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On Tuesday I will be making my first trip to Bury to cheer on Dale from the away end. Any top tips to make my trip as smooth and enjoyable as possible. Both practical and amusing tips are expected.
'Only happy when you've got it often makes you miss the journey'
Plan to get a tram and bus. I could bring my railway dispatchers bat for the other purpose
if you have any modicum of fitness you can walk from the tram.
have a pre match pint at Trackside in the centre of the town and admire the steam trains of yesteryear.
25 minute walk following the crowd ( down Manchester road ) to Giggle.
Once past the advertising signs and advanced building works for the new aparthotel going up you will have made it.
Gigg is on the left hidden by houses ( its ramshackled these days ) looking as unkept as the pot holed carpark.
You might not be able to get a pint pre match they are changing the social club to an all singing / dancing real ale / restaurant destination pub so people will flock there on nights when there is no football on as the whole of Manchester is closing once open.
Once inside the ground the Cemmy end is ok for behind the goal experience but the dreadful Manchester road end needs bulldozing but that might not happen until the Taylor Wimpey signs go up.
The game will probably be turgid and close. 0-0 is the bet of the night but the odd goal could settle it either way - hopeful we turn up and they don't like previous encounters recently.
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First trip to Bury on 18:20 - Mar 28 with 6466 views
First trip to Bury on 18:11 - Mar 28 by aleanddale
if you have any modicum of fitness you can walk from the tram.
have a pre match pint at Trackside in the centre of the town and admire the steam trains of yesteryear.
25 minute walk following the crowd ( down Manchester road ) to Giggle.
Once past the advertising signs and advanced building works for the new aparthotel going up you will have made it.
Gigg is on the left hidden by houses ( its ramshackled these days ) looking as unkept as the pot holed carpark.
You might not be able to get a pint pre match they are changing the social club to an all singing / dancing real ale / restaurant destination pub so people will flock there on nights when there is no football on as the whole of Manchester is closing once open.
Once inside the ground the Cemmy end is ok for behind the goal experience but the dreadful Manchester road end needs bulldozing but that might not happen until the Taylor Wimpey signs go up.
The game will probably be turgid and close. 0-0 is the bet of the night but the odd goal could settle it either way - hopeful we turn up and they don't like previous encounters recently.
We're in the Manchester Road End this year, apparently.
When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf?
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First trip to Bury on 18:59 - Mar 28 with 6365 views
Is said end what estate agents might call a fixer upper?
Any areas of the town I should avoid (I plan to be incognito)
The town really isn’t that big James. The atmosphere will be flat, so don’t worry about trouble. It’s a very straight forward walk to the ground along the Manchester Road.
First trip to Bury on 19:17 - Mar 28 by BURYFC_1885
The town really isn’t that big James. The atmosphere will be flat, so don’t worry about trouble. It’s a very straight forward walk to the ground along the Manchester Road.
'The atmosphere will be flat'
He's not going in the home end.
Its a BRILLIANT goal to cap a BRILLIANT start by Rochdale - Don Goodman 26/08/10
First trip to Bury on 19:29 - Mar 28 by BURYFC_1885
Ha. Rochdale fans and atmosphere.
Not one for such conversations usually and we may not be the most vociferous usually, but the support at away games recently has been as good as I can remember.
I am getting an overnight bus back to London so perhaps a soporific affair might be good to promote falling asleep on the way back. Say we score early on and shut up shop for 80 odd minutes
'Only happy when you've got it often makes you miss the journey'
I am getting an overnight bus back to London so perhaps a soporific affair might be good to promote falling asleep on the way back. Say we score early on and shut up shop for 80 odd minutes
Take care walking to the ground from the town centre, James.
When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf?
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First trip to Bury on 22:02 - Mar 28 with 5885 views
We've been in that end in 2008/09 & 2009/10 since then.
I think Le Fondler was prancing around as Father Christmas at the league game a month later. Townson's goal was in the FA Cup tie.
Did you go to Chesterfield in the 2011/12 relegation season? Bizarrely, there was quite a good, defiant atmosphere in the Dale end that day.
We lost 2-1 and got relegated, with Chesterfield fans taunting us with "Going Down" chants.
They were relegated a week later!
Anyway, for your entertainment:
[Post edited 28 Mar 2018 22:22]
Blimey! I’m glad video quality has improved since then! I think that was my first season watching us, and only sporadically, so games blend into one. Those two Bury games must’ve been my first ever away games and Fondles’ Christmas crew is one of my most endearing early Dale memories!
Due to other commitments I didn’t go to many games in the 11/12 season thankfully!
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