PHIL NEVILLE says managers sacked at Salford City in recent years were often let go because they ‘stopped talking’ to his brother Gary.
The siblings along with four former Manchester United team-mates took over the Kersal-based club in 2014 and have worked with five management teams since then.
Phil Power, joint-bosses Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley, Graham Alexander, Richie Wellens and current gaffer Gary Bowyer have all worked under United’s fabled Class of ’92.
They have all played a part in taking the previously non-league Ammies through four promotions and into mid-table in League Two.
Bowyer took the reins at Moor Lane in May 2021, succeeding Wellens who had led the club to an EFL Trophy win.
Some have criticised Salford’s managerial turnover in recent years, but former England defender Phil has revealed a lack of communication with his TV pundit brother Gary sparked some of the decisions.
In an interview with Sportsmail, the current head coach of MLS team Inter Miami said: “The managers we’ve sacked at Salford are the ones who – maybe for the last three months – stopped talking to my brother.
“As soon as the communication stops, I think you’re dead.
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“The only thing it gives you is the experience to know ‘managing up’.
“It’s when to speak to the owner, and what type of information the owner wants.
“But… they’re still going to sack you.”
