GRAHAM Barrow has been appointed Bury manager until the end of the season.

The decision to give the former Chester City, Wigan Athletic and Rochdale boss the job was made before Saturday's morale-boosting 2-0 victory over Swansea at Gigg Lane.

Formerly first team coach under Andy Preece, 49-year-old Barrow has been in temporary charge since the former player-manager's departure and has moved quickly to shuffle his backroom staff.

Former Manchester City defender Andy Morrison, who has been helping with the coaching, has left the club with Kelham O'Hanlon coming in as first team coach.

O'Hanlon (41), the former Middlesbrough and Rotherham goalkeeper, has a wealth of coaching experience working with Jack Charlton with the Republic of Ireland squad and was assistant manager to David Moyes and Craig Brown at Preston until cost cutting measures forced him out of Deepdale last summer.

The new pairing certainly look to have made an early impact judging by the improved display against Swansea on Saturday.

"The players were told about the decision on Friday while I wasn't there," said Barrow.

"I think they needed to know what was going on and hopefully this will settle them down.

"I get on with the lads alright but working with them as a coach is different from being manager, it's two different roles.

"We cracked the whip a bit at the start of the week and thankfully the players responded.

"I spoke to Andy Morrison last week and he knew I needed full time help.

"He was a great character to have around but was only learning the ropes at this stage.

"He was prepared to stay on and work with the reserves but unfortunately we can only afford one coach so Kelham has come in to assist me.

"He has managed and worked under Jack Charlton, David Moyes and Craig Brown.

"I needed someone I can bounce ideas off and I'm delighted to bring in someone of Kelham's experience."

There's no doubt in Barrow's mind that being able to recruit reinforcements in the shape of Stockport pair Jon Daly and Dave Challinor has eased the pressure on his squad.

Both played big parts in Saturday's win and went a long way to putting some much-needed physical presence back into the side.

It's clear that losing so many experienced campaigners during the summer has had a major affect on the team's ability to compete with some of the more robust sides in the division.

That's why Barrow is thankful he's been able to bring in the new pairing, albeit for only a month.

"Being able to bring in a couple of players like this gives us a chance," he added.

"We had the spine ripped out of the team during the summer and for once, I thought we looked a team of men on Saturday.

"But it's only one game and we've got to keep our feet on the ground.

"I'm just glad we put in a performance for the supporters. They have had a lot to put up with at this club over the past few years.

"The way they responded to the team at half-time when the score was still 0-0 was superb."