There’s a bumpy road ahead for Gary & co

Chris Dunlavy

LIKE the lottery winner with his white BMW, gargoyle gate posts and chunky Rolex, Salford City have learned the hard way that vast wealth commands scant respect.
Scorned by lower league stablemates. Envied by rivals. Disparaged by clubs of greater status now forced by circumstance to cede their ‘rightful place’ at the top of the food chain.
Gary Neville, who owns the Ammies alongside Malaysian billionaire Peter Lim and several former Manchester United teammates, experienced the animosity before his side had even clambered out of the Nation...

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