Neil Harris admits he feared his time as Gillingham manager was up when club hit rock bottom in League 2

Gillingham manager Neil Harris has admitted he feared the sack when the team hit rock bottom in League 2 - but is loving the club’s revival.

Harris always knew a takeover was on the cards but was reliant on a patient hierarchy at the club to retain him as manager. He’s had the chance to rebuild with fresh investment and has quickly turned things around.

Gillingham are averaging two points a game since the mid-January reshuffle - form that over a season would leave them challenging for the title rather than fending off relegation.

When they lost 1-0 at Stevenage on January 2 - before they could make moves in the transfer window - the Gills were rock bottom with 14 points from 23 matches - the halfway point of the season - with just seven goals scored.

The Gills have gone from a points average per game of 0.6 to 2.0 in a two-month period. They head to Walsall this Saturday sitting nine points clear of the relegation zone.

Harris said: “I am not immune to criticism or immune to the sack, you’re bottom of the league and you are struggling to win games.

“You are trying to change formations, trying to change players, you fear that sooner or later the club might change the manager.

“The club made a decision to stick with the manager and change the players. We invested in January, moved players out that we wanted to move on and brought players in and it has changed us as a group.

“Of course I feared [the sack]. I didn’t want it to happen because I do enjoy working for the football club.”

Harris has reconnected with the fanbase having had run-ins with a few individuals during the tough times.

“We had an horrific run and people would lose faith in a manager, I accept that,” he said. “I understand why.

“My commitment has never