STAR MAN: Dave Flitcroft - Never shirked a battle and his attitude was first class 9

NEIL EDWARDS: Brilliant early form followed by end-of-season injury misery 7

KASPER SCHMEICHEL: Prone to mad moments, just like his dad, but is a star of future 7

PAUL SCOTT: A Graham Barrow signing and rarely let the side down 7

DAVE CHALLINOR: Came good when it mattered after some mid-season blips 6

JOHN FITZGERALD: Another who displayed best form at the right time 6

COLIN WOODTHORPE: Experience was essential, but maybe coming to end of career 6

TOM KENNEDY: Still to fulfil his true potential and could be helped by greater competition 6

DWAYNE MATTIS: Not the force he was last season, but came up with some vital goals 6

BRIAN BARRY-MURPHY: An integral part of the team with his ability from set pieces 6

ALLAN SMART: More time on treatment table than the pitch 4

JON NEWBY: Former Gigg Lane golden boy has lost his lustre 5

MATTHEW TIPTON: Big things expected, but only showed in patches 5

TOM YOUNGS: Clever ball player. Pity Bury didn't buy him years ago 6

LEWIS GOBERN: Lively winger on loan from Wolves made a difference 7

SIMON WHALEY: Bury's best player before January move to Preston 8

DAVID BUCHANAN: Tireless worker who should emerge a better player for this season's experience 6

JON DALY: Vital goal to sink former club Stockport, but may not be answer to Bury's goal shortage 6

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M.E.N. Sport journalists who have covered United, City, Bolton, Wigan, Oldham, Stockport, Macclesfield, Rochdale, Bury and the non-League scene have given their verdicts, but it is your view that matters. By way of encouragement to join the debate to find the regionés top 10, the reader who votes for the eventual winner and in no more than 50 words best explains why will win a yearés supply of Boddingtons.
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