Bury have been struggling against relegation throughout the whole campaign, which resulted in the sacking of manager Kevin Blackwell. His replacement David Flitcroft has been given the chance to improve the fortunes of the team, who are just two points above the relegation zone. The signs are looking promising for the new manager, as his team has managed to victories in the last five matches. Flitcroft is hoping to build on this good run of form by strengthening the team during January. The club has already brought in five players during this window, but they have also released five players as well.
Flitcroft managed to convince the board to release Gareth Roberts, who has made the captain by previous manager Kevin Blackwell, in the last few weeks. He says that there is no place for sympathy in this profession, as he attempts to rebuild the squad in his image. The moral boosting two victories over York and Hartlepool United have been followed by two matches without a win. This even included the 4-0 thumping at the hands of Chesterpool. However, the defence managed to pull themselves back together in the 0-0 draw with Burton Albion.
The club will take on Accrington Stanley in the league encounter on Saturday. Accrington are just one point above them in the table.
“I have made my promise to the chairman and the board that I will attract as good a player as I can to Bury. We are getting a lot of things right but it has been a relentless four weeks of getting players out and in. You don’t get pleasure out of moving people on. They are great professionals and you have to say bye to them, but they have to move on with their football careers,” said Flitcroft with one week left in the transfer window.
