Bury Times - Shakers Updates

Bury confirm the departure of 22 players

2:40pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

BURY go into the summer with just eight players on their books after releasing 22 members of the squad and selling captain Steven Schumacher to League One rivals Fleetwood Town.

More players join the Bury exodus

12:36pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

BURY have officially released a host of players whose contracts were due to run out at the end of the month.

Schu off - Bury captain is sold to Fleetwood

6:20pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

BURY captain Steven Schumacher has joined League Two rivals Fleetwood Town for an undisclosed fee.

Investment talks are in the final stages, say Bury FC directors

4:11pm Thursday 16th May 2013

BURY ‘s board of directors have broken their silence to confirm talks with potential investors are “approaching completion”.

Bury were too good to go down - Lucketti

8:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

FORMER Shakers favourite Chris Lucketti has dismissed links between his current club Fleetwood Town and Bury midfielders David Worrall and Steven Schumacher.

Shane's burning desire to return to action

7:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

FORGOTTEN man Shane Byrne has vowed to be back to full fitness in time for the new season after playing just three times for Bury during their League One relegation campaign.

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Sir Alex's experience must not be wasted, says Casper

12:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

FORMER Bury manager Chris Casper has urged Manchester United not to let Sir Alex Ferguson’s unrivalled experience go to waste when he steps down as manager at the end of this season.

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Blackwell scotches rumours of further Gigg Lane departures

8:00am Thursday 9th May 2013

KEVIN Blackwell has dismissed rumours linking strikers Andy Bishop and Shaun Harrad with moves away from Bury.

Only Giggs can match what I have done, says Sodje

2:00pm Saturday 4th May 2013

EFE Sodje will have few regrets if his 17-year career in the Football League ends when his Bury contract runs out at the end of this month.

Bury FC boss fires transfer warning

9:20am Friday 3rd May 2013

BURY manager Kevin Blackwell has warned the club’s directors he is losing ground in the transfer market already as they continue ongoing talks with potential investors.

Shakers captain is a definite - maybe

4:00pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

BURY’S player of the season Steven Schumacher has not ruled out continuing his three-year love affair with the Shakers, but admits his future remains in doubt.

Schumacher takes the plaudits

4:00pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

STEVEN Schumacher picked up the Bury Times Player of the Season award as well as the majority of the accolades on offer at Forever Bury’s end-of-year presentation ceremony.

TWITTER TALK: Sodje, Jonson Clarke-Harris and Saturday's goal rush

2:00pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

BURY fans were busy tweeting on the final day of the season as the Shakers stormed into a 3-0 lead against promotion hopefuls Yeovil Town.

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It's me or the manager, says Shakers legend Sodje

12:00pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

VETERAN defender Efe Sodje helped Bury sign off their two-year stay in League One with victory over promotion contenders Yeovil Town, then fired off an ultimatum to the club.

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REACTION: Final performance summed up our season, says Blackwell

11:45am Thursday 2nd May 2013

BURY’S bid to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory against Yeovil on Saturday summed up their season, according to manager Kevin Blackwell.

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Picken confident of pre-season return

11:30am Thursday 2nd May 2013

SHAKERS defender Phil Picken hopes to be back in training before the start of the new season.

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The Gigg Lane exodus begins

10:48am Thursday 2nd May 2013

SHAKERS’ end-of-season departures began in earnest this week with the confirmation that Joe Skarz would be staying at Rotherham United.

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Skarz set to sign for Millers

10:49am Wednesday 1st May 2013

JOE Skarz will sign a two-year deal with Rotherham United once his contract with Bury runs out at the end of the month.

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VERDICT: Bury 3 Yeovil Town 2

10:44am Monday 29th April 2013

“IT’S me or the manager,” said veteran defender Efe Sodje after helping Bury sign off their two-year stay in League One with an action-packed victory against promotion contenders Yeovil Town.

MATCHDAY: Bury 3 Yeovil Town 2

2:12pm Saturday 27th April 2013

Live action from Gigg Lane where relegated Bury take on Yeovil Town in their final League One game of the season

Young Tom relishes first professional start

7:00am Saturday 27th April 2013

TALK about a baptism of fire – young Tom Pratt was handed his first taste of league football in the last throws of Bury’s match against Oldham.

Bury dressing room galvanised by gallows humour - Hughes

5:00pm Friday 26th April 2013

THERE is nothing funny about the sad demise of Bury Football Club, but, as centre-back Mark Hughes can attest, sometimes all you can do is laugh.

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Patterson fears Scarborough repeat

8:00am Friday 26th April 2013

FORMER Bury midfielder Mark Patterson says it would be a “disaster” if the club ceased to exist.

REACTION: Blackwell hails never-say-die spirit

1:00pm Thursday 25th April 2013

KEVIN Blackwell welcomed Saturday’s late, late show with a mixture of pride and frustration.

VERDICT: Walsall 1 Bury 1

12:30pm Thursday 25th April 2013

BURY’S players may have been forgiven for throwing in the towel before even getting on the coach for the short trip down the M6.

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Memorial tribute planned before Bury's season finale

12:00pm Thursday 25th April 2013

BURY will hold a minute’s applause before Saturday’s match at home to Yeovil, to give fans and staff the chance to pay their respects to supporters and former employees who have died during the course of the season.

Soap stars set for Forever Bury charity challenge match

11:00am Thursday 25th April 2013

A HOST of soap stars will take to the Gigg Lane pitch on Sunday for Forever Bury’s annual charity match.

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Last men standing for Bury League One curtain call

10:38am Thursday 25th April 2013

BURY manager Kevin Blackwell has promised his players will take to the field against Yeovil on Saturday, even if the club cannot afford to pay them.

Fans forum cancelled after Gigg talks delay

7:00pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

BURY Football Club’s directors have cancelled tonight’s meeting with supporters as they concentrate on ongoing talks with investors.

Bury directors cancel supporters meeting

4:14pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

BURY supporters will no longer get their chance to quiz the club's directors about ongoing investment talks after they cancelled a meeting planned for tomorrow.

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Bury Football Club deny reports Gary Neville helped to pay players' wages

2:29pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

GARY Neville has NOT paid part of Bury players’ wages, the Shakers have told the Bury Times.

Bury investment talks continue

10:42am Wednesday 24th April 2013

TALKS with potential investors are continuing at Bury Football Club, the board of directors have confirmed.

Walsall 1 Bury 1

8:00am Monday 22nd April 2013

KEVIN Blackwell welcomed Saturday’s late, late show with a mixture of pride and frustration.

MATCHDAY: Walsall 1 Bury 1

2:19pm Saturday 20th April 2013

Live updates from the Banks's Stadium, where Bury take on Walsall in League One

Bury players rally around manager Kevin Blackwell

8:00am Friday 19th April 2013

BURY’S players are circling the wagons around boss Kevin Blackwell after he admitted his position as manager would come under the microscope following relegation to League Two.

Clarke-Harris strike was a bolt from the blue

3:00pm Thursday 18th April 2013

TEEANGE loan striker Jonson Clarke-Harris says he was just as surprised to see his thunderous free-kick fly into the back of the net as the 1,500 fans who witnessed his spectacular equaliser at Gigg Lane on Tuesday night.

VERDICT: Bury 2 Scunthorpe United 1

12:00pm Thursday 18th April 2013

STAND-IN captain David Worrall paid an emotional tribute to the 1,300 Bury fans who gave him and his team-mates a standing ovation as they left the Gigg Lane pitch victorious on Tuesday night.

VERDICT: Bury 0 Oldham Athletic 1

12:00pm Thursday 18th April 2013

I SUPPOSE if Bury had to bow out of League One then there was always going to be some kind of further sting in the tail.

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Shakers chief agrees to follow-up fans' forum

12:00pm Thursday 18th April 2013

FANS concerned about the future of Bury Football Club will be able to quiz the chairman, Brian Fenton, at a specially arranged public meeting next Thursday.

Shirtliff issues target for Gigg squad

10:00am Thursday 18th April 2013

ASSISTANT manager Peter Shirtliff has challenged his threadbare squad to push on from Tuesday night’s 2-1 victory against Scunthorpe United and finish off the season in style.

Worrall slams Bury board's silent treatment

8:00am Thursday 18th April 2013

PRIZED midfielder David Worrall has launched a scathing attack on the Bury directors, revealing the players remain in the dark about the club’s precarious financial position.

COMMENT: Stricken Bury can ill afford to lock out their paying customers

11:00pm Wednesday 17th April 2013

ENOUGH has been said about Bury’s financial plight over the past week, but Saturday’s events at Gigg Lane provided a telling insight into just how the club has sunk so low.

MATCHDAY: Bury 2 Scunthorpe United 1

7:18pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

Live updates from Gigg Lane where the already relegated Bury take on fellow League One strugglers Scunthorpe United

Investment key to Blackwell's Gigg Lane future

7:00am Tuesday 16th April 2013

KEVIN Blackwell is playing a waiting game as he ponders whether to commit to a “massive rebuilding job” at Bury.

Future uncertain for Bury boss after relegation

7:00am Monday 15th April 2013

KEVIN Blackwell will wait until the outcome of ongoing talks with potential investors before considering his future at Bury.

MATCHDAY: Bury 0 Oldham Athletic 1

2:07pm Saturday 13th April 2013

Live updates from Gigg Lane, where Bury entertain Oldham Athletic in a crunch League One clash

Bury launch investigation into Oldham fans locked out of Gigg Lane

9:46pm Saturday 13th April 2013

BURY’S board of directors have apologised to Oldham fans locked out of today’s crunch relegation battle at Gigg Lane and vowed to launch an investigation.

Ex-Shakers boss Alan Knill tells Bury FC fans not to turn on board

12:14pm Friday 12th April 2013

EX-BURY boss Alan Knill desperately hopes his former club can survive their current financial crisis – but has urged Shakers fans not to turn on the board in their hour of need.

Blackwell stands by youth selection policy

7:00am Friday 12th April 2013

THE sad fate of a talented young teenager whose career was ended in his very first senior game is behind Kevin Blackwell’s reluctance to blood his Bury youngsters.

Administration is not an option for Bury FC, says chairman

7:00am Friday 12th April 2013

BURY chairman Brian Fenton has confirmed the club will reluctantly go into administration in two weeks if they fail to raise £1 million.

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