Bury FC

[Rene Artois]

I note that a crowd of 3,521 fans watched their 9th tier match between Bury and Padiham in midweek.
The game was played at FC United of Manchester’s ground due to the Gigg Lane pitch being unplayable.

[ironfromafar]

Another club on the way back are former FLC Macclesfield FC (then Town) ..they are in the NPLplay offs and their home attendances are crazy for that level 3-4000

[Deereyme66]

Macclesfield are progressing well. Could go up. wouldn’t say Bury are on their way back just yet. One game to game in 3rd spot. Wythenshawe Town or Ammies above and one automatic promo spot. Could do it through the playoffs but form not great. Many steps to go too after that. However their gates at Gigg are consistently high. A proportion of their fans have an entitled attitude, refs and North West Counties League are all against them. Ahem…

[Sanfran49]

Interesting info on the gates. Are the fans of football realising home town clubs want and value support as opposed to being seen as a cash cow for billionaires who want to isolate from football so they can grab all the money.

Best wishes to these clubs supporters who are fighting back.

[mistertonmick]

it doesn’t matter what level you play at a winning team will bring the fans back, Bury and Macclesfield both had a season without any football, so we got lucky in the end, we could have been playing Winterton or Brigg

[Deereyme66]

Interesting info on the gates. Are the fans of football realising home town clubs want and value support as opposed to being seen as a cash cow for billionaires who want to isolate from football so they can grab all the money.

Best wishes to these clubs supporters who are fighting back.

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Fans start returning with better owners after years of incompetents and shysters. The new better owners and existing fans do a good job of encouraging stay aways and new fans to attend. Is my understanding.

[Cliff Byrne’s Right Peg]

Macc town often got sub 2k whilst in the football league, their support base has been revitalised under the new ownership.

The hospitality area looks fantastic too, maybe some years away yet, but would like to see GP modernised in a similar way to bring in extra revenue.

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Deereyme66

[Deereyme66]

Who needs the Premiership?

So where do you think this will be heading tomorrow afternoon? A crucial day for @buryfcofficial @WythenshaweFC and @WTFC1946.

If anyone knows of a helicopter going spare, do let us know! Despite the logistical challenge this will be presented tomorrow.#champions pic.twitter.com/HODD9Ekzt3

— The NWCFL ⚽️ (@nwcfl) April 19, 2024

[Rene Artois]

1 Wythenshawe – P45 GD63 Pts 92
2 Wythenshawe Town – P45 GD48 Pts 92
3 Bury – P45 GD58 Pts 91

Ramsbottom United v Bury
Squires Gate v Wythenshawe
Wythenshawe Town v Skelmersdale United

18th Ramsbottom Utd P44 GD-13 Pts 48
22nd Squires Gate P44 GD-41 Pts 42
24th Skelmersdale Utd P44 GD-73 Pts 32

[Iron-awe]

Bloody hell Rene I remember watching the Iron knock Skelmersdale out of the FA Cup back in 1967 at the OSG, John Colquhoun and Frank Barton scored the goals in a 2-0 win. Bet mick,les, cass and Awaywego were there too.

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open hearth iron, Rene Artois, Just Iron, MK Iron, mistertonmick

[mistertonmick]

The pitch was covered in snow, would have been off now, I doubt Awaywego was born then, if he was he would have been a toddler, but I was there

[Northumbiron]

I was there and Awaywego was halfway up the floodlight pylon!

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[Iron-awe]

Awaywego is roughly my age so I’m guessing he would have been there, remember some younger kids lining empty plastic coffee cups up on the DRE wall and pelting them over with hand made snow balls off the terrace, golden days plus it was bloody freezing.

[Rene Artois]

Iron-awe wrote:

Bloody hell Rene I remember watching the Iron knock Skelmersdale out of the FA Cup back in 1967 at the OSG, John Colquhoun and Frank Barton scored the goals in a 2-0 win. Bet mick, les, cass and Awaywego were there too.

Legends.

[Awaywego]

Roughly Ironawe. We were born within weeks of each other my birthday on England’s greatest day. Didn’t start going to watch Scunny till 68 so I missed that one, did used to go and watch the schoolboy games pre 68 though so I’m only a part timer to the rest of you.

[Deereyme66]

Wythenshawe Amateurs win the league. 2 x FA Cup winners Bury in playoffs.

https://twitter.com/WythenshaweFC/status/1781713494250770833?t=0zQSdIyfAN0yxxsNnrriOg&s=19

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Awaywego

[Deereyme66]

‘It’s all kicking off Pru!!!’ Thanks to Michelle, the Board and every supporter for keeping us out of this Counties level sort of thing fiasco:

https://twitter.com/buryfcofficial/status/1785770287490900129?t=BMPx0ZzHo-OSCf_y0w6lFg&s=19

Official club statement @buryfcofficial @nwcfl pic.twitter.com/eZxU4F6wix

— Wythenshawe Town FC (@WTFC1946) May 2, 2024

[Deereyme66]

Caught the second half of this and the worst set of penalties I’ve ever seen yesterday. Bury fans disgracing themselves again and fast becoming the Millwall of Counties level. Pretty telling was that the 200 who got tickets were from a random ballot, so it’s reasonable to assume they were fairly representative of the whole supporter base. Seen some fighting amongst themselves on X and personally saw flares on the pitch and, clearly audible, the worst sweary abuse I’ve ever heard directed at Wythenshawes black players and the officials (eg. ‘why bothering turning up you stupid f***ing c***!’) I assume there’s more incidents reported that will come out in the wash. We have our own elements of this bad behaviour of course, including members of Iron Hour shouting and swearing at away matches with kids and family around, then putting it on YouTube for bantz. Let’s hope this disgraceful stuff is eradicated next season.

https://twitter.com/buryfcofficial/status/1787065420723159402?t=EhrFd-lVyi8cOEF9VE2U9g&s=19

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lesgeo

[Ferrite]

Are Bury fans in that league so very different to our fans in this league?

[Deereyme66]

Not entirely dissimilar but having witnessed them a few times this season I would say they are worse. The entitlement and conspiratorial tendencies many display on social media are similar, but again, possibly not as bad.

[Always Iron]

Thugs ! Laying the boot in to fans laid on the deck, shocking.

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