BURNLEY veteran Graham Alexander has missed out on the manager's job at Bury after the Shakers reached agreement to appoint Richie Barker.
Alexander had been in contention for the role after attracting interest from the League One club, but Bury have opted to appoint Barker after the 36-year-old impressed as caretaker in the final weeks of the season.
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