OPINION: Gary Neville is living proof why sport and politics should never mix after the Sky Sports pundit faced fearsome backlash for his dimwitted outburst at people who pay his wages
The general consensus is that sport and politics should never mix, and Gary Neville is living proof of why.
Sky Sports has been hit with a barrage of criticism and pressure to sack Neville, following his dimwitted outburst against ‘angry middle-aged white men’.
The former England and Manchester United defender sparked a fearsome backlash for his diatribe about Britons hanging Union Jack flags to lampposts. Claiming it was being “used in a negative fashion”.
He explained how he feels the nation is “being turned on each other” by “angry, middle-aged white men who know what they’re doing”.
Neville is a fine football pundit. He played at the highest level and knew what it took to succeed in a dressing room governed by Sir Alex Ferguson.
His opinions on the game are strong, and quite often make sense. Which is what we need from a pundit.
But Neville has made the mistake of straying off-side, to spout more views on a subject he is clearly uneducated in.
And anyone who gives someone like Joey Barton an invitation to ridicule him on social media, needs to give his head a serious wobble.
Or do something even better, and just stick to talking about football.
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