THE "Spaceman" is back - and he landed just in time to fire Bury back towards their First Division target zone.

Ex-Turf Moor favourite Adrian Randall is known as the "Spaceman" by his Bury team-mates, because of his laid-back approach to life, since arriving at Gigg Lane from York City.

Randall has netted two goals in three starts, including Bury's opener against Shrewsbury in midweek.

He said: "I can't do much more, but the manager will probably want more. I have to be pleased with how it's going."

MOST difficult opponents? Adrian Heath had absolutely no doubts when I tabled the question to him this week.

"As a front-man I'd have to say that Mark Lawrenson and Alan Hansen took some beating," he said.

"They were not only great players' in their own rights, but they were absolutely fantastic on the ball.

"They were not typical British defenders. They were very cultured and I always found playing against them extremely hard.

"I remember losing 5-1 to Liverpool at Goodison Park and they were on another planet. It was exhibition stuff and it was like Liverpool playing against a set of lads from the park !

COLNE Clarets Travel: Brentford, £15.00 (Adults) and £11.50 (Conc). Morris Dancers 7.00 am; Walsall £7.50 (Adults) and £5.00 (conc). 11.00 am Morris Dancers. Phone Tony 01282 863946 or Alan on 01282 864147.

BURNLEY'S second string are at Doncaster Rovers on Monday in the quarter finals of the Pontins League Cup. The Clarets finished top of group one.

Quarter-final draw: Doncaster v Burnley, Huddersfield v Walsall, Stoke City v Grimsby, York City v Wrexham.

The Pontins' League Cup was introduced as a supplementary competition to provide a small number of additional fixtures at reserve team level for those club who wanted them.

The Reserves are back in action when Carlisle United are the visitors to Turf Moor on Wednesday (7.15).

THE Wembley Play-offs will once again take place over the May Bank Holiday weekend, May 24-26, will lick-off at 3.00 pm.

The format for the Second Division Play-offs is semi-finals, first leg, Sunday, May 11: Sixth v Third, Fifth v Fourth; second leg: May 14, Third v sixth, Fourth v Fifth. The two winners contest the Play-off final on Sunday, May 25.

The bottom four are relegated from Division Two while the top two go up automatically.

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