Crewe 3 Bury 1 BURY'S players will be having nightmares about Rodney Jack well into the New Year after the lightning-quick striker single-handedly tore them apart at Gresty Road. If only manager Neil Warnock had been successful in his recent £300,000 bid for the star, it may have been a completely different story.

But, unfortunately for the Shakers' back five, Jack was wearing the red and white of Crewe and turned them inside out with his electrifying pace for the entire 90 minutes.

"He's a great player," said Warnock. "That is why I want to sign him. That is why he cost Crewe £650,000."

Although failing to get his name on the scoresheet, Jack was at the heart of everything and created the vital second goal for Mark Rivers after a surging run down the right flank left Andy Woodward for dead.

Amazingly, it was 0-0 at the break, Crewe having hit the woodwork three times, but their dominance was finally rewarded three minutes into the second half when Seth Johnson's cross from the right was headed home at the near post by Colin Little.

Dean Kiely pulled off two great saves to deny Jack and Little again before Rivers headed home number two.

Warnock rang the changes, introducing all three substitutes in an attempt to shake his team into action and it paid off 10 minutes later when Dean West's corner was hammered home at the far post by Woodward.

Quite undeservedly, Bury were back in the game but never looked like grabbing a second for a share of the spoils.

And any lingering hopes were shattered when Jermaine Wright fired home a 35-yard screamer in injury-time to complete a miserable afternoon for the Shakers. Warnock added: "This is obviously a disappointing result. We missed Lennie Johnrose (flu) and Laurent D'Jaffo (back) and four of the lads were on antibiotics.

"I feel for the fans. They have spent a lot of money following us away this season and have yet to see us win."

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