Bury

BrianW said:
Bury sit on land which is potentially very valuable for housing development. An asset-stripper's dream. There was talk some years back about relocating the ground, but that idea has gone very quiet, maybe even died the death. But you know, I wouldn't be surprised if the dire financial situation "forced" them into ground-sharing. God knows with whom. Accy Stanley?
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Only other nearby team to ground share with has to be the one other team that they have already had a ground share with. FCUM.
 
The way lower league financies are going, sadly to survive at some stage the likes of Bury, Rochdale & Oldham will have to suck it up and merge to survive. What percentage of fans would accept that is another thing and it's certainly not something I'd be happy with if we found ourselves back it close to that position but with money being toploaded to the big boys & unscrupulous owners it's not going to get better for the smaller clubs.
 
BrianW said:
Bury sit on land which is potentially very valuable for housing development. An asset-stripper's dream. There was talk some years back about relocating the ground, but that idea has gone very quiet, maybe even died the death. But you know, I wouldn't be surprised if the dire financial situation "forced" them into ground-sharing. God knows with whom. Accy Stanley?
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Don't know how realistic it could be, but maybe Radcliffe, putting in temporary seating to increase the capacity to Football League standards? Wouldn't cost too much, and surely it would be their best option given that it's only two or three miles from Bury town centre, is in the borough and is on the Metrolink.
 
^Radcliffe’s ground is tidy enough for the NPL, but there’s no way it could be brought up to EFL standard. It’s hemmed in by houses on two sides and a body of water on the third. Plus it has a significant slope from end to end which probably wouldn’t fly at that level.
I know Radcliffe is very ambitious as a club and I’m sure they know themselves that the ground probably couldn’t even get them into the National Conference.
 
petrusha said:
Don't know how realistic it could be, but maybe Radcliffe, putting in temporary seating to increase the capacity to Football League standards? Wouldn't cost too much, and surely it would be their best option given that it's only two or three miles from Bury town centre, is in the borough and is on the Metrolink.
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It's a 20-25 minute walk from Radcliffe tram to the ground according to Google. But the walk passes loads of pubs and takeaways.
Having said that, the ground could never be brought up to league standard.
The obvious options would be Rochdale, Oldham or Salford. The first two having decent parking, local food outlets and watering holes. Or how about our CFA stadium? Maybe not!!
 
manclad said:
Only other nearby team to ground share with has to be the one other team that they have already had a ground share with. FCUM.
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Would renting Bolton’s ground not help out both clubs who are in dire need?
 
I hadn't realised until hearing it on TV this morning that they had "closed" their stadium. Frankly, that sound ominous. Great pity for the loyal Bury fans, but I strongly suspect that the majority of FCs outside the PL are walking on eggshells. Most of them essentially rely on owners subsidising the sport as a sort of rich man's hobby. I suppose there are only so many rich people out there who are willing to do so indefinitely. and most rich people got there by being shrewd with money, not by pissing it up the wall.
 
Very very soft spot for the club and fans. First live football I ever went to see with my dad what seems like yesterday but is probably 58 years ago.
 
BrianW said:
The Chairman's official statement is interesting:
https://www.buryfc.co.uk/news/2019/may/a-statement-from-the-chairman/
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That statement is nothing short of embarrassing. I guess I'm comparing it to the video's we get from our boss, which isn't fair as they are at polar opposites of the spectrum, but there's grammar errors and everything in it. it reads like a Facebook status.

Calling out the players by name isn't cool, even if its in response to Nicky Adam's interview with the media. I have a friend who bought a season ticket last week for next season, but he's that unsure the club will survive he's bought it on credit card, so the money is insured if/when the club folds.
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
Would renting Bolton’s ground not help out both clubs who are in dire need?
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It's the middle of nowhere though when travelling from Bury. Our minihad would be easier with the tram for fans.

If I recall correctly, I think locations between Bury and Bolton were considered when Bolton were looking for a place for their new stadium years ago. Always thought they chose badly, would have been ideal now. Seem to remember it was around the time Manchester North End was being mooted (and booted) - i.e. Bury + Oldham + Rochdale.
 
My son has two friends who were shit on big time by Steven Dale, I am not prepared to elaborate as he is a nasty piece of work.

Suffice it to say they ending up owing money to all sorts of people whilst he ended up smelling of roses.

I don't think Bury did due diligence before allowing him anywhere near their club.
 
Rammyblues said:
Very very soft spot for the club and fans. First live football I ever went to see with my dad what seems like yesterday but is probably 58 years ago.
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Me too. Very sad to see them in this state. But you have to question whether the EFL can support 3 professional divisions. Germany only has 3, then it's regional leagues where the second teams of the Bundesliga clubs play. Spain's third tier is where the likes of Barcelona & Real Madrid B play.
 
roxy said:
Me too. Very sad to see them in this state. But you have to question whether the EFL can support 3 professional divisions. Germany only has 3, then it's regional leagues where the second teams of the Bundesliga clubs play. Spain's third tier is where the likes of Barcelona & Real Madrid B play.
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English league football is more competitive and means more , even several rungs down, than counterpart leagues in Europe, even Spain and Germany.

The problem is the EFL allowing people like Dale to get their hands on football clubs. Bury were let down by previous owner spending stupidly ( ffp presumably more interested in trying to hold back City from winning the CL) and then sold to this dubious character when he did a runner. EFL should do more to protect the health of the game even at lower levels.
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
Wonder how this will / won't affect Bury AFC?
Think they play at Radcliffe.
Would Bury have to start in the North West Counties League like Macc did?
They could be playing Bury AFC in the same league.
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I think the AFC Bury lads said on that BBC documentary last year that they would look to merge if the original club could be revived at Gigg Lane. But there has been a fair bit of infighting between the rival factions so it still could all end up a bit “People’s Front of Judea”
 
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