DANNY Swailes' move to Macclesfield Town will give Shakers some precious financial leeway in the coming weeks, according to troubleshooter Neville Neville.

The former commercial director, who has been brought into Gigg Lane to solve the financial troubles that threaten the club's existence, reckons the sale of Swailes is "good business" for the Shakers, given the Bolton-born defender could have walked out on a Bosman at the end of the season.

"Danny is out of contract at the end of the season, both Macclesfield and Northampton came in for him and both were bids that the club would have been foolish to turn down," explained Neville.

"Although he wasn't in our original plans to be sold, the money will give us a bit of leeway and is good business as far as we are concerned.

"The PFA backed our cashflow plans on Wednesday and everything is now in place to ensure our immediate safety.

"All we need now is for the Inland Revenue to play ball with us and we will be able to go forward."

Crucial to the Shakers reaching the end of the season is a series of fundraising events aimed at raising £70,000 between now and the end of April.

Next week the club will launch a "100 Club" which, if it goes well, could pay off the crippling CVA debt altogether.

At a cost of £10 a week, businesses or groups of individuals can pay money into a fund that will be used purely for the reduction of that debt.

Prizes and bonuses will be on offer and full details will be published in next week's Bury Times ahead of its launch at the Northampton game on Saturday, January 22.

The Forever Bury Beer Festival, to be held at the Social Club over the weekend of February 25, 26 and 27, should be another massive fundraiser and that will be followed by a Fill The Ground initiative for the Good Friday fixture against Grimsby Town at Gigg.

A Gala Dinner at Manchester United's Old Trafford ground is planned for Friday, April 8, while Bury's Village Hotel will host a Cabaret Night in early May.

"Hopefully these events will raise the £75,000 we need to put into the cashflow for the rest of the season and take us to safety," added Neville.

"There is still work to be done and we are still reliant on getting a good response to our proposals from the Inland Revenue.

"But it was a boost that the PFA have agreed to forward us money that we would be getting in due course."

In conjunction with Forever Bury, Neville will host a question and answer session at the clubs Social Club on Thursday, January 27 when any queries regarding the current situation at Gigg Lane will be answered.

Also in attendance will be manager Graham Barrow and the club's directors.

Neville paid tribute to boss Barrow who, despite working below his agreed budget, has seen his plans for the season go up in smoke in recent weeks.

"Graham realises what we have had to do," added Neville.

"He has seen players go and actually helped us sell the players, now we have to look after him."

Kevin Blackwell and Sam Ellis at Leeds have come to their former club's aid by allowing promising young striker Andy Keogh to join the Shakers for a month.

And in the wake Swailes' departure there could be one or two other deals on the cards next week also they are almost certain to only be short-term loan arrangements.

"The problem with us at the moment is that we are on the brink of existence and the club is bordering on a relegation squad because of its depth," explained Neville.

"Mick McGuire of the PFA said that our wage structure is probably at Conference level at present.

"Income and expenditure is that close, if you spend below the line you are going to drop into the Conference but if you go above it you are likely to go bust.

"The players we have in the squad are certainly good enough to do well but there isn't enough of them, if we had two or three more injuries wed be in trouble.

"We have to try and fend off a situation like York City last season."