Glasshoughton Welfare have strengthened their management team after finding themselves five points adrift at the bottom of the Premier Division.

With their heavy defeat at Selby on Saturday and the run of poor results recently plunging them deep into relegation problems, Glasshoughton have made the move to improve their situation.

Manager, Dave Holmes, has persuaded the ex number two at Bridlington Town, Ashley Berry, to join him as Assistant Manager.

He will be at tomorrow night's Premier Division match at Thackley.

Ashley is on the Academy staff at Huddersfield Town and will bring a wealth of non-league experience and contacts into the club.

Glasshoughton are eight points from safety and must turn things around in their busy January programme which sees them play six vital games.

The new committee has managed to put the once ailing club on a much firmer financial footing and all the junior sections of the club are enjoying success.

Director of Football, Ray Gowan, said: "The club is now in a strong administrative position and will in future be challenging at the other end of the league.

"We cannot afford to waste time by getting relegated this season and will do everything in our power to alleviate the current situation.

"Dave Holmes has worked manfully under difficult circumstances and is slowly turning things around.

"He will get 100% backing from me and the rest of the committee and Ashley Berry is a key piece in the jigsaw."