ANDY KING was delighted with three points against the Shakers but admitted his side were very 'two-faced'.

He said supporters had seen the confident team revelling in a two-goal lead but also the team which got a case of the jitters after conceding.

King said: "Two-nil up, you're playing well, doing the right things and full of confidence.

"But all of a sudden, Bury get a goal back and you can see the worry.

"It's transmitted everywhere. It's not just the players. You can feel that very strongly.

"We needed the next goal. But the third gave us the breathing space we needed and we relaxed.

"I thought we defended superbly for the most part and restricted them to just a few chances."

But King was particularly happy with the way Town capitalised on their early dominance, something they failed to do on Boxing Day.

While King remains slightly disappointed at dropping two points against Bournemouth, he feels his players have given him everything in both games.

He said: "I've had total commitment and total effort.

"In the two games I couldn't have asked for any more and long may it continue."

King is usually reluctant to pick out individuals but he felt special mentions were merited on this occasion.

He said: "Gurney took his goal well although if I'd been Bury's manager I wouldn't have been happy with the marking.

"But his first touch was superb and the finish was even better.

"But I think there were a lot of plusses. For the second goal, we were the quickest to react. Bobby Howe came from nowhere and showed the desire to slide in for the goal. "And the third goal was a quality-taken free kick from Wayne Carlisle. I thought he deserved that for his second half performance, he worked really hard.

"But the biggest plus of all for me was the performance of Paul McAreavey.

"I thought he was magnificent.

"I've always thought he was capable of being a player and that's why I gave him a new contract in the summer.

"He told me he's been playing well in the reserves but then that's Paul McAreavey for you.

"But all the lads contributed to the win and although we didn't play for 90 minutes in the way we know we can, they battled hard and showed the character to get a victory."

The winner of the Evening Advertiser-sponsored 50-50 draw at the Bury game was M Curtis with ticket number 608. He picked up a Christmas bonus of £270.