Shaking up the Football League - A Bury FC Story

[Mike :]]

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2014/15 SkyBet League One Review

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League Table

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Promoted

Blackpool (1st)
Stevenage (2nd)
Bury (Play-Offs)

Relegated

Port Vale (21st)
Portsmouth (22nd)
Colchester (23rd)
Leyton Orient (24th)

Player of the Year

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Clayton Donaldson - Brentford

Manager of the Year

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Uwe Rosler - Blackpool

Top Goalscorer

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Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro - Tranmere

Goal of the Season

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1st - Greg Tansey (Stevenage)
2nd - Matty Robson (Carlisle)
3rd - Steve Jennings (Bolton)

Team of the Year

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S.Arnold (Stevenage)
A.Sheehan (Notts County)
J.Lascelles (Notts County)
Z.Knight (Tranmere)
C.Mitchell (Shrewsbury)
L.Freeman (Stevenage)
A.Drury (Crawley)
J.Rooney (Bury)
C.Donaldson (Brentford)
J. Akpa-Akpro (Tranmere)
I.Miller (Bristol City)​

 

[Mike :]]

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The fixtures for the 2015/16 SkyBet Championship season have been released and the opening day sees Bury take on recently relegated Stoke at the Britannia Stadium.

The first Championship game will be at Gigg Lane as they take on Leicester City, who recently tried to acquire Nathan Cameron from the Shakers.

The traditional Boxing Day fixture pairs up Bury with Bournemouth and the game will be played at Gigg Lane.

The Shakers finish the season with two away games as they travel to Birmingham and Bournemouth respectively.

Full fixture list below:

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[Mike :]]

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HENSON EXTENDS STAY WITH SHAKERS

Bury manager Michael Henson has signed a second contract extension which will see him remain at the club until at least June 2018.

Bury were promoted to the SkyBet Championship at the end of last season after beating Bradford at Wembley and Chairman Stewart Day has rewarded efforts.

His previous deal was due to run out at the end of the 2015/16 season but he has signed a two year extension after recently rejecting the Newcastle United job.​

 

[Mike :]]

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BREAKING NEWS

SkyBet Championship side Bury have pulled off a shock transfer as they sign former Spurs striker Robbie Keane on a one year contract.

Keane was most recently with LA Galaxy and scored 16 league goals for them last season but has been deemed surplus to requirements.

Keane's transfer may shock some people in the footballing world but Michael Henson has got his team firing from all cylinders recently.

Bury are also rumoured to be interested in former Spain midfielder Marcos Senna.​

 

[Mike :]]

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Season Three, Pre-Season Update

Club News

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Three called up for international duty

Alex Kemp, Nick Barrow and Adam Nicholson have all been called up to the England U19 squad for the upcoming U19 European Championship by Noel Blake.

The trio will rub shoulders with Europe's hot prospects and will be a great chance for them to showcase their talents.

Transfers

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In

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Martijn de Zwart - Free - Unattached

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Marcos Senna - Free - Unattached

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Robbie Keane - Free - Unattached

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Jordan Mustoe - Free - Unattached

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Mohamed Coulibaly - Free - Unattached

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Josh Langley - Free - Unattached

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Daniel Powell - Free - Unattached

Out

Pascal Chimbonda - Free - Unattached

Jody Morris - Free - Unattached

Brian Jensen - Free - Unattached

Reice Charles-Cook - Free - Unattached

Kieran Agard - Free - Unattached

Steven Lennon - Free - Unattached

Jacques Leyden - Loan - Colwyn Bay

Matches

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02.07.15 - Bury U21's - W 4-1
06.07.15 - Club Brugge - W 3-1
10.07.15 - Jong Ajax - W 2-1
14.07.15 - Chester - W 2-0
18.07.15 - Hyde - W 1-0
21.07.15 - Prestatyn - W 5-0
25.07.15 - Radcliffe Boro - W 3-0​

 

[Mike :]]

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Season Three, August 2015

Club News

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Consortium plans Shakers takeover

Despite Chairman Stewart Day only gaining control of the club in May 2013, a consortium plans to take over the Shakers.

The consortium is looking to gain control of the newly promoted side with a former footballer being involved in the deal.

Matches

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01.08.15
SkyBet Championship
Stoke 2-2 Bury
Keane (15, 21)

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04.08.15
Capital One Cup First Round
Burton 0-2 Bury
Keane (2, 25)

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08.08.15
SkyBet Championship
Bury 1-3 Leicester
Dagnall (90+2)

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15.08.15
SkyBet Championship
Ipswich 1-1 Bury
Rooney (18)

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22.08.15
SkyBet Championship
Bury 1-1 QPR
Keane (65)

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25.08.15
Capital One Cup Second Round
Bury 0-3 Sunderland
N/A

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29.08.15
SkyBet Championship
Charlton 2-4 Bury
Ceballas (17), Keane (32, 70), Coulibaly (33)

League Table

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Player of the Month

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Robbie Keane

What a player.​

 

[Mike :]]

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Season Three, September 2015

Matches

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12.09.15
SkyBet Championship
Bury 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Keane (16, 60), Powell (88)

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16.09.15
SkyBet Championship
Blackburn 4-1 Bury
Rooney (16)

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19.09.15
SkyBet Championship
Bury 1-1 Crystal Palace
Henderson (12)

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26.09.15
SkyBet Championship
Bury 2-2 Huddersfield
Keane (33), Ceballos (pen 83)

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29.09.15
SkyBet Championship
Brighton 3-0 Bury
N/A

League Table

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Player of the Month

It was a disappointing month and no-one stood out.​

 

[Mike :]]

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BREAKING NEWS: BURY TAKEOVER COMPLETED

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Bury Football Club have today announced that the takeover by a consortium has been completed and Anthony McGuire has been named as the new Chairman.

McGuire has pumped around ?825,000 into the club to allow a new transfer and wage budget to be calculated but manager Michael Henson may not be around to use it.

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The new transfer budget is around the ?775,000 mark whilst the wage budget has been increased by nearly ?70,000 to allow new players to be brought in.

McGuire has gone on record saying that he wants to bring a new manager in and Sean Dyche has been spotted at a few Bury games recently. Although McGuire wants to bring a new manager in he states that he will consider Henson's position and may let him continue.​

 

[Mike :]]

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Season Three, October 2015

Matches

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03.10.15
SkyBet Championship
Bury 3-2 Nottingham Forest
Coulibaly (5), Ceballos (pen 13), Keane (51)

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06.10.15
SkyBet Championship
Blackpool 1-3 Bury
Coulibaly (7), Keane (24, 52)

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17.10.15
SkyBet Championship
Bury 1-3 Wolves
Coulibaly (34)

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24.10.15
SkyBet Championship
Sheffield United 2-2 Bury
Keane (50, 81)

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31.10.15
SkyBet Championship
Bury 3-2 West Ham
Shotton OG (15), Kemp (58), Henderson (90+2)

League Table

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Player of the Month

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Robbie Keane

He continues his scoring form and fires the Shakers into mid-table.​

 

[Mike :]]

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BREAKING NEWS: HENSON STAYS WITH SHAKERS

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Following lengthy discussions with Chairman Anthony McGuire, Michael Henson has been allowed to keep his job as Bury manager following McGuire's takeover of the club.

McGuire has been impressed by the support for Henson and said that he had been persuaded to let him stay as manager instead of appointing Sean Dyche.

This was no doubt helped by the Bury fans singing throughout the away game at Sheffield United and after the game for half an hour: "Don't sack Henson, Michael Henson. You just don't seem to understand that if you sack Henson, Michael Henson you're gonna have a riot on your hands!"

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The transfer embargo on the club has also been lifted.

Speaking exclusively to SkySports Michael Henson had this to say; "I'm delighted that I have been allowed to keep my job as manager. I've been a fan of the club since I was little and came through their youth academy so I'm extremely proud at how far we have come. I'm now looking forward to the January Transfer Window when I can improve the squad."​

 

[Yoblackcat]

Love this story, you looking to stay in the championship or go for broke and try and get promoted either way good job

 

[Mike :]]

Love this story, you looking to stay in the championship or go for broke and try and get promoted either way good job

Cheers, appreciate it. Looking to stay in the Championship this season but if Robbie Keane continues as he is, we might be able to sneak the play-offs.

 

[Yoblackcat]

Cheers, appreciate it. Looking to stay in the Championship this season but if Robbie Keane continues as he is, we might be able to sneak the play-offs.

yeah he's doing well for you, just can't wait for the next update

 

[Mike :]]

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Season Three, November 2015

Matches

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07.11.15
SkyBet Championship
Millwall 3-2 Bury
Keane (7, 12)

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21.11.15
SkyBet Championship
Burnley 0-1 Bury
Matthews (19)

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28.11.15
SkyBet Championship
Bury 2-2 Barnsley
Edjenguele (27), Irie-Bi (49)

League Table

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Player of the Month

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Craig Matthews

The young left winger has been excellent in November and scored the winner against Burnley from 30 yards.​

 

[Mike :]]

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Season Three, December 2015

Matches

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01.12.15
SkyBet Championship
Bury 5-1 Middlesbrough
Keane (2, 37, 86), Obadeyi (18), Matthews (45)

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05.12.15
SkyBet Championship
Bury 5-2 Birmingham
Cameron (26), Keane (27), Ceballos (32), Obadeyi (53), Spector OG (62)

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12.12.15
SkyBet Championship
Sunderland 2-2 Bury
Keane (pen 24), Irie-Bi (53)

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19.12.15
SkyBet Championship
Stevenage 1-4 Bury
Obadeyi (1), Keane (75, 90+2), Irie-Bi (88)

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26.12.15
SkyBet Championship
Bury 2-0 Bournemouth
Keane (46, 67)

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30.12.15
SkyBet Championship
Leicester 0-1 Bury
Keane (pen 64)

League Table

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Player of the Month

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Robbie Keane
If he gets injured or his goals dry up, it's safe to say we would struggle in this league.​

 

[BCAFC86]

Great story. Looks like Robbie Keane has been a god send. How bizzare that Khimiki signed 2 players from you, just call them Bury B!

 

[Mike :]]

Great story. Looks like Robbie Keane has been a god send. How bizzare that Khimiki signed 2 players from you, just call them Bury B!

He has been unreal since I since him in the summer. Tried to extend his deal past next season and his wage demands are too much at the moment. Very weird that they've tried to sign my players, Soares got released after a year and they never signed Agard as they had reached their maximum number of foreign players!

 

[Mike :]]

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Season Three, January 2016

Transfers

In

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Jerome Sinclair - Loan - Liverpool

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Dean Rittenberg - Loan - Blackburn

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David Mellor - Free Unattached

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Lescinel Jean-Francois - Free Unattached

Out

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Chris Dagnall - ?40,000 - Oxford

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Bersant Celina - Loan - Chesterfield

Matches

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02.01.16
FA Cup Third Round
Sunderland 4-1 Bury
Cameron (48)

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07.01.16
SkyBet Championship
Bury 1-2 Stoke
Edjenguele (44)

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10.01.16
SkyBet Championship
Bury 2-0 Ipswich
Cameron (18), Keane (90)

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16.01.16
SkyBet Championship
QPR 3-3 Bury
Irie-Bi (2), Ceballos (12), Edjenguele (20)

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23.01.16
SkyBet Championship
Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Bury
Mustoe (48)

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26.01.16
SkyBet Championship
Bury 1-0 Charlton
Keane (59)

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30.01.16
SkyBet Championship
Bury 2-2 Blackburn
Keane (18), Matthews (88)

League Table

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Player of the Month

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Mohamed Coulibaly
A great month for him as he recovers from injury and tears apart opposition left backs.​

 

[Mike :]]

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Season Three, February 2016

Club News

Senna to retire

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Bury midfielder Marcos Senna has made the decision to retire at the end of the season at the age of 39.

Senna signed for the Shakers in the summer and got an automatic extension to his contract due to him making 15 league appearances but he feels it is the right time to hand up his boots.

Matches

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06.02.16
SkyBet Championship
Huddersfield 2-0 Bury
N/A

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09.02.16
SkyBet Championship
Bury 2-0 Brighton
Sinclair (27), Rittenberg (86)

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20.02.16
SkyBet Championship
Crystal Palace 1-2 Bury
Keane (15, pen 52)

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27.02.16
SkyBet Championship
Nottingham Forest 0-2 Bury
Keane (45+2, 57)

League Table

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Player of the Month

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Robbie Keane
After being injured for a week at the start of the month, his four goals in two games fired Bury into the automatic promotion places.​

 

[Mike :]]

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Season Three, Youth Candidates

The Youth Candidates have been brought into the club and here is a look at how my assistant thinks they will turn out.

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The stand out player there is Dwayne Tuzo and here is a closer look at his stats:

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It isn't the best youth intake as we can't match the resources of the bigger clubs in the North West such as Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool.​