I HAVE been accused of being a stereotypical Yorkshireman at times for my refusal to get too carried away by anything, but I don’t mind saying this Bury team has got me excited.

The rule of thumb is that the first 10 games are a pretty good yardstick for how your season will pan out.

And with Bury fourth in the table following five straight wins in League One, I can see them staying up there now.

I was covering a different game on Tuesday night but followed the events at Peterborough online, and even after they fell behind in the second half I always felt confident they would get back into it.

Confidence is the key word here because the players look to being brimming with it at the moment and that feeling is spreading to the terraces.

While the comeback at Peterborough was impressive, it was Saturday’s win at home to Coventry that really stood out for me.

Make no mistake, Tony Mowbray has assembled a very good side at the Ricoh Arena and, unlike in previous seasons, I expect them to be challenging for honours.

They represented a very stern test for the Shakers and I felt they came through it with flying colours.

One fact that stood out for me was the number of loan stars Coventry have in their team in comparison to Bury.

Attackers like Adam Armstrong and Ryan Kent have dropped down from the Premier League to get first-team experience.

They are promising young players who will surely go on to have good careers, but most likely with other clubs.

Yet Bury are making their way in League One with their own players, a number of whom are set to become real saleable assets.

They are not a young side either. David Flitcroft has a good blend of quality and experience in his squad, with players who know how to win games at this level.

So it all bodes well for a successful campaign.

What you will find, of course, is that the scouts will now be making a bee-line for Gigg Lane, so the chairman may be forced to make some difficult decisions over the course of the season.

But that is all a part of his plan to take the club to the next level.

Flitcroft and his team will also come under the spotlight, and people within the game will now be waiting for the inevitable slip-up.

How the manager and his players deal with that will determine how far they can go, but at this moment in time it looks like the sky is the limit for the Shakers.