In an emotional interview, Ian Harrop broke down in tears and then levelled a series of serious allegations at club owner Steve Dale as he reacted to the news of the Shakers’ demise.
The Lancashire club’s expulsion from the English Football League was confirmed on Tuesday night after a proposed takeover bid collapsed.
London-based C&N Sporting Risk were close to doing a deal, but they pulled out 90 minutes before Tuesday’s 5pm deadline due to concerns over the confusing structure of the club’s debt.
The events of a dramatic day for the Shakers, during which fans gathered outside their Gigg Lane stadium throughout the day and before leaving in tears after the news was confirmed, will almost certainly result in the 134-year-old club being liquidated.
And Harrop, whose association with Bury goes back over 50 years and who helped save the club from administration in 2002, has laid the blame at Dale and the EFL.
Speaking on Extra Time on Wednesday morning, he accused Dale of intending to liquidate Bury when he purchased the club from former chairman Stewart Day for £1 in December, and says he has ‘spoilt the lives of thousands of people’.
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