UNDERFIRE boss Andy Preece isn't about to throw the towel in at Gigg Lane despite the club's ninth consecutive defeat at Oldham.

Shakers fans were calling for the manager's head after last night's game when the Gigg Lane men lost 4-0.

The backlash arose after star striker Jon Newby was substituted for midfielder Martyn Forrest, a decision many of the frustrated travelling Bury contingent could not stomach.

The problem was the manager himself wasn't too happy about it as his message to coach Andy Feeley in the dugout was to take off on-loan Leeds winger Harpal Singh instead! "The fans weren't the only ones that didn't know what was going on because neither did I," explained Preece. "My message wasn't interpreted right and that just summed up the night.

"But there is no chance of me walking away from the job. I have put a lot of hard work into the club over the past eighteen months and sacrificed a lot of my playing career, I will work even harder.

"If the fans think I am letting them down in any way then that is their opinion but it isn't for the lack of work."

Preece admitted that the club are looking to bring in an experienced coach to help ease his burden of work until coach Billy Ayre returns to Gigg Lane after his treatment for cancer.