Ep 180: The return of Bury FC

Playmaker by Lewis Vickers

May 6, 20227:39Society & Culture

Bury FC have been bought out of administration three years after their league expulsion. But the hard work in starting again has more hurdles than you might think. The Playmaker from Tortoise - one story every day to mak...

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