DAVID Flitcroft has no fears about throwing goalkeeper Nick Pope back into the promotion mix after his late mistake cost Bury dear against Morecambe on Monday.

A scuffed clearance from the 22-year-old on-loan Charlton stopper went straight to Shrimps substitute Jamie Devitt, who passed for Paul Mullin to score in an empty net.

Morecambe’s 85th-minute winner came five minutes after Bury conceded a shock equaliser.

Victory would have seen the Shakers close the gap to the final automatic promotion place to just one point, with a game in hand over third-placed Wycombe.

But Flitcroft does not believe Pope will allow the setback to affect his performance when Bury travel to play-off hopefuls Newport County today.

“Popey is an ultra professional,” said the Shakers boss.

“He has just got down to work on the training ground like he has always done.

“Popey’s not one of those lads you need to get into your office to speak with him.

“He just resets himself. He has got a fantastic focus to do that.

“I have no worries about Popey and where he is at. He is one of the most mentally strong keepers I have ever had the pleasure of working with.”

Despite Bury’s defeat on Monday, they still go into today’s match at Newport as one of the division’s form sides, having won eight of their last 10 games.

Pope has been a major part of that good run, keeping eight clean sheets in 16 appearances since joining the club on loan in January.

Flitcroft will certainly not be holding a grudge, and instead accepted some of the blame for the Shakers’ late collapse against Morecambe.

The Bury boss is also adamant he and the team have learned lessons they can take into the final six games of the season.

“You do get things wrong. I get them wrong daily and I have asked for total forgiveness from the players,” he added, after Monday’s game.

“Every man in the squad, after we have walked out of here today, we will forgive each other unreservedly and make sure we drive it home this week how important this season is and what we have to do in the last six games.

“I have got to try to learn from the second half, see what I could have done better, see if we could have redirected the substitutions or something.

“I will analyse my own performance and the team’s and in the six games we have to go hopefully we don’t repeat those five minutes of madness.”

Bury have revealed an increase in season ticket prices for the 2015/16 season.

Full priced adult season tickets are up from £250 to £300.

Season ticket prices for under-23s and students have increased from £125 to £175, while tickets for senior citizens and disabled are also £175, up from £120. Prices for u16s have gone up by £15 to £75, while u11s remain £25 and u5s are free.

Matchday tickets next season will be priced from £18 for adults, £5 for under-11s, free for u5s and £12 for all other categories.