THE DEVASTATING FALL OF BURY FOOTBALL CLUB - Gigg Lane, Abandoned Stadium
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- Опубліковано 3 гру 2021
- Two time FA Cup winners Bury FC were expelled from the EFL in 2019 for financial reasons. Bury were a football league club for their entire history and even finished as high as 4th in the old First Division.
Bury AFC are a phoenix club playing non league football. Can the fan owned club reach the promised land of the EFL again one day?
In this video I visited the abandoned stadium that is Gigg Lane as well as Stainton Park in Radcliffe (AFC Bury's new home).
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What other abandoned stadiums do I need to visit?
Millmoor Rotherham
The Two Darlington grounds ?👍
Scarborough
Thurrock FC.
Shawfield Stadium, Rutherglen (former home of Clyde FC), not far from Hampden.
Hi Sam. I'm a bury fan. Went to the gigg for 27 years. Followed them away too. I miss it. I have cerebral palsy and love to watch football. It just felt like it was ripped away from everyone. There are people I haven't seen since and that is the sad thing for me. Your vlogs are really well researched. I love the history of the clubs you visit.
Hi Stephanie, thanks for watching and really sorry to hear what happened to your club. Its so sad to hear what happened to Bury. I hope the phoenix club can rise back up through the divisions! All the best!!
Thanks for the reply Sam. I hope so I've been to other clubs since. It's not the same though.
the facts arent that good the stadium can hold 12,00 not 11, the club does technically exist just aren't in a league and is being bought by a group of fans so they are coming back soon
@@ghill456 Yeah, according to Wikipedia it's "dormant".
Looks like a shit hole tbh
I am with you, Bury in whatever name, is Bury FC. People or companies that mess Football clubs about can`t take away the history or culture. The club in essence is the same. The history is uninterrupted. Today`s Bury, have won two FA cups. I am not a Bury supporter; but I applaud any efforts to keep the club going.
It's sad too see a local rival to go like that. Even though they was our most hated club, its still sad too see.
From a Rochdale fan
Hahaha Rochdale are awful. From an AFC Hereteke H fan XD
Every Rochdale vs bury was a good game to watch ahaha
Steve Dale was never a football fan, in fact, he's stated numerous times that he doesn't like football. Most of the businesses that he was associated with fell into liquidation. The EFL failed Bury FC by not properly doing their due diligence when Dale took over. Dale bought the club for just £1 and he was hoping to get £2 million from a company that was interested in taking the club over, but that collapsed and he rejected four other offers. The EFL and Sale were a fault for Bury FC sad demise.
Bury was never liquidated. They still exist
@@jonathanthompson2912 Only in principle. As of now, they can't use the " Bury FC " name. However, my admiration goes to the fans of the club that are still fighting for the right to the name and trying to get their ground back. Thankfully, they've got an English guy living in America that supported Bury that is backing them. There's hope for them to get back to where they belong.
Someone are in the process of buying bury fc and applying for a place in the pyramid.
Hear Steve dales son has all the trophies. Bloody digrace, he needs hounded to give them back.
Steve Dale's son in law was a debt collector and used Steve Dale to buy the club for a pound to recover the debt.
I have a strong personal connection to Bury and the football club, even though I have lived in Essex all my life, and was gutted when they were expelled from the EFL. My mum was born and bred there, met my dad when he was stationed at the barracks on Bolton Road and spent most of my summer holidays in the 70s staying at my grandma's bungalow just opposite in Buller Street or at other relatives houses nearby. She died in 1977 and is buried in the cemetery just down the road behind the ground. My dad took me to one of my first ever matches at a "big ground" when Bury played Plymouth Argyle in a League match at Gigg Lane and I also remember going to see the reserves play Sheffield United in the Central League there too, plus we even went to a derby League Cup tie at Rochdale too ! Happy memories ... I figure that it won't get me any brownie points judging fron some comments on here, but I am actually related to the Neville Family, Gary & Phil (& Tracy of course!) all having my mum's cousin as a grandmother. The only one I've ever met though was Neville Neville when I popped in the club on a visit a year after my dad died during the build up to Euro 1996 when the two boys were away on the infamous Hong Kong trip (dentist chair!) but he was just too distant a relative to have any idea who I or even my mum was ! It was in one of the buildings near the club shop on the edge of the car park as featured in Sam's video. I have always regarded Bury as my "second home town" visiting every couple of years or so and really hope that the fans can restore some level of competitive football to Gigg Lane somehow someway, hopefully as one united club. My mum died in 2016 and thankfully never saw the mess that followed at the famous Shakers home in her beloved birthplace...
Looks like a team in Essex will be going out soon again! Southend
@@essexstill1988 - They are a real car crash, it's very painful to watch them unravel, living so close by !
Plymouth argyle are quite a big team. I support them
Your passion and coverage of football clubs up and down the country is amazing
I agree love these videos and history of clubs sad what happened to Bury
Manchester United old reserve team used to play at Gigg lane, as late as 90's I think. Also, United legend Wilf McGuiness managed Bury FC. Terrible demise, should never have been allowed to happen. Well done for highlighting this.
Well done Sam. I am really quite moved by this video. As a Carlisle fan, Bury had a place in my heart. It was a nailed on away day for years.
Football club is far more than the company that ownes it. I do hope Bury will get the same ending as Wimbledon.
Great video, thank you
Partly reminds me of my local club, Aldershot. Not necessarily the ownership problem, but dying and rebuilding. I hope Bury comes back stronger. Because of your video, I will keep an eye out for them, and cheer them on.
Oldham fan here, it's tragic what happened to Bury. The way it's going at Latics we could be next to go. Clubs used to be run by local business men who were also fans of the club. Those days have gone sadly.
spot on. there are so many clubs who,despite being bitter rivals, actually have a lot in common. I'm born and bred Wrexham[ that's a different story for another day!] my first away game was to Bury in 1978 and I've always felt an affinity with the club. So many clubs from similar sized towns with a long and proud history are [or have been] at risk from predators, Bury,Oldham,Stockport,Chester and ourselves to name just a few. The people of these towns deserve thriving clubs as vital parts of their respective communities. best wishes to each and every one of you.
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@@andyderwent6407 👏🤝👍Hats off to you Sir.
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3 miles down the road Rochdale have fended off the capitalist vultures and is now fan owned. Keep the faith
One of the best football UA-camrs keep it up 🔥🏴🏴
Cheers!!
Scrap football now you have the correct statement
Totally agree. Sam's delivery is always balanced and well researched, and above all - - - interesting. Have loved his Scottish vids. Always good to know how others see us 👍
Yup
OTBC.
I'm relatively a new football fan from the states. I love your education, enthusiasm and passion for the sport. Your channel is great. Thanks. We don't have this kind of history in the US.
Thanks Patrick, I'd love to come over and make some MLS vlogs one day! We're certainly very lucky over here to have the football clubs that we do. All the best mate and thanks for watching!!
I watch Radcliffe as they’re my local club, I can’t afford to take my 3YO to United or City when he’s older so it’s Radcliffe and I don’t mean that as a snobbish lower league hipster type fan, it’s a great day out,the beer flows freely and it’s authentic, we’d love to have you down for a game - currently won 8/10 and top the form table.
As for Bury FC there’s a fair bit of animosity for AFC as it’s argued they went and formed the Phoenix before Bury FC were actually dead therefore putting the final nail in the coffin and scuppering a potential takeover, Bury isn’t big enough to sustain two clubs so hopefully the people who are pro AFC or pro BFC can get their heads together and combine.
Great video and thanks for coming to Bury 🙌.
Nice
What’s a Hipster type fan. I’m intrigued?
From an American Sports fan, this is why I watch you. We dont have history like this in sports (in the sense that this is still standing). My visits to the UK have always been punctuated by the long history. Well done again. Peace from Seattle. 🇺🇸 🇬🇧
Fenway and Wrigley would like to have a word
@@gerrynorris1421 😅 Noted.
I'm an Hereford fan and remember a game against Bury in about 1985 at our place. Hereford won 5-3 and was an absolute great game. Hopefully Bury and Hereford will rise again.
I remember your old owner Tommy Agombar
@@LiamK-ep6fs thanks for reminding me about that arse hole. But I remember 1972 too lol 😆
@@chrissaunders4703 it’s a disgrace owners like Oyston, Becchetti, Steve Dale, Tommy Agombar and many more are allowed to kill clubs
@@LiamK-ep6fs why aren't these people like Tommy Agombar checked out at lower league clubs before they're allowed to take ownership? Tommy had spent time at her majestys previously!
I had a soft spot for Bury after enjoying my trip in Gigg Lane with Swansea in 2005. It was by far the best away game I have been after following Swansea for over 25 years. I want the phoenix club back at their home soon, the club will be back better and stronger.
Hi Sam. I’m from Bury, and it’s sad to see the club shut down and just as they were on the way up and doing well. It is a massive shame and hopefully someone can save the club and bring it back to what it is supposed to be. If I win a lottery then I’ll buy it and have it back in the league and be as big as they were. Save our shakers. 🙏🏻
From what I've heard alot. Hoping to have them back playing next season. I heard they are trying to be accepted into the National League being both fan owned and partly owned by new investors. I don't know what the situation is but I really hope to see Bury FC back again soon where they belong
Be little chance of getting national league status. Had it been the following year possibly but over 2 years it would be North West Counties at best.
Will likely have to restart like Macclesfield
Watched "The Shakers" a few times at Gigg Lane when visiting Manchester. A sad demise of a local and proud Football Club!!
I get bald and bankrupt style from your videos, don’t know if you know him but he makes great content just like yours. Keep up the awesome videos and giving football fans a voice!
Love you to do one on Macclesfield too. Lower league and local teams are the lifeblood of the sport and I would love the EPL teams to engage with local clubs more financially and with infrastructure.
That’s would be great
Wish so honestly the Premier league teams expect for Everton don't care about anyone other than themselves
@@RebeccaHindle then force them to care about you. You the fans from all the divisions should send a petition to the board of the premier league and tell them "if you do not care about us then we will boycott the fact that the premier league exists". that will scare them!
I think the hardest part of all this for me is how its divided the fan base. You've got fans who refuse to acknowledge the phoenix club, stating that they abandoned the cause. Yet you've got the other half that support the phoenix club because they just want to see football played in Bury. Now we've got internal disputes ongoing between different groups of fans. Everyone pulling in different directions. It's a mess at the moment, but there's hope I guess. Great video man
ITFC bought David Johnson from Bury FC , he was instrumental in getting George Burley's Ipswich to the Premier League in 2000, RIP Bury FC 💙⚪
Have been to see Bury a few times as a neutral and always found it to be a welcoming place with very loyal fsns, so sad to see Gigg Lane lying dormant like this, they didn't deserve this
Great video I went to Bury in May 2020 and it’s sad to see Bury go bust
Very sad. I appreciate how you focus on the history of the stadiums. Excellent videos
So sad to see what happened to Bury. The amount of money in the modern game...stuff like this should not be happening. Great content as always
There is something quite depressing to see an old ground being left to rot.
Yes it is. What is frightening is that it is likely to happen to other clubs.
You're right about clubs being at the heart of the community and it ruining lives when they close. Look at that Macclesfield programme on BBC and how much being saved meant to the staff and fans, even starting again way down the league pyramid. I went to Bury a lot in the 1980s and got pally with the club secretary, John Heap, who was a smashing fellow but sadly passed away about 20 years ago. He would have been absolutely devastated seeing it like this.
Different class m8 every video I watch with you involved is knowledgeable and honest.Keep the good work up.
The reason gigg Lane hasn't been knocked down or its surrounding buildings is because a fan group where looking into buying gigg Lane.
There was a update in October this year, that they had agreed a deal to buy the stadium and hoping the procedure to ownership will take just a couple more months.
Hopefully Bury football club will have the lights back on again in 2022, from a nufc fan of 35 years.
Went to see this ground earlier this year and it’s an incredibly sad sight. There were fences up stopping us from going up close to it unfortunately. I hope the news about them being saved is true ⚽️
Been waiting for someone to do a decent coverage on this. Let me say u did far better. Thanks so much, Sam
Great coverage so sad to see great club like that hope they can be a club again
Fun fact: The Neville bros dad, Neville Neville was one of the directors in the club
Fun fact your wrong- Nev Neville and Jill Neville took about £100k a year in wages out of Bury Fc and I’m going back 20 years or more. Just in it for the money I’d say.As Gary said in his book ‘where I’m from your either a red or a blue’ sums everything up.. RIP my beloved Bury FC , AFC Berry claim to be the shakers-no they are not .
With the historical insight you do a justice to the British game we all love. But the fact you also shed light about the Scottish game (Londoner) you deserve all the credits and plaudits you get. Like and Subscribe to this guys if you haven’t. If you love football you’ll love footy adventures. Salute. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼. The attention to detail is second to none.
another great video Sam , this was emotional and upsetting too see a once great club in this state .
Look forward to a series of abandoned stadiums abroad and the UK. Keep up the work👏
proper football man you are sam loving your work ,
A big hi from Finland. Loved the video, sad story about a club I've always liked. All the best to the people of Bury
Great documentation of what happened to Bury FC.Its extremely sad to see the state of this famous old ground and the loss of the club to the local community.Hopefully the Phoenix club will eventually rise up again and play at Gigg Lane again.Those from the top of the game have got to help out these clubs from going out of existence.Its often not recognised that some of the players present or past in Premiership or Division One back in the day learnt their trade at a EFL club.Someone mentioned Oldham Athletic in the comments,straightaway I think of Dennis Irwin who went on to have success at Manchester Utd.
I'm a Wycombe fan and am saddened with what has happened. In some ways it would have been better if the old Bury FC had been wound up and Bury AFC had been allowed to take over Gigg Lane, especially as they are under way and playing matches. I do hope the town reunites soon
Class videos as always
Greetings from the netherlands
Love the videos with no background music and it’s just sam and his cam.
Sad story. Extremely insightful video though 👍🏼keep up the good work
Sad that had happend to a club like Bury fc hopefully something will happen with that stadium maybe they will get back to that stadium the phoenix club.
Love the video mate you gotta try go to milmoor stadium Rotherham it’s all still there just abandoned and the new ground is across the street
Another great video, Sam. It's such a shame that the so-called smaller clubs suffer when there is so much money in the game. I think the big clubs could do more to help out the smaller clubs, possibly play them in a pre-season friendly at home, where all the gate money goes to the smaller club. It's a sad day when you lose the heart of the community, I wish all the Bury fans a happier future and hope they get their club back and get to play at Gigg lane again someday.
There’s always hope look at Chesterfield successive relegations just avoided further relegation to national league north, now top of the national league ,a superb young manager who hopefully will get the team promoted back to the football league, a team owned and Run by the supporters so as I say there’s always hope you just need a lot of luck.
My FiL (bless his soul) was a Bury supporter, he couldn't go anymore in his later years, but I am so pleased he didn't have to witness the abhorrent fate of his club :(
Found your channel through this video. Now they’re back!
Keep the good video up mate
Coventry fan here, we hit rock bottom in League 2, luckily Mark Robins has got us back up to the Championship. Enjoyed the video and good luck to Bury.
Sad story. You should get you a drone. Would be awsome to know the state of the Stadium From the inside.
Great idea!
Good to see my scarf is still there at the stadium, looks like it anyway (man u, green and gold). Love your channel, great videos
Thanks Sam for another excellent presentation, the best football channel on UA-cam. 🔴⚪️🔵
great vid mate.... new sub here..... this whole bury situation is so depressing, makes me fear for my own club as a birmingham city fan...... terrible owners.... feel for bury, hope they can rise again..... Keep Right On.....
Good man well done with this great vid .
I have only recently subscribed but this Is a sad video. I feel so sorry for the Bury fans. I am a Walsall fan and we have clashed frequently over the years but I have unfortunately never watched us at Gigg Lane. Like I say I feel so sorry for the Bury supporters who work hard and look forward to Saturday like myself. I hope Gigg Lane remains and I hope the Phoenix club can romp up the leagues and get themselves into Gigg Lane!
Your channel is great mate I’m a man United fan but live in Bolton my dads a Bolton fan been to bury v Bolton absolutely great atmosphere, it’s a shame Bolton and bury won’t play again !
Why do you support United then ? That’s one of the reasons why small clubs can’t compete cause they also struggle for fans cause of plastics like you who just wanna sit on your armchairs with your United shirts on rather than support your local club
@@callumatkins6891 how am I plastic you little goon Bolton is in Manchester
@@callumatkins6891 just so you no you little fool I go to United games all the time I ain’t plastic
@@callumatkins6891 and all my family are from Salford how am I a fake fan you don’t even no me you fool
Absolutely class video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Hi Sam. I'm a Tranmere Rovers Season-ticket holder & I remember going to Gigg Lane for many away days. I always enjoyed my visits there. Such a shame that it's not currently used.
Do you have any plans to visit Prenton Park? I'm sure you'd love touring the home of my beloved TRFC
Hi Sam, us Bury fans loved a trip to Prenton for our promotions.
@@Joe_Lebowski yeah and look what it cost you 😂😂😂
@@theoriginalbuttonbasher2601 I know, I like many other opposed the investment Day was making. It was always heading for doom but that final promotion when the players hadn’t been paid for months was special.
@@Joe_Lebowski I was there glad you enjoyed it
I love these vids! I’m interested in all football grounds and clubs. I’m an Arsenal fan from Australia but remember going through places like Carlise and Northampton and being interested in those lower league teams and grounds🤓
it is a shame this happened, they need a buyer bury fc
They have a club called afc bury now
Bury fc have the record for the biggest f a cup win along with Manchester City which is 6 - 0
The stadium needs some maintenance to improve the stadium facilities around.
Bury afc are a fan own club.😊
i heard bury fc stadium is for sale.
Great video, it is a very sad story what happened to Bury.
As a Stockport County fan, I can say we came close to this situation however we had a savior when Mark Stott bought the club. He has performed miracles and the club is now in fantastic shape.
Great to see Stockport County back in EFL. It doesn't seem that long ago they knocked Liverpool and Everton out of F.A.Cup in the same season.
Morton fan, and we went through our own struggle of terrible ownership, administration etc back in 2001, so really felt sorry for Bury
Plus I've actually got some freinds who live in Bury and been to 2 games against Barnet and also Morecambe, great atmosphere at Gigg Lane
Really hope to see Bury back where they belong some day, if Wimbledon can do it, then maybe Bury can too!!
Great video again tho, love all your content
I live in bury and have done for many years I'm 19 now I actually have a scrapbook which i used to put stuff in when i was a kid and I still have a ticket from Saturday the 30th April 2011 when we played Wycombe and lost 3-1 I used to go with my grandad we go to all of the Accrington games now so sad to see what happened to bury for some it was their only i guess bit of solace/enjoyment and that has been taken because of an owner that had publicly admitted that he never even really went to bury its a disgrace keep up the good videos anyway mate
Hi Sam very poignant story of how quickly a club can be destroyed by having the wrong people in charge. It ripped the heart out of the community. Followed the shakers since I was seven I m now sixty seven one day I hope to take my seat again in the south stand and start the football journey again at gigg
so sad what happened to this club love these videos hope to see you at park head soon
Great little documentary. To many clubs are heading the same way and the local impact is devastating. Derby are close to suffering the same as Bury. As a Cov fan I feel heartbroken for these fans as we almost suffered the same fate. Owners should have a passion for the club as well as the sport, not just a way to try and make some cash. Hopefully the club will be back.
I'm a Rochdale fan but Gigg Lane was my first visit to a professional football match when Bury hosted Crystal Palace in the old Division Two (mid to late sixties). A crying shame that this has happened.
Hi there, just interested how the first ground you went to wasn't your chosen club, curious, that's all ?
@@duncanedwards7840 I was quite young (8 or 9) and hadn't yet become attached to a club. My family lived in Heywood, midway between Bury and Rochdale. My elder brother was a Man City fan but had stopped going as much when we moved from Manchester, preferring to watch the different clubs nearer to home: Bury, Rochdale and Oldham. He took me to watch Bury a couple of times. The next season my elder sister took me to see Rochdale, and I think I was just at the right age to become attached to a club. Over the years I would have seen a lot more success as a Bury fan but, tragically, become as heartbroken as Shaker's supporters must be now.
Thought I'd watched this one and liked the video pal but would have liked it if I had and I hadn't already it's either me getting that De cha voo thing or I've watched it through a 3rd party app?
Great video again as per very well shot and interesting
Been waiting for this one but slightly disappointed you didn’t go into the ground as it’s accessible:(
I like all your videos sam.God bless you ❤
Mixed memories of visiting Gigg Lane as a PNE fan. A real family club and an absolute travesty how it ended up. Good luck to the Phoenix club, hope you get your ground back.
Im a64 year old and one of me first away games was at bury back in the70s when I was a 13year old skinhead,remember being chased by a group of skins with silver doc martens,happy days hope you guys make it back t' league,Bradford city fan
Couldn’t imagine losing my club like this. Heartbreaking thinking about it. Imagine loving football but you must resent it at the same time
As a Newport fan, I can confirm that it is possible to rise again. Best of luck Bury and their fans.
I'm a shrewsbury fan, experienced some highs and lows here, frankly was always a good away day. I was saddened when I heard they were done for, and made me realise how fragile lower league teams can be, hoping the best for the phoenix Bury club and hope this stadium is opened again
Sad to see the demise of this club, especially given the circumstances in which it happend. Indian football fans know Bury F.C. as the club for which legendary Indian player Bhaichung Bhutia played for from 1999-2002.
grew up playing for bury juniors, watching the first team twice a week in the late 80s, early 90s standing in the Manchester Road end with an inflatable black pudding (remember that craze...).. historic club with many famous players and at one time having one of the best playing surfaces in any league. Hope they town manages to get a club it can once again follow...
So sad shame you didn’t have a drone to see inside the ground hopefully one day that ground will be full of bury fans again cheering their club on
Nice video greetings from Greece
They were due to be playing Ashton Town, not too far away from me on Saturday just gone, sadly the game got called off due to bad weather but they brought loads of fans with them which was nice to see
Sad what happened to Bury,I've watched Charlton play them a few times always a handful were Bury.
Very sad .
Very moving I keep saying check out Bradford Park AVE voted out of the league in 1970,they were once a first division club with a beautiful ground, some of the terraces still remain and pitch.
I used to pop over from bolton. An easy bike ride from my side. Fans used to change ends at half time just by walking round the terraces, leading to the odd dust-up
Kind of ironic that they were ruined by a guy called Dale. No more Bury v Rochdale derbies, sad!
Former Indian national team captain and Legend Bhaichung Bhutia also played for this club. It is really sad and devastating for the fans.....
Same happened to my club, Telford United went to the same way 15 or so years ago, reformed as AFC Telford United, climbed the lower leagues to get to the ConF Prem, relegated and back, now Conf North. As someone states below " The club in essence is the same. The history is uninterrupted. " I am from Glasgow originally and my one love is Rangers, again same club, History is uninterrupted infact its part of it.. despite what others say...
The huns are deed mate
@@RayzrBlazer Fifty five times.
💙 fifty five nothing mate 🤣
@@RayzrBlazer Fifty five times. Cry more.
💙 laughable lot yous really are
I remember watching Boro play there in the 90's, stood on what I think were something resembling railway sleepers. Proper old ground. So sad to see.
As a norwich city fan it's sad to see a club like Bury vanish is sad.
To go from the bottom of league 2 to league 1 playoffs then go bust. Feel for everyone that supported the club.!
So sad, I saw the same thing happened to Rushden and Diamonds near me, sadly they have now flattened the stadium and to this day nothing has been built there.
Sam to let you know, remember visiting Recreation Park Darvel in your travels. Tonight we beat Brechin City in the Scottish cup, after beating Keith away and Stranraer away. Your a lucky mascot keep up the good videos. Cheers
I'm hoping as you're in the area that you hung around to watch the Green army at Rochdale today.
My own club has felt some pain in recent years. Thankfully we now have an owner who is also a fan that is a successful business man. Fingers crossed for this famous old club and their loyal fans. Hope we can meet on the pitch again some sunny day, from a Stockport County fan.
It's sad to see old clublike this and when you see what players in premier get paid grassroot football is what made football great too many foreigners being paid stupid money we must invest in clubs like Bury if jack grealish is worth that amount of what would England's world cup winning side be worth and I'm a scitsman too
Preston fan here - we had some epic PNE vs Bury battles in the mid-late 1990s.
Stan Ternent's team got back to back promotions in 1996 and 1997 (both sides went up automatically in 1996) and had some seriously good players - Dean Keily, Chris Lucketti, Paul Butler and Mike Jackson, who we later signed. It's surreal and sort of numbing to think of a football world without them.
Radcliffe Borough have been Conference North/Evostik regulars for years - and speaking of teams called North End have you 'done Glossop' yet? Could be a good video.
Went there once with Cardiff... cracking pies .. queue was the full length of the away end .
Up the Shakers. Remember coming here a few times with Southend. Absolutely tragic what happened to this club. Feel for you lot i really do.