"It's something I have thought about, growing up in the
town, because my mum, dad, grandma and granddad have all
worked for the club.
"Myself and Gary have both said that maybe the last couple
of years of our careers we might play for Bury or even
manage the club one day."
He’d also like to play cricket during the summer. He
represented England at schoolboy level but feels it would be
too risky to pursue both careers:
"I would love to play cricket again but it's physically
impossible with four weeks off in the summer. As soon as the
season finishes I have got to rest.
"The manager has never banned me from playing cricket but it
would be silly - it's a hard ball they hit you with, and
getting injured like that would be foolish.
"I have said all along that as soon as I finish playing
football I will start playing cricket again, because it's a
game I love.”
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