G Nev talks England with T Nev

Gary Neville speaks to sister Tracey Neville about how the pressures of being England netball coach compare to football.

Sky Sports football expert Gary Neville has had his own taste of management in football since retiring from his trophy-laden playing career at Manchester United, having worked as a coach with England and had a spell as Valencia boss in La Liga.

Tracey Neville was put in charge of the national netball team in March 2015, having retired from playing the sport in 2008 and had spells in club management in between.

But how do Gary’s experiences compare to Tracey’s? The pair met to discuss the England netball coach’s three-year plan to become the No 1-ranked team at the World Cup in 2019, with Gary asking the questions…

Major differences between club and international management?

You don’t get that contact you get as a club coach. It’s building relationships when you’re so far away from people.

In football it’s obvious why there are no central contracts, but why don’t the netball national association own players and lend them back?

We moved the programme into full time in March, obviously that is when we start to facilitate the process. When players are being taken away from their clubs, their home comforts, the regions where they live, it creates challenges. Particularly when you have quite a high percentage of experienced players who have never been through that process, and have got other jobs.

Rome wasn’t built in a day.

When can I expect results as an England netball fan?

I think I’ve always asked that about England football too! People …

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