn't lost on the Shakers manager.

"Crammy has played eight games in a row and for the length of time he's been out of action that is good going.

Winning

"We wanted to bring him on gradually but as things turned out he has had to play.

"We knew he wouldn't be firing on all cylinders at first but he has still grabbed two vital winning goals for us against Cambridge and Bournemouth.

"By the time we go into the final matches of the season he will be back to his best and fully fit, we are looking to the long term with him.

"He's paid his way but knows he can do better but it's hard when you have been out of the game for so long."