England Lionesses manager Phil Neville, whose mum worked at Bury FC for 31 years, says he's 'devastated' after the team was expelled from the Football League. To read the full story, click here:
The firm said it could not overcome the financial problems the club was facing.England Women's team manager Phil Neville, who was born and bred in Bury, said his mother Jill, who had worked at the club for 31 years, was"heartbroken" and that"the town has had its heart ripped out".
He said:"I'm devastated. My mum worked there for 31 years and my dad worked there for 27 years. He's got a stand named after him. My grandma, my grandad, my aunt, my uncle all worked at that football club." EFL executive chair Debbie Jevans said she was"absolutely devastated" at Bury's plight, insisting"no one at the league wanted to see this happen"."I watched the scenes on TV last night and burst into tears," she said."We just had to look at ourselves and know we had done everything we could. Some will say we should've done more, but I look myself in the mirror and know we did everything we could.
"We just wanted him [Mr Dale] to show us he had sufficient funds to run the club and pay off the creditors. If we asked him once, we asked him a thousand times."With the Shakers now expelled from the EFL, they will not be able to play again until next season at the earliest - and then it will be at a non-league level.
Bury, who were formed in 1885, were unable to fulfil their first five league fixtures of the season and are the first team to be expelled from the Football League since Maidstone United back in 1992.
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