My piece from the morning paper
Swindon were pressing for promotion before manager Paolo Di Canio quit one week ago, but they looked clueless against a team that had only won once in the previous SEVENTEEN outings and were in deep trouble in the drop zone.
Super skipper Schumacher struck his tenth of the season in the 21st minute.
Full back Joe Skarz whipped in a ball from the left and midfielder Schumacher flicked the ball past exposed keeper Wes Foderingham from four yards.
The Robins only threatened Trevor Carson's goal in a late three minute spell as Bury mounted a gutsy rear guard action.
In the 79th minute substitute Luke Rooney fired a 30 yard free kick straight at the stopper.
Andy Williams then supplied a cross and co-striker James Collins saw Carson brilliantly beat away his bullet header from six yards.
And in the substitute Adam Rooney tried a cheeky overhead kick from fourteen yards, but Carson was again equal to it.
In injury time Schumacher came close to grabbing his second when his 30 yard free kick needed tipping over the bar by Foderingham.
Following last week's takeover at the County Ground, new Chairman Jed McCrory announced he would hold talks with interim player-managers Tommy Miller and Darren Ward today (Wednesday) about their future roles at the club.
Both men started the game with youth team coach and former Hereford boss Jamie Pitman organising things from the dugout, but their team mates did nothing to improve their chances of a permanent deal - and neither did the jeers from the fans.
Bury manager Kevin Blackwell described his players as 'garbage' after losing the reverse fixture 1-0 in September and they did everything they could to lose that tag.
In the eighteenth minute winger Nicky Ajose saw a shot blocked in the box and right back David Worrall fired the rebound just wide from 25 yards.
And three minutes after Schumacher's opener fellow midfielder Mark Carrington fired a volley over the bar from the same distance.
Blackwell was delighted with the win despite
the fact his side are still in a relegation scrap. He said:
"It was a big win today. They were up at the top of the table and so fair play to our players.
"It frustrates me because they have shown they can do it. I'm proud of the lads, they deserved everything they got tonight.
"We only had four on the bench again, but I told the players that I only need eleven if they play like that."
Miller is meeting with fellow interim player-manager Ward and Chairman Jed McCrory to discuss the vacancy, but said:
"Darren and I are helping the club out at the moment. Maybe it needs a new voice though. Someone from the outside coming in."
And Miller was furious with his team and blasted:
"It was rubbish throughout the side - and I include myself in that. We weren't at the races and you wouldn't have thought that the top of the league was at stake.
"There was a lack of everything. There was no urgency, no fight and you wouldn't have thought we were top of the league.
"The lads say they want promotion, but they have to show it. We got what we deserved and that was nothing."
"It was a big win today. They were up at the top of the table and so fair play to our players.
"It frustrates me because they have shown they can do it. I'm proud of the lads, they deserved everything they got tonight.
"We only had four on the bench again, but I told the players that I only need eleven if they play like that."
Miller is meeting with fellow interim player-manager Ward and Chairman Jed McCrory to discuss the vacancy, but said:
"Darren and I are helping the club out at the moment. Maybe it needs a new voice though. Someone from the outside coming in."
And Miller was furious with his team and blasted:
"It was rubbish throughout the side - and I include myself in that. We weren't at the races and you wouldn't have thought that the top of the league was at stake.
"There was a lack of everything. There was no urgency, no fight and you wouldn't have thought we were top of the league.
"The lads say they want promotion, but they have to show it. We got what we deserved and that was nothing."
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