THERE is only one thing Bury will be looking for this weekend – and that is a win.

It doesn’t matter how they do it or what kind of performance they put in, the result is king.

The second round of the FA Cup, to a club the size of Bury, will always be their cup final.

Everything that has gone on over the past few weeks, both on and off the pitch, can be forgotten about if the Shakers can claim victory over Luton.

If they can snare a third round draw at the Etihad or Old Trafford, then all of the concerns of the finances will melt into the background and those four defeats in a row will be a distant memory.

You will get a buzz about the place throughout December, in the stands and the dressing room, as everyone looks forward to the next round with anticipation and excitement.

All of a sudden, players will go into the festive period on a high, their confidence will be restored and they will have something to focus on.

How they get into the right frame of mind to face Luton is up to the manager.

David Flitcroft has highlighted the abuse he and some of his players have been getting from fans of late and quite rightly said they have to learn to cope with that.

Unfortunately, at a club like Bury, you can hear that abuse very clearly and it is very hard not to take that to heart.

I had the same experience at Gigg Lane and I must admit I found it difficult.

I would not have come through it without the help of my manager at the time, Martin Dobson, who told me not to pay attention to the fans or what was written in the paper.

He said: “I believe in you Jamie, and that is all that counts.”

That worked for me, and should be all the players in the Bury squad need to hear.

Yes they need to get on the training pitch and work on their technique, but as long as they can iron out the little mistakes that have been creeping in, then all they really need to turn this around is belief.

What you can’t do is go on the attack. The fans are the club. They turn up week in, week out. Without the fans you have no club. So they have earned the right to have their say.

All you can do is work hard, try your best in every match and hopefully prove them wrong, and I sincerely hope they can do that on Saturday. Up the Shakers.