BURY go into tomorrow's home game against Barnsley walking a disciplinary tightrope. Six players are one booking away from suspension, leaving manager Neil Warnock facing more player shortage problems.

The Shakers are currently without Mark Patterson, Darren Bullock and Lutel James through suspension and defenders Andy Woodward and Paul Williams are struggling with injury.

And when Chris Billy, Nick Daws, Laurent D'Jaffo, Chris Lucketti, Adrian Littlejohn or Williams next get a yellow card they will find themselves facing a ban.

It's an additional problem the Shakers must contend with as they bid to fight their way out of relegation trouble. But Warnock insists the suspension cloud hanging over them must not stop his players from battling as hard as they have in the last two games when they have picked up impressive draws to end a run of four straight defeats.

"We haven't got to let it stop the lads tackling," stressed Warnock.

"We just need them to avoid getting booked stupidly for anything else."

Barnsley, like Bury, will be going in search of their first league victory of the year tomorrow and Bury will be hoping they have one eye on next Tuesday night's big FA Cup quarter-final clash with Spurs.

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