Jalal; Flitcroft said that "we’re in League Two, but we try and behave like a Championship club". The club spent £100,000 on improving the pitch and dressing rooms, whilst long-distance coach journeys were replaced by flights. Bury enjoyed a positive start to their promotion campaign, though Flitcroft said that "I don’t know who thinks we’re going to win every game this season. They're deluded, they're unintelligent and it’s not going to happen". He signed Hallam Hope in November, initially on loan, and dismissed questions over the club spending beyond its means. He was nominated for another Manager of the Month for February as the team went the month unbeaten to close the gap to first-place to six points. Flitcroft led Bury to promotion into League One with a 1–0 win over Tranmere Rovers on the final day of the 2014–15 season, securing the third automatic promotion place behind Shrewsbury Town and Burton Albion. Flitcroft strengthened for the 2015–16 League One campaign by signing strikers Leon Clarke and Tom Pope, midfielders Jacob Mellis and Danny Pugh, as well as defenders Peter Clarke and Reece Brown. Bury went ten league games unbeaten in September and part of October. Bury ended the season in 16th-place. In preparation for the 2016–17 campaign, Flitcroft released six players and brought in a number of new signings, including: Antony Kay, Greg Leigh, Leon Barnett, Neil Danns, Paul Rachubka, Chris Brown and James Vaughan. Flitcroft was named as League One Manager of the Month for September 2016 after overseeing five wins from five games that the League Managers Association described as "guided by Flitcroft’s beliefs in attacking play and some shrewd moves at the end of the transfer window". On 16 November, Flitcroft was sacked after a run of 11 games without a win that coincided with a series of injuries to first-team players such as Tom Pope, Danny Mayor and Nathan Cameron. Gareth Southgate's promotion to England manager left a vacancy for the head coach role of the under-21 team and Flitcroft applied for the position, making into the final four of the interview process, though the job instead went to Aidy Boothroyd. Swindon Town On 5 June 2017, Flitcroft was appointed as manager of Swindon Town, who had sacked Luke Williams following the club's relegation into League Two. A club statement said that: "David has been given a very competitive budget and will now begin the