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Charlie M
22 May 2012 Last updated at 13:21
Troubled Bury have parted company with manager Kevin Blackwell and released 16 players, including 40-year-old defender Efe Sodje, but expect positive news shortly regarding investment in the club.
Striker David Healy, Northern Ireland's record goalscorer, is among those also departing.
The clubs new manager will be left with a squad of eight senior players when he begins his reign.
However, the relegated club say negotiations with new investors are at an advanced stage and hope to "reveal positive news within the coming days".
Bury, who will be playing in League Two next season, said in April that they urgently needed around £1m to survive.
Former Bury skipper on 'frustrating' season
Blackwell was only able to name two of his permitted seven substitutes in the final weeks of the campaign as his squad was severely stretched by injuries and suspensions.
Former Nigeria international Sodje spent four years at Bury, playing 182 times and scoring 15 goals, while injuries restricted Healy to one goal in 19 appearances during his year-long stay at Gigg Lane.
Marcus Marshall, Mark Carrington, Mark Hughes, Carl Regan, Cameron Belford, Craig Fagan and Valery Mezague are also leaving, while out-of-contract defender Joe Skarz has already agreed a move to promoted Rotherham United.
Captain Steven Schumacher, who had a year remaining on his contract, joined Fleetwood Town for an undisclosed fee on Tuesday.
Only Tom Soares, Trevor Carson, Phil Picken, Shane Byrne, Adam Lockwood, David Worrall, Craig Jones, Andy Bishop and Shaun Harrad remain contracted to the Shakers for 2013-14.
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Charlie M
29 May 2012 Last updated at 21:51
Stewart Day has been named as Bury chairman following the completion of the club's takeover, while the Shakers' transfer embargo has been lifted.
Previous incumbent Brian Fenton and his board of directors announced their resignations on Friday in order to allow the new board to take control.
After parting company with the management team of Kevin Blackwell and Ronnie Jepson as well as releasing 16 players this month following relegation to League Two, Bury only have an eight-strong squad.
"Step one is to stop the rot and to start from a clean page," said Day.
"After spending the last three weeks in the due diligence process, I am delighted to officially confirm my position at the club.
"It was a shame that Kevin [Blackwell] and Ronnie [Jepson] felt that they couldn't continue on at the club, but they explained that they hadn't been informed of the correct financial state that the club was in when they were brought in, so I can understand their decision to leave.
Chairman Day wants sustainable Bury
"Over the next few days the new board of directors will be announced and key appointments made. Particularly, bringing in a new manager
"I will support the new manager as much as I can, however we must remember that at all times we must never allow this club to be in this financial position again. With this in mind, changes will be made in all departments as well as improving facilities both at the ground and improving the quality of our training facility."
Bury's financial difficulties were constantly in the news during a 2011-12 season which ended in relegation from League One after only one year in the third tier.
The scale of their problems was not made public until April, when the club announced they urgently needed £1m of fresh investment to survive.
The Shakers were placed under a transfer embargo in December after they received a short-term loan from the Professional Footballers' Association to help with a cashflow issue.
The loan was repaid in full a month later and the embargo was lifted. However, the same sanction was imposed again by the Football League in February when Bury again asked the PFA for financial help.
It left then-manager Kevin Blackwell unable to add to his already threadbare squad, and a number of injuries meant he could only name two of his seven permitted substitutes in two of the club's final three league games.
A statement on the club website read: "The chairman and directors of Bury Football Club can confirm that all outstanding loans from the PFA have been paid in full. As a result of this, the Football League has confirmed to the club that any resulting transfer embargo has now been lifted.
"The club also wish to stress to supporters that all outstanding debts to HMRC have also been paid in full, which in turn has wiped out a winding-up order issued on the club by HMRC."
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Charlie M
31 May 2012 Last updated at 17:59
Hull City Chief Recruitment Officer Stan Ternent has resigned form his position at the KC Stadium after only eight months in the role.
Ex-Blackpool, Bury Burnley, Gillingham and Huddersfield boss Ternent, 66, also managed the Tigers between 1989-1991.
He told the club website: "I feel like I have another crack at management in me and I'd like to do that before I get too old.
"I will always be grateful to Steve [Bruce], we will always be close friends. Also the club and the wonderful fans here who have supported me during my two stints. I'd lie to than them all."
Steve Bruce will now be forced to add the recruitment of a new Chief Scout to his to-do list this summer as he looks to build for next season.
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Statement: Management Update
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New manager to be appointed before next weekend
The board of directors have drawn up a shortlist of five potential managers for Bury Football Club. Interviews will take place within the next few days and we hope to be able to reveal the Shakers new manager in enough time to make pre-season preparations.
We would like to thank all our supporters for their patience shown whilst we appoint the right person for the job. Whilst we fully understand the frustration shown by many, we wish to stress that the task of finding the right man for the job is not an easy one.
Peter Shirtliff will remain as caretaker manager until such time as we are able to reveal the name of the clubs 37th manager
Charlie M
4 Jun 2012 Last updated at 11:29
West Brom goalkeeping coach Dean Kiely has admitted that he would be willing to listen to an offer to take over at former club Bury.
The former Republic of Ireland International goalkeeper is thought to be one of five men in the running to take over the reigns at the League Two side.
Kiely, who collected 11 caps for his country, also had a three-year spell at the Manchester side from 199 until 1999.
"I'm very happy where I am at the moment" he told BBC Sport.
"I haven't spoken to anyone at Bury yet, but if they approached me I'd be interested in hearing what they had to say.
"Management is something that I have thought about a little bit in the past, of course I have, but I'm at a great club right now in a great role. So I'm on no rush to leave at all. But if the opportunity to sit down and have a chat with the new board came up I'd listen to what they have to say and then we can take it from there."
Bury are looking to replace Kevin Blackwell who left the club after they were relegated from League One at the end of last season.
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Shakers 37th Manager Revealed
Stan Ternent returns to Gigg Lane as manager with immediate effect
Stan Ternent has accepted the role of Manager at Bury Football Club and takes over first team affairs immediately.
Born in Gateshead, Stan began his football career as an apprentice at Burnley, with Harry Potts as his manager. After failing to make the grade at the Turf Moor (he only made 5 first team appearances), he moved Carlisle United. He spent 6 years at Brunton Park before injury caused his early retirement from football.
His involvement in football was far from over at that point however, and he moved onto a coaching role at his boyhood club Sunderland before Bob Stokoe recruited him to his backroom staff at Blackpool.
Stan's first opportunity in management came a short time later when he took over the reigns at the Tangerines in the wake of Stokoe's departure. Things didn't quite work out for Stan at Blackpool and he parted company with the club in February 1980.
He was part of the coaching staff at Bradford City and served as assistant manager to Steve Coppell at Crystal Palace before his next role as manager came nine years later, at Hull City from 1989 to 1991. He lost his job in January 1991, a few months before the club suffered relegation from the Second Division. From 1991 to 1993 he was assistant manager to Ian Porterfield and then David Webb at Chelsea before again being made redundant.
Ternent was not out of the game for long. He moved from the Premier League to Division Three in a matter of weeks, becoming Mike Walsh's right-hand man here at Gigg Lane. When Walsh quit in October 1995, Ternent moved up to the manager's seat, and seven months later he took us to Division Two as third-placed team in Division Three. A year later we won the Division Two championship and survived the first season in Division One; however, Ternent left Gigg Lane at the end of the 1997–98 season to take charge of Burnley in Division Two, leaving as arguably the clubs most successful manager in our 124-year history.
In Ternent's second season as Clarets manager, 1999–2000 and after a clear out, the club finished second in Division Two and won automatic promotion. He remained in charge for another four seasons, but the club's board did not renew his contract after the 2003–04 campaign and he left the club after six years, having failed to get them into the Premier League.
Ternent made a brief comeback in 2004–05 with Gillingham, taking former Shaker Ronnie Jepson from Burnley to be his assistant; however, his short-term contract as manager was not renewed, as despite a heroic attempt at survival they were relegated to League One. Ternent quit Gillingham in May 2005.
In November 2007, he was appointed to the backroom staff of new Derby County manager Paul Jewell. He left this role on 24 April 2008 to take up the reigns at Huddersfield Town in place of Andy Ritchie, who had been relieved of his duties at the beginning of the month. Ex-Bury player Ronnie Jepson, appointed on the same day, again became his assistant. He officially started his new job on 28 April, leaving Gerry Murphy in charge of Town's last home game against Walsall on 26 April and their last away game at Luton Town on 3 May.
Backed by a large budget, Ternent signed Keigan Parker, Jim Goodwin, Andy Butler, Chris Lucketti, Michael Flynn, Gary Roberts and David Unsworth during the opening weeks of 2008–09 pre-season. On 4 November, Ternent left the Galpharm Stadium after just over six months in charge of the Terriers. To date, that is the shortest reign of any manager at Huddersfield, with the exception of John Haselden and all the caretaker managers, in the club's 100-year history.
In September 2009 he became a scout for Sunderland. In September 2012, Ternent was appointed as Chief Recruitment Officer for Hull.
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The full interview with the gaffer
Stan Ternent speaks on his feelings upon his return to the club and his plans for the future
Our new gaffer faced the media for the first time since he took over the club for his second spell in-charge.
Buryfc.co.uk have captured exclusivity on the interview, where the new boss covers a range of questions from his feelings on his new role, plans for dipping into the transfer market and what kind of tactical approach he will take into the coming season...
Q: You have been unveiled as the new manager of Bury for a second time in your career, what is your thoughts on returning to the club?
Gordon Sorfleet - Buryfc.co.uk
A: I think it's fantastic to be back. I have wonderful memories from my first spell at the club. A very successful spell, so it was a bit of a no-brainer really. The club and the fans haven't had the best of times lately both on the pitch and in the background but when I spoke to Stewart [Day] and he told me he wanted me to help him revive the fortunes at the club, it was a perfect opportunity for me to get back into management. So yes, I'm delighted to be here.
Q: How much will you try to be involved in all aspects of the club?
Jake WIlliams - ITV Sport
A: Well I think it's pretty clear to see that the club is undergoing some major restructuring. There isn't many staff left from Kevin's reign and the club have had to release the majority of the playing staff as well. So this is a massive task and there is going to be a lot of re-shaping. Ideally I'd like to get my own staff in here as soon as I can and then we can look into bringing some new players in.
Q: Some managers are well-known for their hands-on approach, what do you feel your approach to management is?
Micheal Hoyle - Bury Times
A: Well the players are the club, really. Without the players there isn't a team which means there is no football match on a Saturday afternoon. My style has always been an open-door policy to my lads. I want them to feel happy with their relationship that they have with me and feel like they can come to me with any concerns or issues they have got.
Q: Last season is one that Bury fans will want to forget, with troubles both on and off the pitch. What do you feel your chances are of bouncing straight back up and earning promotion into League One at the first time of asking?
Russell Bradley - Bolton News
A: I'll need to have a team of players first! To be honest we can't think that far ahead at the minute. We need to be able to walk before we can run. This season our aim I think has to be realistic. We need to bring in the best players and staff that we can and then we can take it from there. At the end of the day the club needs to make sure that they don't end up in the same state that they have just come out of ever again. Consolidation would be a good start and then we will see how we go.
Q: What would you say is your tactical approach to the game these days, has it changed since the last time you were here?
Lee Carey - Forever Bury
A: Every manager would love to say that they want to play successful, attacking football. But it's not as easy as that. My aim is to bring in the best players available to us that suits our budget and then we can look at the best formation to compliment their abilities.
Q: What can we expect to see from your business in the transfer market, is there cash to spend or will you be looking at picking up some bargains?
Steve Booth - thefootballleague.co.uk
A: Well the chairman has been able to provide us with a little bit of money. Which says a lot about him given the amount of money he has put in already to balance the books and clear the debts. But it's not a lot of money so we won't go mad. Primarily I think we are best to look at players who are available on loan or are without a club.
Q: On the off-chance that there are any agents listening in or reading your comments, is there a particular area of the squad that you would like to improve?
Matthew Holt - Prestwich Advertiser
A: Your having a laugh aren't you? We need a full new team almost, lad! We have a nucleus of players who the club have kept on since last season and that is a good thing but it looks like we will need to bring in players to fill out every position. The key for us will be to bring in the players as quic as we can and get them all used to each other before the season starts.
Q: New managers often brings times on upheaval to clubs. Some of the existing staff and players might fear for their jobs. Are you planning on making many changes?
Andy Reeves - BBC Manchester
A: To be honest I can't say for sure that there will be no departures from the club. I'll be having a chat with the players and staff that we have on the books at the moment and I'll be frank and honest with them. In an ideal world we'll be able to keep what we have and bring in more but that isn't always possible.
Click here to view the full video interview with Stan Ternent on Shakers Player
Charlie M
14 Jun 2012 Last updated at 11:36
Stan Ternent made his first major changes since taking over as first team manager at Bury bringing in Lewis Haldane, Scott Taylor, Geoff Horsfield, Darren Heyes, Steve Sedgley, Nolan Keeley, Glyn Chamberlain, Bobby Roberts, Willie Melville and Carl Butler while Peter Shirtliff and Ben Futcher have left the club.
Ex-Bristol Rovers and Port Vale winger Haldane, who was capped at U-21 level by Wales, will take up the role of the new managers number two.
Scott Taylor, Geoff Horsfield, Steve Sedgley and Nolan Keeley have been brought in as first-team coaches with Darren Heyes to take over as the clubs goaleeping coach.
Former Macclesfield Town assistant manager Chamberlain joins the club as the Head Scout with Scots, Roberts and Melville, to assist him in the role.
Carl Butler joins as the clubs physiotherapist.
"I'm delighted with the quality I've managed to bring in to my staff." Ternent told BBC Sport.
"There is a good mixture of youth and experience in there and I think we have ll the bases covered to carry ourselves through the season.
I don't think that there are any areas that we are lacking for the moment so we will leave the staff as they are now and turn our focus on to bringing in some new players."
The Shakers boss still has the mammoth task of bringing in almost an entire new squad after the club released all but nine of their playing staff at the end of last season.
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Charlie M
14 Jun 2012 Last updated at 11:36
Bury have completed the signings of Jonathan Bateson and James Keatings on two-year contracts.
Both players had been without a club after leaving Macclesfield Town and Celtic respectively at the end of last season.
Defender Bateson, 22, has also had spells at Bradford and Accrington after beginning his career with Blackburn Rovers.
Striker Keatings, 20, failed to make a single first team appearance for the Scottish Champions in his four years at the club.
His only professional playing experience came when he made 4 appearances for fellow Scottish Premiership side St. Johnstone during a one-year loan deal last season..
The pair make up Stan Ternent's first signings as he looks to build a squad capable of competing in the coming League Two season.
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Whight joins Bury
Shakers get Joe Whight on three year deal
Bury FC are pleased to announce another addition to the new look squad with Ipswich born defender Joe Whight putting pen to paper on a 3 year deal with the club.
A promising defensive player, Joe has yet to make his first team debut after coming through the ranks at his hometown club Ipswich Town.
Joe has been on trial with the Shakers over pre-season and has done enough to force Stan Ternent into handing him a deal at Gigg Lane.
Charlie M
20 Jun 2012 Last updated at 16:39
Bury have completed the signings of Craig Barr and Peter Gain.
Defender Barr, 25, has agreed a two-year deal with the Shakers after leaving Livingston this summer.
He played in Livingston's old Scottish Second Division league winning side and played 35 times for the Lions in the old Scottish Division One last season and was made a contract offer to stay at Almondvale Stadium.
Midfielder Gain, 35, has signed for a year. He joins after he left fellow League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge at the end of last season when he wasn't offered a new contract.
He has extensive experience during his career making over 445 appearances over a 18-year career that has seen him turn out for clubs such as Lincoln City and Peterborough United.
The Shakers completed the signings of Jonathan Bateson, James Keatings and Joe Whight over the past week as the club look to replace the 16 players released at the end of last season.
Bury were relegated from League One in April following a financially-troubled campaign.
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Shakers get McGregor
Former Dundee defender pens two year deal at Gigg Lane
A product of the Kilmarnock youth academy, Neil McGregor has signed a two year contract with Bury after successfully come through a trial with the Shakers.
27 year old Neil joined Dundee in 2011. He played 17 times for the first team squad before he was released at the end of last season.
Neil has turned down offers from other clubs, including clubs in the Scottish championship, to become a part of the new look Shakers.
McGregor will now continue his pre-season preparations under the tutorship of defense coach Steve Sedgley.
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Gaffer pleased with transfer dealings so far
Stan Ternent gives his thoughts on the new faces
‘Craig Barr had three or four offers to go somewhere else. He played 35 times for Livingston in the Scottish Division One last year, and I felt that with the massive influx of new players we needed to mae sure that we build a strong defense. Players that can handle the pressure and players that are still young so can improve knowledge of the game to get better, and that’s why Craig is here.
He’s a terrific lad and to be fair, I’m not surprised there was a number of teams after him. He is a player that optimises the word determination. I spoke to quite a few people at Livingston and they were sick to see him leave.
He will do exactly what is on the tin, and bring strength to the squad. He’s a very good centre half who can also play right back. Because of all the changes here, we need players in that can cover more than one area where possible.
Neil McGregor was on his way to Carlisle and we got in there just in time. He is a player that we have been tracking and he has a good defensive record. We know that was our Achilles heel last season. We need to make sure we aren't leaking silly goals in this team. He’s proven First Division level in Scotland. Which is pretty comparable to the level that we will be competing at next season.
Joe Whight is a young left back and he’s a versatile lad. He’s got great natural fitness and his final ball is great and thats the type of player that the club is trying to rebuild itself on. He is a player with potential that we can expand on and move on at some point, but right now we are delighted to get him into the club.
We brought Pater Gain in as I felt that we need a good balance of old heads in with the new heads. Peter has been there and done it at this level for years now so he knows all about what to expect. Some of the other new lads aren't so familiar with that so we will definitely be looking at peter to fill them in on that.
James Keatings is a player with potential, and if he turns out anything like we think he will then we will have a player. I’ve spoken to Celtic and they have told me that the kid does have ability and he’s obviously got the pedigree. They just didn't feel tha they could provide him with the opportunities he will need to get to the next level and his contract was up so it was maybe best for all parties that they cut ties. If we can develop him, then we might have ourselves a player here.
Jonathan Bateson is very well known around this area, he’s played a lot of games at this level for a few different clubs. When you go into a new league, you have to make sure you have some experience in that league. He is quick and brave. He's decent in the air too. At his level, you tend to see a lot more route one football. Long throws and balls into the box – we are going to have to defend it and we need four or five, maybe even six players that can deal with the high ball and threat.
We are nine or ten short of where I want to be, we are hoping to sign one or two more as well this week as maybe one or two loan players. It’s going to be about getting the right player at the right time. Hopefully those that have signed will prove to be good acquisitions for the club.
Charlie M
30 Jun 2012 Last updated at 17:15
Bury have signed free agents Nicholas Bignall and Bryan Hughes.
Young striker Bignall, 22, was released by Reading in May after five seasons with the Royals and has agreed a two-year deal at Gigg Lane.
Veteran Hughes, 36, who can play either in central midfield or as a defensive midfielder, also joins on a two-year contract after being released by Bury's League Two rivals Accrington in the summer.
Bignall and Hughes are the seventh and eighth new arrivals since new chairman Stewart Day completed his takeover of the League Two club after the club released 16 players in may amid relegation and financial difficulty.
Before his spell at Accrington, Hughes had spent a season at Icelandic club IBV and also had three years at Charlton Athletic.
The Shakers are due to start their pre-season training camp soon in the North-West of England.
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Djebi-Zadi and Stevens join the revolution
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Lionel Djebi-Zadi and Danny Stevens have agreed to join the club on two year deals
Frenchman Djebi-Zadi has been chosen to add experience and quality to the new look squad.
The Left Back played in the old SPL for Inverness Caledonian Thistle during a 2 year spell where he made over 26 appearances.
Lionel has played over 130 league games during his career, representing ten clubs during that time.
Danny Stevens started his career with Tottenham before moving onto Luton and Torquay making 1 and 181 appearances respectively.
Danny had other offers to consider but after meeting with the manager decided to commit to the new regime here at Gigg lane.
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Pre-Season Fixtures
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First Team Pre-Season 2012/13
The new Shakers board are pleased to be able to announce the clubs finalised pre-season friendly fixtures for the 2012/13 season. The matches are:
Sat 21 Jul 2012 | 15:00 | Coventry City | H
Tue 24 Jul 2012 | 19:45 | Manchester United Reserves | H
Tue 31 Jul 2012 | 19:45 | Walsall | H
Sat 04 Aug 2012 | 15:00 | Radcliffe Boro | A
Wed 08 Aug 2012 | 19:45 | Atherton LR | A
The board and gaffer are pleased that the squad will have a chance to test themselves against Coventry City, Manchester United Reserves and Walsall during this pre-season. These matches will be very beneficial to the new squad as they learn to get used to playing together as a team.
Ticket information will be made available here on Buryfc.co.uk nearer the time.