BAICHUNG Bhutia might be struggling to get in the Bury team but he's done something that Chris Swailes, Nick Daws and the rest of the Shakers squad haven't.

He's had a stadium named after him!

The Sikkim government has renamed the Namchi Stadium the Baichung Bhutia Stadium.

It is the first time in the history of Indian football that a footballer has received such an honour during his career.

Pawan Chamling - the Tony Blair of Sikkim - officially announced the decision, and also declared that Sikkim's only major invitation knockout tournament, the Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup, will be staged at the stadium.

It shows how highly Bhutia is regarded in his home country ... a far cry from what has happened in England.

Here he has struggled to make an impact on the English game and has started only a handful of matches during his two-year Bury career.

However, to his credit, the striker has shown he is up for a fight and has vowed not to take the easy option and leave Gigg Lane but to see out the final year of his contract and fight for his place.

He has contacted chairman Terry Robinson and will return to Bury from a holiday in his home village of Tinki-Tam on 1 July to resume training.