Bury Thread

[Dogtanian]

Bury Times saying the 2nd vote will now go ahead

Fan-led football societies 'surviving not thriving' as second merger vote announced

Two fan-led football societies have announced they will hold a second merger vote in an effort to restore professional football in Bury.

www.burytimes.co.uk

Yes same old arguments are being fling although I have read that the AFC guy Phil Young has offered to stand down to help the merger go ahead, this shit is so bitter now

 

[Dogtanian]

 

[I'm not really here]

MERGED! at bloody last. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65484165

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

MERGED! at bloody last. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65484165

Good news. But there some clowns in the fan base and it won't be easy to get back.

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

I don't want to upset the people of Bury, however:

"Funding of £1.3m is available in total - £450,000 from Bury Council and the rest coming from the government's levelling up fund."

Respectfully, given the current financial situation of many in this country, how can the above be justified?? Football clubs, whilst being important to the community, shouldn't be given public funds

 

[City Hobgoblin]

I don't want to upset the people of Bury, however:

"Funding of £1.3m is available in total - £450,000 from Bury Council and the rest coming from the government's levelling up fund."

Respectfully, given the current financial situation of many in this country, how can the above be justified?? Football clubs, whilst being important to the community, shouldn't be given public funds

Football clubs are extremely important to their communities. Both culturally and economically

 

[City Hobgoblin]

Good news. But there some clowns in the fan base and it won't be easy to get back.

One of the more high profile anti-merger characters resigned from the board yesterday.

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

Football clubs are extremely important to their communities. Both culturally and economically

I'm not getting into arguments on here, I stated:
"Football clubs, whilst being important to the community, shouldn't be given public funds"
So yes - important - but I suspect if you asked the residents of Bury "should we spend £1.3m on a football club", the answer would be a resounding NO

 

[City Hobgoblin]

It probably works out about 10 quid per head in one go. And then the projected economic gains for businesses going forward year on year.
Lots of people might object to public funds going on other stuff - cycle lanes, Pride festivals, hanging baskets and landscaping in the shopping centre, whatever. There'll always be some grumps who know the cost of everything but the value of nothing.

 

[crazyg]

Who are Moston Rag Socks and who are the Splitters?

FCUOM?

Bury is a similar situation to Wimbledon. FCUOM is quite different