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“Always good to get recognised” – Connor Pye speaks on Player of the Month win

Following our 2-0 win yesterday afternoon against Pilkington, we confirmed Connor Pye as our player of the month for October.

“It’s always good to get recognised for what you’ve been doing,” Pye speaks of the accolade, in a month he scored twice and was apart of three cleansheets.

He then gave us his thoughts on yesterday’s game saying, “It was tough and they’re a good team they came out and tried to play football and they’ve got some really good individuals in their team but the early goal we got helped us a lot and we changed a bit in the second half, but we got another goal.”

Pye added: “It’s about getting momentum because we in a bit of a tough period where the games are coming thick and fast but it’s just about keeping that momentum and there’s another tough game on Tuesday and that’s a big game.”

Looking ahead to Tuesday’s game against FC St Helens, Pye said: “It’s going to be a really tough game there going to play football there a team that is organised and it’s the biggest game so far but if we win there hopefully, we can keep that momentum going into Christmas.”
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“It was a tough game in the most parts” – Chris Watts on today’s third consecutive 2-0 win

Bury ran out 2-0 winners against Pilkington this afternoon with goals from Rustam Stepans and Djavan Pedro extending their winning run to three games with another clean sheet as the Shakers climb to third.


“I thought we did okay in spells but it was a tough game in the most parts,” First Team Analyst, Chris Watts reflected on the game.

“It felt like one of them games where it was going to be our undoing if they got anything from this but it was good to get the second one and see it out but it was one of the most controlled games we’ve had at home but I thought we were a bit wasteful at time down at their end and on another day we get a few more and we didn’t really test the keeper but you can’t be too displeased.”


DJ Pedro scored on his home debut, Watts added, “I’m really pleased for him as he’s worked really hard, battled really well, and won his headers. He was a nuisance all day, and I was pleased to see him get one, but I’m pleased to see him on the score sheet, and hopefully, we’ll see more of him.”


Josh Gregory and Sam Coughlan both left the pitch through injury, Watts gave an update on their condition.

“Josh is at the hospital and we think it’s just a dislocation we think he’s just landed awkwardly after the header but we think he’s just dislocated his shoulder so probably a while before we see him and for Sam, I think he ran into the same lad who got underneath Josh so we’re going to send him for an X-ray to see if there is a problem with his hip as that’s where there’s a lot of pain so there two we’re going to have to keep an eye on.”

“Bobby [Carroll] has just been in with the physio now to see where he’s at and we’ve lost two central midfielders today so that’s something we’ve got to look at with the outcome of Josh and Sam but hopefully we’ll get Bobby back for Tuesday and we’ll see how his ankle reacts within the next 24 hours.”


Chris finished the interview by giving his thoughts on the upcoming game against St. Helens, “It’ll be a really tough game. There’s a hardworking side, and he’s had that group together for quite a while now and are running a quest of a wave from getting promoted last year, but it’ll be another tough game we’ll look at, and we’ve got to perform on the day and take the three points.”
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Match Info: FC St Helens (H), Tue 5th Nov, 7:45pm KO

With six games in hand we moved to nine points off the top of the league with a 2-0 win against Pilkington today. Rustam Stepans and DJ Pedro scored the goals that ensure Dave McNabb’s Barmy Army continue our unbeaten streak in the NWCFL Premier which now extends to 17 games.

At the other end of the pitch The Shakers back line remained solid as rock, claiming their third clean sheet in a row, seventh of the season.

We also marked Remembrance Day, taking a moment to remember all those brave men and women who have lost their lives in many conflicts and wars around the world and in service to our country at home. 

Theres not much time to revel in our win as the games will come thick and fast over the coming weeks. It’s a quick turnaround as our league campaign continues on Tuesday night when FC St Helens visit Gigg Lane for what is set to be a firecracker of a fixture under the floodlights at Gigg lane.

We have a huge two months in November and December which could set us up for the season and we need you to get down to Gigg! Be #PartOfIt and roar the lads on to victory.

Tickets and hospitality passes for all upcoming fixtures can be purchased here.
  You can relive all the action from Saturday and hear post match reaction from Chris Watts, Connor Pye and Alex Cherera below.
        In Opposition – FC St Helens
FC St Helens currently sit in 8th in table following their opening 19 games of the season, with 10 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats. They have found the net 4 times this season with goalkeeper Joe Mason having to pick the ball out of the back of his net 29 times.
Their top scorer Joseph Barker has scored 14 times this season, including a hattrick against Stockport town, picking up 5 opponents MotM awards.

Formed in 2014, FC St Helens focuses on developing local talent and upholding strong values on and off the pitch.

Starting in the West Cheshire League, they moved to the Cheshire League, achieving promotions and strong finishes. Despite COVID-19 interruptions, they won the Lancashire County Amateur Shield and the Cheshire League Premier Division.

Overcoming ground grading issues, they were promoted to the NWCFL in 2022. Under manager Mike Smith, they secured the First Division title and the Champions Winners Cup in the 2023/24 season, culminating an impressive rise for the club.
   
  On the Day & In the Ground
Our Matchday @ Gigg guide is available to read to find out everything you need to know going on in and around the ground.

Match Tickets can be bought online HERE.
  Match Coverage & Live Stream
If you are unable to make it to the action at Gigg Lane, we’ll have all the live coverage across our media platforms.
  Live Stream: The game will be broadcast live from Gigg Lane via our new streaming service accessed via TicketCo. The cost is £7.29 (inc.VAT & fees).
 
Season ticket holders can gain access to live streams for FREE as part of their season ticket purchase. Enter your 5-letter reference code from your season ticket receipt in the ‘Promocode’ box and click apply.

Your link to access the game will be provided in your receipt following the transaction.

Live stream tickets will be available to purchase very soon from our ticket webpage HERE.
 
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  Audio Commentary: Roch Valley Radio will be providing commentary for this game. Join the team from the press box at Gigg Lane. Click here ahead of kick-off to listen live. Audio commentary will be provided for every game of the season, so you will never miss a piece of the action.
  Social Media: Our team will also bring you in-depth text commentary via the club ‘MatchDay Live‘ Twitter feed, with team news and half time and full time updates available also on Facebook and feel like you are there with our match galleries and imagery available over on Instagram.
  Whatever the weather, wherever you are across the globe, we have you covered.
  Up the Shakers!
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“Tuesday is a massive game” – Alex Cherera speaks after today’s win against Pilkington

Winger Alex Cherera was happy with the controlled performance, in today’s 2-0 win against Pilkington.


Cherera said: “It was a good game, and we did well you know we had possession, controlled the game and to be honest we deserved to win so I’m happy with the performance we put out there.”

He than spoke on the focus on the league and the positives of the win and clean sheet streak post the FA Cup exit “Big positives but we need to win every game as we’re just focusing on the league now and soon we’ll be playing again so we’ve only got 2 days to focus and get back into shape so it should be alright you know and focus on the league.”

Cherera than spoke about the weeklong gap between Colne and Pilkington and the benefit it had saying “I think it is nice to have a break you know with the Saturday/Sunday than Tuesday games it was a bit too much but soon will be back to training twice (in between games) and that’s just what we need for games on Saturday/Sunday.”

Looking ahead to Tuesday’s game, Cherera added: “That’s a big game a massive game as St Helens are in good shape so we need to be up for it and we need to get the 3 points as it’s a big game next Tuesday.”
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Club Statement: AFC Liverpool (a)

Following discussions with AFC Liverpool ahead of our game next Saturday (9th November), the club can provide the following update:

A request was made to us by AFC Liverpool on 22nd September to move this fixture to the Friday evening (8th) or to an early kick-off (12.30pm) on the originally scheduled date. The reasons given revolved around how a number of their club’s volunteers were due to steward Liverpool’s Premier League fixture against Aston Villa that same evening and consequently, AFC Liverpool wouldn’t have sufficient staff to operate the game at the Marine Travel Arena.

An alternative solution offered was for the originally scheduled 3pm kick-off to be maintained, but only 150 supporters would be able to be in attendance, due to limited steward capacity.

After speaking with our manager Dave McNabb, it was not feasible to facilitate either of the alternative times offered due to player work commitments and we replied confirming this.

We were then approached again on the 19th October, and asked to reconsider. Our answer remained the same and this was passed back to AFC Liverpool promptly. We continued to prioritise our squad availability in this decision.

We have been in communications with all stakeholders involved, including the North-West Counties League. The League advised both clubs to try and come to an agreement. If we couldn’t, then both clubs could be potentially charged with failing to fulfil a fixture.

Despite coming up with several options during this process, we have been forced into choosing the option to play the match on Saturday 9th November, 1.00pm kick-off. This is against our better judgement.

The option of playing on the originally scheduled at 3pm, has been removed by the League as they have safety concerns.

We have released this statement to give supporters full context on the decision, which has been made largely with a view to supporting the manager and squad, under these disappointing circumstances.

Further to this, we have notified the League of our intention to appeal this decision. If required, we will then appeal further to the FA. At this point, the club will comment no further.

Details on the arrangements for the game will follow from the start of next week (4th November) and we will bring them to you when available.

The Football Board
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