CHRIS Brass says there will no “quick fix” to turn around Bury’s horrendous run of form.

The Shakers returned to the Cherry Red Records Stadium on Saturday for the second time in four days, following last week's 5-0 defeat in their FA Cup first-round replay.

But they were once again plagued by defensive mistakes – and again shipped five goals.

The Dons cup drubbing ultimately cost former manager David Flitcroft his job, but Bury were not much better in the immediate aftermath of his departure.

Chris Whelpdale, Dominic Poleon and Tom Elliott all scored inside two crazy first-half minutes as Wimbledon raced into a 3-0 lead.

George Francomb added a fourth from the penalty spot before James Vaughan pulled one back on the stroke of half time.

Francomb added a fifth after the break but the home side were unable to add to the Shakers' embarrassment.

The result leaves Bury without a win in 12 matches and caretaker manager Brass facing an uphill battle to turn it around.

“It won’t be a quick fix,” Brass said. “We have got to make sure it is drilled into people that they understand what is needed.

“We started okay, the plan was going alright but three minutes of madness – 26, 27, 28 minutes – turned the game on its head.

“You can see it’s a fragile group right now.

“We have got to regroup. We discussed it, when a goal goes in you have to make sure you’re concentrating straight after it.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s 1-0 on 26 minutes, you have still got a lot of time to get back into the game.

“If we had regrouped then we would have got back into the game but it just went bang, bang, bang – three poor goals – and that’s difficult to take.”

One positive for Bury was that striker Tom Pope made his return from a rib injury and injured full-back Craig Jones also warmed up with the squad.

However, after the game midfielder Tom Soares and skipper Antony Kay exchanged some strong words on the pitch which needed Neil Danns to intervene.

Temporary boss Brass said he was not worried by the fallout – and insisted any over-spill of fight and passion, which was lacking throughout the game, could be the catalyst to turning their form around.

“With certain players and certain characters coming back, that’s where the answers are,” Brass added. “But with the ones who crossed the white line, there was a little bit of honesty afterwards and it was needed.

“Sometimes it’s not just the manager, sometimes that actual fight, that desire has to come from within.

“I’ve gone into the dressing room afterwards and seen that level of honesty I want – that’s the hurt, that’s the passion. It’s probably the level of passion you need.

“Sometimes you have got to fall out with each other, sometimes you have got to be honest with each other, however, you have got to make sure it is confined to the dressing room.

“You have got to make sure you understand what is going on here and it’s never personal, but sometimes you have got to tell each other and remind each other what is demanded of them.”

Match ratings

Bury (4-2-3-1): Williams 4; Maher 3, Barnett 3, Kay 3, Leigh 3; Mellis 4, Tutte 4 (Pope 67, 5); Hope 4 (Danns 67, 5), Soares 5, Mayor 6; Vaughan 6 (G Miller 69, 5). Subs not used: Rachubka, Bedeau, Burgess, Etuhu.

Wimbledon (4-4-2): Shea; Fuller, Robinson (Nightingale 71), Robertson, Owens; Francomb, Reeves, Parrett, Whelpdale; Poleon (Barnett 75), Elliott (Taylor 75). Subs not used: McDonnell, Bulman, Beere, Egan.

Referee: Dean Whitestone (Northamptonshire).