Football Supporters Society of Bury

The board met for the first time at the end of October, and we have summarized the main decisions below. The board appointed Rod Peters and Phil Young as Secretary and Chair of the Society, respectively. There were no other nominations for these positions. The board appointed Jon Newby to the board of Bury Football Club (2019) Ltd which trades as Bury Football Club. Dave Triggs and Phil Young stepped down. The board appointed John Woodhead, Ian Pearson, Marcel de Matas and Darren

2410 votes total eligible. 1508 votes cast 62.6% turnout. New board is as follows: Jon Newby Phil Young Marcel De Matas John Woodhead Darren Bernstein Rodney Peters Micheal Howarth Michael Goodier Ian Pearson

The process to elect the new board of the Football Supporters’ Society of Bury will begin from 6pm today, 8th August. Independent election scrutineers Mi-Voice have been appointed to run the process and will issue an email to members inviting nominations. Please familiarise yourself with the Election Policy and Conflicts of Interest Policy before applying to check if you are eligible. They will be applied to all applications. Nominations will be open for 10 days and close midnight 18th

As communicated at this evening's online Special General Meeting (SGM), the Returning Officer from election service provider Mi-Voice has confirmed the following nine nominees will form the inaugural FSSB board (in alphabetical order): Darren Bernstein Mike Goodier Michael Howarth Marcel De Matas

North West Counties League application Last week, Bury FC Supporters’ Society (BFCSS) had a meeting with the North West Counties League (NWCFL) Board to discuss our application to join their league for the upcoming 2023/24 season. During that meeting the NWCFL board asked questions about the club structure and specifically as to why there are […]View the full article

Introduction The result of the previous vote in October was sufficient to prevent the amalgamation of the two societies, but the sheer weight of opinion in favour of an amalgamation, across the majority of all supporters, encouraged us to try and make this amalgamation happen. We are as committed as ever to making the project […]View the full article

In this coming weeks the future of football in Bury at a professional level will be decided by members of the original supporters and members of Bury AFC. The fact that the benefactors have secured Gigg Lane was thought it would be a catalyst to join both groups of supporters. The original aim when Bury […] View the full article

The King's Speech this morning confirmed that the legislation necessary to implement an Independent Regulator to govern English football will be brought forward 'to safeguard the future of football clubs for the benefit of communities and fans.' It only covers clubs down as far as the National League so wouldn't cover Bury when implemented but our fans have had a big say in it's creation. The Regulator will operate a licensing system, where all clubs in the top five tiers of the men’s Engl