Bury offer deal to Non-Supporters

Bury football club have offered a special deal to season ticket holders of all other clubs in the top five divisions except Shrewsbury Town to watch the game between the two clubs for just £5 next Friday evening.

The idea isn't likely to benefit Bury to any great degree. However their Commercial Director Mark Catlin expressed his view that 'football generally needs to be offering more for its customers to combat the effect of the recession hitting not just football, but businesses generally throughout the UK'.

A poor turnout for their recent game against Macclesfield surprised manager Alan Knill and he asked fans why this had happened.

"We were inundated with letters and emails and it gave us a fantastic insight into how fans generally now see football in this country. You often hear the saying 'the football family' and that is exactly what we are, fans and clubs, part of a general football family, and we all have to work together to ensure a prosperous future for football in the UK," said Catlin.

"I have already had positive feedback from other clubs regarding this offer and we hope this is justified by a big turnout on Friday. Bury is surrounded by just so many clubs, we even have 8 Premiership clubs well within a 30 mile radius, and whilst Premiership football is a great spectacle, this fixture clashes with none of them, and as such we are hoping not only for an increased attendance, but a chance for us to give extra 'value add' to season ticket holders of other clubs.

"Our hope is that in the future clubs reciprocate by giving our season ticket holders the chance of going to other games for a similar price, and this is already being discussed."

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