Has Bury Football Club been SAVED in the nick of time?
- Written by I Love MCR
- Last updated 5 years ago
- Bury, Sport
Bury Football Club has been on the brink of collapse this week and save itself from being expelled from the English Football League.
Bury FC is a proud club with a 125-year legacy but this was the most important spell in its history as it faced the threat of being ejected from the Football League.
The EFL said that the League One side had only until midnight tonight (Friday 23 August 2019) to save itself and prove it’s financially viable to continue the 2019/20 campaign.
READ MORE: Bury has the best market in Britain but what else has it got going for it?
To boot, Bury’s first six games of the new season have been postponed and the club has been deducted twelve points.
However, we now understand that owner Steve Dale has accepted an offer from a London-based consortium just in the nick of time on D-Day.
Sky Sports News: Bury FC owner Steve Dale has accepted a takeover offer from a London-based consortium but the deal still requires approval from the English Football League
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) August 23, 2019
The deal still needs to be ratified by the EFL but, if confirmed, it would mean Bury FC won’t be expelled from League One.
We love you Bury,
We do,
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We do,
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Oh Bury we love you…
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