 He spent two seasons at Forest Green Rovers, and then signed for Stafford Rangers in March 2004, scoring twice on his league debut against Moor Green.He played over 100 times for Stafford, notably scoring in the 2006 Conference North playoff final against Droylsden.Neil was named as an all-time cult hero both at Northampton and Cheltenham, in a "FourFourTwo" magazine poll.