Bury boss Flitcroft admits to mind games over Cameron inclusion

Flitcroft openly discussed the fact the centre-back had 10 bookings - and would miss two games - in his weekly press conference and even wrote about it in his programme notes.

But Cameron played the full 90 minutes of the 2-1 victory and the Bury boss revealed afterwards it was part of a his strategy for the game to surprise his opposite number Chris Wilder.

“It was a talking point - there was mistaken identity on one of his earlier bookings and we got clearance from the FA to make sure it wasn’t 10,” he said.

“I think it was a surprise to Chrissy Wilder when the teamsheets went in and I wanted to keep it under wraps because we’d put it out there and made a bit of a play of it.

“The FA cleared it and Cam played and I was delighted because he showed what a leader he was in the game.”

Flitcroft was vociferous in his celebrations of both his side’s equaliser and their late winner and rightly so as Bury are now only a point off automatic promotion as a result.

But he was also stern in his criticism of the Gigg Lane supporters who booed his team off when they were 1-0 down at the half-time interval.

“We got booed off at half-time and I think that’s a joke myself,” he said. “The players need supporting and there was a lot of moaning around.

“There is a hell of a lot of work to be done at this football club and it’s quite incredible to hear that because there is a bigger picture.

“If people want to moan, just stay at home and moan. I don’t believe you pay your money to moan, you pay it to support.

“To be booed off at half-time when we’ve won six games out of seven is a shambles.”