BURY skipper Nick Daws has set his Shakers team-mates a Christmas target.

He wants 35 points by mid-December to keep Bury on the trail to promotion glory.

The same number of points in the second half of the campaign would give the Shakers a total of 70 points, which Daws believes will be enough for at least the play offs.

The long-serving captain, who looks set to stay at Gigg Lane after Burnley boss Stan Ternent ruled out a transfer to the Clarets, believes this Bury team are good enough to go up and he is confident that the recent bad spell will soon be forgotten.

"We always knew October was going to be a difficult month and it proved to be so, not in terms of our performances but purely the results," said Daws.

"But we're still handily placed to threaten and to get back into the top six and now we've got a chance in the next few games to pick up some points.

"We want to be looking at 35 points by mid December and then if we get the same again second half we will be in with a shout and looking at the play offs."

Daws was disappointed with just the one point against Luton but he was quick to point out that it halted the Shakers' terrible run of five straight defeats.

"As soon as I got back in the dressing room after the game I made that point," added the skipper. We've a settled side and we're creating chances but we're just not getting the breaks at the moment and being punished for our errors.

"We've been unfortunate not to win three of our last six games. The Wycombe game on Saturday should be a good one. We've got to be positive, get the ball on the ground and go for a win."

Meanwhile Daws added a few words of advice to team-mate Paddy Kenny, who is at the centre of immense transfer speculation after being watched by scouts from a host of Premiership clubs including Arsenal, Tottenham and Everton.

30-year-old Daws has himself been linked with various clubs during his time at Gigg and knows what it's like to be at the centre of transfer talk.

"You have to ignore the speculation and concentrate on giving the best for your club," said Daws. "If I'd have believed everything written about me over the past few years I'd be pulling my hair out by now.

"Paddy's still young and he's got a lot to learn but he's going the right way and he wants to learn. If someone comes in for him I'll be as pleased as anyone for him."