Gary Neville and the Class of '92 appoint former Blackburn boss Gary Bowyer as Salford's new manager less than 24 hours after Richie Wellens was sacked after four months... but he'll go BACK to his Derby academy role at the end of the season!
* Gary Neville and the Class of '92 were criticised for sacking boss Richie Wellens
* They have replaced him with Gary Bowyer on a deal until the end of the season
* Former Blackburn boss Bowyer has left his role with Derby's U23s to take the job
* He is targeting the League Two play-off places as the owners chase promotion
* Jamie Carragher was among those to call out Neville following Wellens' sacking
Salford have appointed former Blackburn boss Gary Bowyer as their new manager until the end of the season, less than 24 hours after sacking Richie Wellens.
Gary Neville and his fellow Class of '92 owners were heavily criticised on Monday after axing Wellens after just over four months in charge.
But they have moved quickly to name his successor, giving Bowyer the job as they look to get back into the League Two play-off places. But in a statement on Tuesday, Derby said Bowyer will return to the club once the 2020-21 campaign is up and resume his role with the club's academy.
Ex-Blackburn boss Gary Bowyer has been named Salford manager until the end of the season. Salford's Class of '92 ownership group were not happy with the League Two side's promotion bid
In a Salford statement on Tuesday, Bowyer, who had been working with Derby's Under 23s and has previously had spells in charge of Blackpool and Bradford, said: 'I'm delighted to be here, I've got to first and foremost thank Wayne Rooney, Darrell Russell at Derby County for being so helpful to allow me to come here.
'Obviously today is a case of meeting the players and setting the expectations of what we expect of them from now until the end of the season.
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GARY BOWYER
Teams managed: Blackburn (2012-13 caretaker, 2013 caretaker, 2013-15), Blackpool (2016-18), Bradford (2019-20), Derby U23s (2020-21)
Honours: League Two play-off winners 2017 (Blackpool)
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Salford sacked manager Richie Wellens after 'showdown talks' with co-owner Neville this week. Wellens was axed just nine days after leading Salford to the EFL Trophy at Wembley Stadium
'We want them to be playing aggressive football both with and without the ball, and have a right good go at these remaining 11 games.
'We have an opportunity like everybody else in this league to try and force our way into the reckoning to try and get into the play offs and see if we can do that.'
Derby, meanwhile, said they 'wish Gary every success in the remainder of the season at Salford City and look forward to welcoming him back to his role in the summer.'
According to The Sun, Wellens held 'showdown talks' with Salford co-owner and former Manchester United defender Neville before he was relieved of his duties on Monday.
The decision came just nine days after Wellens led Salford to the EFL Trophy with a win against Portsmouth on penalties at Wembley - the first trophy since the club entered the Football League - but their league form has not been good enough.
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