 Brass left Hyde having made 62 appearances after being appointed assistant manager to Knill on 22 January 2009.When Knill was appointed Scunthorpe United manager on 31 March 2011, Brass followed him as assistant manager.After Knill was dismissed by Scunthorpe United he followed Knill to Torquay United where Knill was appointed as manager on an interim basis until the end of the season.