| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? 12:19 - Jul 15 with 7107 views | EGP |
Crisis club bury were left reeling this morning, when their main sponsor, the local council, withdrew their sponsorship on the eve of the new season.
Bury mbc have been plastered across the bury kit for several seasons, as no reputable local businesses would touch the joke outfit with a bargepole, after the basement club shafted many local companies with the infamous 10p in the £1 offer, following yet another dubious financial episode a few years ago, that has stained their name permanently.
Local businessman leaving Gigg Lane
Common currency at Giggle
EGP was fortunate to receive a copy of the council’s minutes from a recent meeting on which a review of sponsoring the semi-professional club was high on the agenda. This prompted a decent turnout in the public gallery and as the debate continued, there was an outburst from a gentleman in the gallery.
Gesticulating wildly with both arms, the man, wearing a blue shirt with Smith Metals on the front, described the sponsorship as being like Thatcher’s funeral, before helpfully adding that, “... it was a ludicrously expensive thing to do, desired by few, but paid for by everyone.”
With these words ringing in the councillors’ ears, the sponsorship was put to the vote and was unanimously thrown out.
Regular Guardian Angel, the imaginatively named Neville Neville, commented on this rejection on the Town Hall steps. Speaking solemnly, the genial pensioner opined, “Well, before these lads (the new Directors) walked in, we were six hours away from closure. It’s a sign of how far we’ve come that the local council can choose to turn their backs on the most important thing in this town.”
EGP managed to track down busy, bury Councillor, Norman Normal, for his views on the matter. He said, “There is a growing feeling in the town that bury football club are a joke outfit, you know, tinpot like. Only last Saturday, they were playing Sheffield United at Gigg and when the team ran out, they announced them to the crowd as the Mighty Shakers! Who, exactly, are they trying to kid?”
Normal, who by now was on his soapbox, continued, “And if that wasn’t bad enough, when United scored, they played Monty Python’s ‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life’. I mean, who is dreaming up this shit? And, to cap it all off, they played T Rex’s ‘Children of the Revolution’ during the substitutions. They’ve even renamed their programme, The Revolution. It’s just all one big, bull shitting con down there and we, as elected councillors, have to put the decent ordinary folk of burry, sorry bury, first.”
Normal continued, “They can’t even keep their own house in order. Gigg is such a dump, clubs are now refusing to play there” referring to the recent friendly with FC Brugges, where the Belgians refused to turn up for bury’s stellar pre-season opener, and the decision by League 2 clubs to boycott bury.
This loss of income means that plans to install undersoil heating have ironically, been put on ice. Writing on the big club’s messageboard, one regular suggested, “Leave undersoil heating till we are back in the second tier.” Another agreed, saying, “Not a priority, but a decent scoreboard would be good.”
In the meantime, the club, who recently defaulted on a payment to Ikea for their new furniture, have just three weeks to find a new sponsor, order new shirts, and find enough players to fill them. Frustratingly, bury outfit, Crown Oils, recently opted to sponsor local rivals Rochdale, so that’s one less door available to knock on cap in hand.
That famous old Sweedish company
Commenting on this big sponsorship deal with Dale, Managing Director Matt Greensmith said, “As a family run business and employing many people from the area, we wanted to support the best local football team, and we are hoping that our involvement may also assist the club in continuing to promote itself on a national level. We wish the team all the best for the season ahead, and are confident of a strong showing in the league following recent disappointments.”
In a cruel twist of events, the bury club shop also received its first batch of stock, which was out of date before the boxes were even opened.
Early indications suggest that bury may still carry on using this kit, because without bury on the front of the shirts nobody would know who they were, nor indeed, would probably have never even heard of them.
When the BBC’s Football League Show host Steve Claridge was asked to give an opinion, he fiddled with his biro before saying, “The one thing people are forgetting amongst all this mess are the fans. It’s not nice being a fan of a club that is a laughing stock. I should know, I’ve played for enough of them myself.”
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Don’t have nightmares. We’ll be back. [Post edited 1 Jan 1970 1:00]
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| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 09:25 - Jul 16 with 1476 views | judd |
| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 09:19 - Jul 16 by R17ALE |
I'm not as old as you! |
..nor as right.
Strangely enough, Nutters took over after the New Inn ceased to be the New Inn. About 1998/99 I think. |  |
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| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 11:03 - Jul 16 with 1442 views | AtThePeake |
| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 08:43 - Jul 16 by TTNYear |
But the New Inn then changed to Nutters, before he moved to the Manor. It then changed to an Indian and has been unused since they went popadom. |
Now a house I believe. |  |
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| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 11:03 - Jul 16 with 1441 views | gigger |
Nutters was just as good when it was in the old new inn but a lot cheaper.
He used to come out with cheese board at the end and have a chat.
He started doing that when they moved to manor but it didn't last long because they grew so fast. |  |
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| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 12:32 - Jul 16 with 1400 views | lancsdale |
I was in halfway house several times on Sunday never saw a ginger spotty kid with a bury top on nor anyone called Alan with a old Dale top? | | | |
| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 12:50 - Jul 16 with 1374 views | sandylaner1 |
| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 11:03 - Jul 16 by gigger |
Nutters was just as good when it was in the old new inn but a lot cheaper.
He used to come out with cheese board at the end and have a chat.
He started doing that when they moved to manor but it didn't last long because they grew so fast. |
was there on sunday - busiest day of the week
nutter still came round the tables to chat to guests
10/10 sunday lunch [Post edited 1 Jan 1970 1:00]
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| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 13:34 - Jul 16 with 1346 views | downunder |
| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 12:50 - Jul 16 by sandylaner1 |
was there on sunday - busiest day of the week
nutter still came round the tables to chat to guests
10/10 sunday lunch [Post edited 1 Jan 1970 1:00]
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Is that a nutter, or The Nutter? |  | | |
| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 13:38 - Jul 16 with 1335 views | DorsetDale |
| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 09:25 - Jul 16 by judd |
..nor as right.
Strangely enough, Nutters took over after the New Inn ceased to be the New Inn. About 1998/99 I think. |
Never knew that! Spent my first 17 years in Red Lumb and back in the '70's my mum worked in't New Inn 3 or 4 lunch times a week as was friends with Marie and ? who owned the place. Not been there since I discovered it was an Indian restaurant years ago ( not 'cos I don't like Indian but 'cos I got looked at like a dirty stain on an otherwise perfectly adorned establishment!)
Owd Betts on the other hand is usually the first port of call on infrequent returns to Spotland. | |
| YOU do not have the right to give someone else permission to tell me what I can and can't do. |
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| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 13:50 - Jul 16 with 1321 views | judd |
| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 12:50 - Jul 16 by sandylaner1 |
was there on sunday - busiest day of the week
nutter still came round the tables to chat to guests
10/10 sunday lunch [Post edited 1 Jan 1970 1:00]
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He never came out when I visited. | |
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| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 14:20 - Jul 16 with 1305 views | D_Alien |
| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 13:38 - Jul 16 by DorsetDale |
Never knew that! Spent my first 17 years in Red Lumb and back in the '70's my mum worked in't New Inn 3 or 4 lunch times a week as was friends with Marie and ? who owned the place. Not been there since I discovered it was an Indian restaurant years ago ( not 'cos I don't like Indian but 'cos I got looked at like a dirty stain on an otherwise perfectly adorned establishment!)
Owd Betts on the other hand is usually the first port of call on infrequent returns to Spotland. |
Took my daughter for a meal there when it was an Indian.
Knew within 5 minutes that it wasn't going to last as a going concern - even though the food was good it was still overpriced (a bit like an Indian version of Nutter's, in fact! Not saying Nutter's is overpriced but it's like they were trying to replicate the vibe).
The table linen was immaculate though. Very well-laundered, as it were.
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| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 17:42 - Jul 16 with 1241 views | YadHoDale |
Can't personally be doing with posh curry houses.
Booths and flock wallpaper are a must, otherwise I'll go for the takeaway option. |  | | |
| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 13:38 - Jul 17 with 1165 views | sweetcorn |
| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 16:21 - Jul 15 by sandylaner1 |
will read EGP's posts to grandchildren |
I hope they enjoy the stories.
Unfortunatley my grandchildren won't be hearing the stories of how sweetcorn went 6 in 6. |  |
| Leader of the little gang of immature cretins. |
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| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 13:42 - Jul 17 with 1159 views | sweetcorn |
| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 12:50 - Jul 16 by sandylaner1 |
was there on sunday - busiest day of the week
nutter still came round the tables to chat to guests
10/10 sunday lunch [Post edited 1 Jan 1970 1:00]
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Did he try to kiss you.....
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| Leader of the little gang of immature cretins. |
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| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 16:22 - Jul 17 with 1109 views | gigger |
| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 12:32 - Jul 16 by lancsdale |
I was in halfway house several times on Sunday never saw a ginger spotty kid with a bury top on nor anyone called Alan with a old Dale top? |
I must of dreamt it then | |
| What's happened to kel ??? |
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| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 20:28 - Jul 17 with 1027 views | sandylaner1 |
| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 13:38 - Jul 17 by sweetcorn |
I hope they enjoy the stories.
Unfortunatley my grandchildren won't be hearing the stories of how sweetcorn went 6 in 6. |
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| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 20:30 - Jul 17 with 1023 views | sandylaner1 |
| No FC Bruges, No Open Day, No Sponsor? on 16:22 - Jul 17 by gigger |
I must of dreamt it then |
just noticed your avatar lol  | | | |
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