 The transfer took until August 1997, at which point he moved on to Bury for a fee of £50,000 – this reunited him with manager Stan Ternent.The move had been delayed after Heath left Burnley to be replaced by Chris Waddle, though Waddle quickly sanctioned the transfer.Ternent moved Swan back to his role as a striker, despite the player having been used exclusively as a defender at his last few clubs.