BURY’S top scorer Danny Nardiello believes his side have timed their run to perfection as they bid to reel in another one of their promotion rivals at the JD Stadium tomorrow night.

The Shakers leapfrogged Plymouth to go sixth in League Two on Saturday and could do the same to fourth-placed Luton tomorrow with a fourth straight victory.

David Flitcroft’s outfit have picked up 24 points from their last 12 matches and Nardiello has played his own part in that impressive run, heading home his 13th goal of the season against Argyle.

“If we keep on playing like we did at Plymouth we will do well against most teams, he said.

“We are coming into form at the right time.

“It’s a good position to be in. We have got some tough games coming up but it is up to us to perform, keep on scoring goals and you never know what might happen.”

Bury will be hoping to further cement their place in the play-offs by extending their run of just one defeat in the last nine matches against the Hatters.

But after cutting the gap to third-placed Wycombe from 10 points to just five over the past month, a late-season surge into the automatic promotion places remains a very real objective.

And Flitcroft will be asking his players to go all out to achieve that in the final 13 matches of the campaign, starting with tomorrow's visit of Luton.

“Some managers go into games not wanting to lose, but ever since I have come here 14 months ago I have wanted to win every game,” he said.

“I will turn out a team to win a game against Luton, like I do every single Saturday or Tuesday.

“We believe we can win every match so Tuesday will be no different to any of the other 60-odd games I have had here.”

Flitcroft was in reflective mood after Saturday’s win at Plymouth, which he says was the scene of his darkest hour at Bury.

The Shakers dropped into the League Two relegation places after a 2-1 defeat there last season in what was the manager’s second match in charge.

“It was probably our lowest point,” he said. “I remember looking around at my squad and the job looked massive at that point – it felt like I was looking into the abyss.

“It was horrendous. From where we started to where we are now – the fans have got to understand what we are trying to build.”

Fourteen months later and Bury are preparing for their promotion battle against Luton with a squad brimming with talent and confidence, buoyed by the return of fit-again striker Ryan Lowe.

Flitcroft now has such strength in depth that he was able to loan centre-back Pablo Mills to Cheltenham last week, with a view to speeding up his recovery from a groin problem.

“After a six or seven week injury, I want Pabs in a rhythm, but I can’t really offer him the games that he needs, whereas Cheltenham could,” he said.

“Once the first 28 days are done we can look at it beyond that.”