BURY boss David Flitcroft is confident his side can continue their impressive early season form when they take on Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday.

Currently sitting in sixth position in League Two, the Shakers will have the opportunity to leapfrog their hosts with victory at Adams Park.

However, Flitcroft acknowledges it will not be an easy task against his old teammate Gareth Ainsworth’s outfit.

“Wycombe have had a fantastic start which is no surprise to me with Gaz Ainsworth being the manager, who is full of drive, commitment and energy,” he said of the man he once played in a band with, along with Natalie Cassidy – aka Sonja from EastEnders.

“He is probably one of the most honest players I have ever played with and his team epitomises that, so it is going to be one hell of a game, but a game we are really looking forward to.

“I look at the 10 points that we have earned and barring four minutes at Luton we should be sat on 12, so we have had a fantastic start ourselves, but there is a lot more to come.

“I feel that there is more improvement to come in this squad, we have only been working together for probably eight to 10 weeks now so it is only early in the season. We have got a group of players here that want to get better and we will keep progressing, there is no doubt about that.”

The Shakers will be without skipper Jim McNulty, who is ruled out through suspension after his red card against Accrington Stanley last weekend, however Clive Platt could return after the summer out with a calf problem, while Craig Jones, who has not started since the opening match, played another 45 minutes behind closed doors on Monday to add to his substitute appearance in last Saturday’s 2-1 win against Accrington.

Daniel Nardiello and Joe Thompson are out of contention, but Flitcroft is confident his squad is strong enough to deal with the absentees.

“The players that have got to come in will be ready,” added Flitcroft. “Whoever we bring in to fill Nults’ absence will be a credit to the club because they are a really solid group.

“We finished training yesterday at 12.45pm and probably 70 per cent of the squad were still here at 4pm so we have created an environment where the players don’t want to go home and that is key.

“Platty will potentially be available for this Saturday, we just have to see how the next three days go. Nards was potentially looking at four to six weeks but we are hoping that is going to be brought forward.”