Southend United boss Steve Wignall wants Blues to give the Roots Hall faithful a memorable summer send-off when play-off chasing Bury come to town.

The Seasiders complete their home fixtures against the fifth-placed Shakers and Wignall is hoping his men can put a massive dent in their promotion plans.

"It's important that we finish our Roots Hall campaign on a high," said the Shrimpers chief.

Tes Bramble : new boss Steve Wignall still needs to see him in first team action Picture: STEVE O'CONNELL

"We want to beat Bury here so our supporters can go away for the summer break looking forward to next season.

"The fans are our bread and butter and we need to make sure they leave Roots Hall tomorrow with a nice taste in their mouths.

"We want to see them all back here again in large numbers at the start of next season, cheering us on to what we all hope will be a successful campaign."

However, Wignall admitted his team selection options were limited as he looked through his threadbare squad.

But he added all the pressure was on Bury, who need a victory against 14th-placed Southend to be sure of holding on to a play-off berth.

Published Friday, April 25, 2003

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