Bury boss Alan Knill is likely to be without Dave Challinor and Andy Mangan for the trip to promotion-chasing Hereford on Saturday.Defender Challinor is unlikely to feature in either Easter weekend games as he battles to recover from a knee injury.

Striker Mangan has returned from a loan spell with Accrington but is nursing a hamstring strain and is not expected to be passed fit for the Edgar Street clash.

Goalkeeper Darren Randolph and midfielder David Buchanan have been given special dispensation to travel late to their international games with the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Under-21 sides respectively.

The pair will now be available for the trip to Hereford and the home clash against Mansfield on Easter Monday.

Knill believes maximum points in both games would all but secure the Shakers' League Two status.

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