MARTYN Forrest's recovery from a broken foot had an unexpected hold up.

Water seeped into the Shakers captain's plaster cast and the midfielder ended up having to be treated for an ailment similar to trenchfoot!

Thankfully the infection wasn't serious and a new cast has been put on.

And though Forrest has no chance of playing again this year, he hopes to be back on the pitch by early January.

Bury will be glad of that. They have played two, lost two since Forrest suffered his injury in the 1-0 win against Colchester and have missed his hard tackling and enthusiasm in the middle of the park.

"It is frustrating to watch from the stand, especially during the FA Cup game against Lincoln City," admitted Forrest.

"We never seemed to get going in that match and we didn't play well against Brighton either.

"That was disappointing because a win there would have pushed us up towards mid-table. I think we can still move up the league though, I don't think we'll be involved in a relegation fight.

"It's frustrating for me to get injured because I'd played about 12 straight games in a row and was holding my place down and playing quite well."

Explaining his "trenchfoot" scare Forrest added: "I was wearing a special boot which is meant to keep the cast dry but somehow water had got into it. I couldn't feel anything but when they took the cast off my foot was all manky, like trenchfoot.

"It cleared up quite quickly and they put a new cast on. It won't delay my recovery."

One remarkable thing about Forrest is his record as captain of the Shakers.

Since he took over from Paul Reid - and including the few occasions he skippered the team last season - the 22-year-old has never been on a losing Bury side.

He added: "It's 11 games now I've been skipper and we've won nine and drawn two. That's not bad going."

If that kind of record continues when Forrest returns to action, never mind relegation, Bury will be looking at promotion.