Manager Cole Skuse admitted that his Bury Town side lacked the necessary quality to take maximum points from Tuesday night’s 1-1 home draw with Bishop’s Stortford.

The visitors arrived at the Getaway Cars Stadium in the Southern League Premier Central Division relegation zone, and when skipper Ollie Canfer put Bury in front after just seven minutes, it looked like a positive evening.

However, Aaron Greene levelled up the scoreline just before half-time, and while the Blues dominated large parts of the second half, a winning goal was not forthcoming.

Skuse said: “It was a tough evening, but a completely fair result.

“They changed a lot, adjusted how they played, and thoroughly deserved their point.

“They obviously had a clear intent, and we really struggled to break them down.

“It’s a frustrating evening, but that’s football. It doesn’t give you a smooth journey of highs all the time.

“You have to appreciate that teams will come with a set-up and a way of playing, and like I said, they deserve a point.

“We missed that little bit of quality to break a side down. We had loads of possession, and if you were to break it down into stats, they would be incredibly high in our favour.

“But the bit that really matters, that little bit of quality at the top end of the pitch, we lacked it.”

Third-placed Bury, who ran out 3-1 winners away at Racing Club Warwick last weekend courtesy of goals from Jamie McGrath (2) and Callum Page, will have home advantage again on Saturday when they host Rushall Olympic (3pm).

The visitors are just out of the play-off places, although they will make the journey to Suffolk without a win from their last four outings.

Skuse added: “They’re having a great season.

“It’s so congested now that the top-end teams are dropping points.

“They're a group that’s right in the mix, and now I’m going to have to stop saying a great start to the season, because now we’re right in the depths of the business part.

“We need a real bounce for Saturday because it’s going to be a tough game.”

Bury will once again be without former Ipswich Town and Colchester United centre-back Tommy Smith, who is away on coaching duties with the New Zealand national team.

Meanwhile, the likes of Mikey Davis and Tommy Hughes remain sidelined through injury.