A TRIP to Blackpool tomorrow could be just the medicine required to end Bury’s horrific away form.

The Shakers have picked up three points from a possible 36 on the road, scoring only one goal in the process this calendar year.

But the Seasiders are experiencing a tricky patch themselves having won only once in their last nine league outings.

A large contingent of Bury fans are expected to make the short trip across Lancashire and boss David Flitcroft is hoping to repay their faith by ending the barren away run.

“We are preparing for a game that we are desperate to win,” he said.

“We are all trying to do something about it. We have an opportunity again on Friday and I don’t want to let down the fans who travel away from home.

“The players – as a team, as a group – we have got to put up a real spirited fight.

“We will try to come up with a formula to try to be very competitive against Blackpool.

“It doesn’t matter where you go in this league, anyone can beat anyone, but this week is going to be a very aggressive week, a very demanding week, and we’ll make sure that we go to Blackpool and represent the supporters that we have not represented away from home.”

Bury edged a seven-goal thriller in the return fixture earlier in the campaign, netting four times inside the opening 34 minutes.

But recently it has been conceding early goals that has given the Shakers an almost impossible task of picking points up on the road.

That could all be rectified this week as they visit a team that sits 20th in the table. However, Flitcroft claims Bloomfield Road will still be a difficult place to visit as the hosts fight for League One survival.

“I have always prepared for a game, whether it’s home or away, in the right manner, very professionally, very astutely, and try to get the meticulous detail nailed,” said the Bury boss.

“It is the early goals that have compounded the results. But I do think our loan signings that have been there and done it know what they’re doing. There could be 30 per cent different personnel on the pitch come Friday.

“I do think that will help because they are not part of this losing streak. There should be no fear and they should be able to go out and express themselves.

“It doesn’t matter who you go to in this league, if it is a team fighting at the top, a team trying to get in the play-offs or a team fighting for their lives at the bottom of the table.

“I went to Oldham-Blackpool last week and you had two teams there absolutely fighting tooth and nail to not get beat, and Oldham just edged that one.”

The Shakers return to Gigg Lane on Easter Monday when they face play-off chasing Gillingham.