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Representatives of the club met with Ian Harrop on 15 February 2025 to discuss Ian’s ban from the hospitality areas of the stadium. In the interest of moving forward in a positive manner Ian was informed that he is now welcome to return to the hospitality areas of the stadium with immediate effect. During the meeting Ian expressed concern about comments made regarding him on the usual social media platforms. As a club we do not condone the abuse of any individual, be that a board member, emplo
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Unfortunately, we were unsuccessful in our appeal to overturn the three point deduction, and £100 fine, for fielding an ineligible player at the start of the season. Glossop North End have also launched their own appeal and as a result we will replay the fixture at a future date to be confirmed, in addition to the three point deduction. The rules do not allow the three points we lose to be awarded to them, so this is their only opportunity to benefit from the situation. We do not inten
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Bury Football Club wishes to condemn some of the supporter behaviour at our Play-Off Final at Ericstan Park on Saturday afternoon. We are a community club, and some of the scenes experienced in both the stands and again unfortunately on the pitch, are not acceptable. It cannot be stressed enough that any poor behaviour reflects on the club in a negative way and has led to severe punishment already during the season. We are handing over the investigation of these matters to Greater
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We can confirm that the FA have agreed to a stay of the sanction requiring us to close Gigg Lane to supporters whilst the appeal is heard. There will be no sanctions until the appeal process concludes. This means that our game against Wythenshawe will be open for supporters of both sides to attend. We are, however, mindful of the weather and potential for a postponement due to a frozen pitch so continue to advise supporters not to purchase tickets in advance at this stage purely for th
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We wish to provide an update and inform all supporters following a review of volunteering practices within the club this week. Firstly, and understandably, the club has received a lot of feedback from supporters about the role of one of our volunteers John Raftery on Wednesday. We have been in regular contact with John since Wednesday, both offering apologies for the upset caused and working on the solution to move forward. A conversation was had between a member of the board and CEO N
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Brand new for the 2024/25 season is our Legends Wall, on the walkway between the South Stand and Manchester Road End, but first, we need your help. We have 60 spaces to fill with posters of Bury Legends from years gone by. Recently we installed, two posters at the ground with the club crest and a ‘Welcome to Gigg Lane’ message. The club would like to open this up for fan suggestions as to who they would like to see on the wall. Once the players have be
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Due to upcoming maintenance work at Gigg Lane, we can confirm that the reception and club shop will be closed from Tuesday 6th May. Enquiries will continue to be monitored by email only and will be responded to as soon as possible. No phone calls will be taken by our enquiries team during this time. The pitch remains operational with bookings honoured throughout this period, as well as Starkies being accessible. We will update supporters in due course as to when we will reopen. View the fu
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Following on from the announcement earlier in the week around the stadium ban coming into force from next Tuesday, the club is continuing to work on the plans around this and hopes to communicate an update on this ahead of this weekend. Prior to that, the following update is provided on other matters of relevance this week, including: • Results of a charge following the home game against Skelmersdale United. • Impacts of charges on the club • Current match-day procedures at Gigg La
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As the off-season period is only a number of weeks old, work behind the scenes has been moving apace with stadium improvement, pitch re-development, and a whole host of other aspects being prepared for the club to go again when the season begins again in late-July. Neil Sears has outlined his latest summary below to keep supporters up-to-date. Hello to all Bury fans, I hope you’re all enjoying the close season and getting a bit of a breather before we dive into anothe
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