Curtis and his colleagues maintain Gigg Lane out of a combination of love, pride and hope.
"BURY, England — Michael Curtis still comes to Gigg Lane every day, Monday through Friday. He pulls in at 7:30 a.m., just as he used to, and makes the short walk to the building past a makeshift shrine — a jumble of different teams’ scarves, flags and jerseys from the days when Bury Football Club was fighting for its life. Half an hour or so later, the others start to arrive. ... It has been three months since Bury, unable to meet its financial obligations or find an owner to take over from the reviled Steve Dale, was thrown out of the English Football League. It is only a couple of weeks before it will be formally liquidated, before the club that traces its roots to 1885 ceases to exist entirely. ..."
NY Times
Bury, the inside story: Neil Danns explains what life was really like at a dying football club
W - Bury F.C.
Guardian - The Guardian view on the collapse of Bury FC: a tragedy bigger than mere football
It has been three months since Bury was thrown out of the English Football League.
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