Bryan Hughes announced as Wrexham’s new manager

Wrexham Football Club have moved swiftly in appointing a new manager, with former player Bryan Hughes taking the top job.

Last night the club announced Graham Barrow had ‘resigned‘ as manager, himself only being appointed on a 2.5 year deal in December.

Hughes was widely rumoured to be the man to take the helm, and this morning the football club issued a statement confirming the move.

The Club have said they are “delighted to announce Bryan Hughes as the clubs new manager. Bryan has signed a three and a half year contract with the club.”

Wrexham AFC board of directors commented: “Bryan is an excellent coach who has a strong affinity for the Club. His appointment signals our intent to go back to the model which has seen us progress on the pitch and again become competitive in the League.

“Bryan will be completely focussed on building momentum in the final 15 games of the season as we look to achieve a successful end of the season.”

Earlier it appears BBC Wales Sport broke an apparent embargo publishing the news in a swiftly deleted tweet.

Top pic: Bryan in his role at i2i Soccer Academy