The Ammies manager was sat in the stands with Ryan Giggs and Bruce’s dad, Steve, as he served a one-match touchline suspension at Meadow Lane.
“My ears are ringing I have to say,” Bruce said as he explained how he had communicated with Robinson in the stands. “I had a headpiece in and my brain is absolutely frazzled!”
Conor McAlney’s brace, with a goal either side of half-time, was enough to secure all three points for the visitors having seen Dan Crowley’s strike peg them back nine minutes after the restart.
It moves Salford 14 points clear of the bottom two with six games of their season remaining, with Bruce hopeful their win over the Magpies can be used for next campaign.
“When you get to this stage of the season, you always want to have something to play for, but I believe in sport. It is all about momentum and we want to win as many games as we can.
“We want to take that into next season and hit the ground running with how we need to go on.”
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