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GMWFL Spring 2023 – an over 65s Nifty Nine deliver top of the league

Reading the team sheet prior to the first round of Spring fixtures for the over 65s, was like looking through a pack of super hero Top Trump cards. No, it was not the Dynamic Duo, nor the Fantastic Four, and neither the Magnificent Seven, it was The Nifty Nine for the Bury Relics; at thisContinue reading “GMWFL Spring 2023 – an over 65s Nifty Nine deliver top of the league”

GMWFL Spring 2023 – Good start for the over 60’s Whites

2nd March 2023 – Heywood Sports Village doesn’t let us down with the usual cold, blustery, showery weather. However technology did let us own, so no photos or videos from todays action which is a real shame because there was some great goals from Graham W and from Gordon (the dog) and some fantastic savesContinue reading “GMWFL Spring 2023 – Good start for the over 60’s Whites”

GMWFL Spring 2023 – a steady start for the over 70s

On a somber note, there’s recent sad news that the good man and Bury Relics player, Jerry S, passed away. As a little tribute, Jerry’s power stride is shown as the main picture for this report (See). Bury Relics over 70s were spring and autumn champions in the GMWFL league in 2022. Could they maintainContinue reading “GMWFL Spring 2023 – a steady start for the over 70s”

GMWFL Autumn 2022 – Relics over 60s Stripes finish third in division 5

Date; December 21st 2022. The over 60’s Stripes team were very close to finishing runners up in the Spring, just missing out by a single goal. Then, they amassed 13 points from 12 games but today they were sitting in third position on 8 points, only 2 points ahead of bottom placed Wakefield. So, thereContinue reading “GMWFL Autumn 2022 – Relics over 60s Stripes finish third in division 5”

GMWFL Autumn 2022 – Pain in the rain for over 65s; now playing for runners up

The penultimate set of fixtures for the over 65’s top division in the GMWFL had arrived and Bury Relics were currently in 2nd place, seven points behind leaders Kingsmaid. Only a perfect set of results for Bury and a freak series of losses for Kingsmaid, will enable Bury to take top spot. Due to injuryContinue reading “GMWFL Autumn 2022 – Pain in the rain for over 65s; now playing for runners up”

GMWFL Autumn 2022 – Solid performance for the over 60’s stripes

Match day 3 for the over 60’s stripes saw the league debuts for Iain Dawson and Mike Bartram. The Relics were aiming to move off the foot of the table. The first game was against Wakefield Wanderers who where just two points ahead of the Relics going into todays game. The game was tough withContinue reading “GMWFL Autumn 2022 – Solid performance for the over 60’s stripes”

Over 65s team looked balanced and performed well in the league

There was no need to check a weather App before this game; as I approached HeyFlood, it was raining. It was nice to see several Bury supporters had turned up in the rain, to follow and support their team. Following a safety announcement from the league officials, the games got underway. Bury Relics did notContinue reading “Over 65s team looked balanced and performed well in the league”