Shakers are turning Gigg Lane into ‘a fortress’
BURY midfielder Nicky Adams says he and his team-mates are beginning to make Gigg Lane a ‘fortress’ following their 2-0 win over Exeter City on Saturday.
Jay O’Shea opened the scoring towards the end of a dominant first half for the Shakers, firing an effort from the edge of the box into the top left corner.
Forward Byron Moore then rounded the goalkeeper with 15 minutes to go to secure the three points after Joe Murphy had saved a penalty from Exeter forward Jayden Stockley.
The result means Lowe’s side have still only lost one league fixture at home so far this season when Richie Bennett secured a narrow 1-0 victory for Carlisle United in September.
“I think anyone that comes here knows that they’re in for a tough afternoon” said Adams.
“Exeter are a really good side and they were for the majority of the game. Murph [Joe Murphy] has made a massive save for us, but I still believed we would go on and win.
“I think the one game we did lose, against Carlisle, we dominated the game so on another day that could have been three or four.”
“That’s what we want to make it here, a fortress, so hopefully we can do that.”
Meanwhile, Bury yesterday released a short statement after rumours over the future ownership of the club.
The statement read: “We are aware rumours are circulating concerning the club, and we appreciate that supporters will want to know what is happening. We will be in a position to make a statement over the coming days. We ask that you be patient and bear with us until then.” DO these people even know why they hate Raheem Sterling so much?
Here is one of England’s best footballers, a key player in the new generation under Gareth Southgate, that has reunited the public with their national team.
But while the likes of Jordan Pickford, Harry Maguire, Kieran Trippier and Harry Kane are being lauded up and down the country, for their impact off the pitch as much as on it, Sterling continues to be castigated every time he steps out of Manchester. The abuse he THE Professional Footballers Association has thrown its weight behind Raheem Sterling and called for more balanced press coverage of young black footballers.
The PFA, which represents all footballers in the country, has condemned the allegedly racist abuse hurled at Sterling during City’s defeat at Chelsea on Saturday. The statement received in the first half at Stamford Bridge on Saturday while playing for City was the latest example.
Lip-reading experts are best placed to decipher what exactly was said in Sterling’s direction, so take your gaze away from the perpetrator’s mouth and look at the venom on the faces of those involved.
Look at the anger and aggression. This goes beyond giving a member of the opposition a bit of stick. It’s hate. But where is that anger and aggression coming from? What has Sterling done to deserve this?
The answer, of course, is nothing, but no current British footballer has ever lived such a mythologised life also referred to an incident in the north London derby when a banana skin was thrown at Arsenal’s PierreEmerick Aubameyang.
It said: “The PFA condemn, in the strongest terms, the increase in racial abuse our members have been receiving from the terraces.
“We encourage all clubs to take the strongest possible action for fans found guilty of racially abusing players.
“Over the past two weeks, we have in the media. Sterling is a victim of the social media age.
As the famous saying goes, ‘A lie gets halfway around the world before truth puts on its boots.’ That was first said before social media was invented. Now a lie is doing laps of the world while the truth is still in bed.
The false perceptions around Sterling began early. When he made the breakthrough at Liverpool at 19 he supposedly had three children already. Or was it four? He actually had one, but the assertion was repeated so often that people believed it. That was the first step on the ladder for reasons to dislike Sterling.
There have been many others since. Perhaps the most infamous is buying his mum a house after England’s Euro 2016 exit. The Daily Mail headlined that story: “£180,000-a-week England flop Raheem shows off blinging house he bought for his mum – complete with jewel-encrusted bathroom – hours after flying home in disgrace from Euro 2016.”
People were furious with Sterling Tyrone Marshall seen two alleged high-profile racist incidents happen from the stands at Premier League games. We stress to all clubs the importance of dealing with these incidents robustly.
“It is not acceptable for our members to find themselves subject to racist abuse, simply for showing up to work and performing for their team.
“This weekend, following the video footage appearing to show a fan shouting racist abuse at Raheem for such a brazen act of selflessness. Buying his mum a house after having a couple of bad games? Just where does he get off? You can see where we’re going here. There’s plenty of other examples, from flaunting his wealth to being the £49m footballer who shops at Poundland. He can’t win. This is why people will say they hate Sterling. Because of lies and perceptions. He’s the enfant terrible of English football, the weak link in Southgate’s team, the serial fatherer of children who doesn’t ask for his money back on a house he bought his mum – who worked night and day to provide for her children after emigrating from Jamaica to London, on her own – because England were rubbish at Euro 2016. It would be laughable if it wasn’t so sad. Writing for the Players’ Tribune website this summer, Sterling said: “So can I trust you? Can I tell you my story, and will you really listen? If you read certain papers, Sterling, we have been in close contact with his agent, and extend our full support to Raheem.
“We commend Raheem for his professionalism during the incident and the statement he made via Instagram on Sunday.
“We stand with him in calling for the press to consider the coverage of all footballers carefully, and to end their imbalanced coverage aimed at young, black players.”