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Title: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: greenwichvilla on February 02, 2011, 06:50:00 PM
Gary Neville has retired from football with immediate effect.

It's on Twitter, so it's true

Edit: Confirmed http://bit.ly/e5S8N0
Title: Re: O% Villa. Gary Neville retires.
Post by: The Left Side on February 02, 2011, 06:53:00 PM
Yep, all over Sky sports and the BBC websites.
Title: Re: O% Villa. Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Legion on February 02, 2011, 06:54:51 PM
Major breaking news repeated ad nauseum for the rest of the month (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/9385692.stm)
Title: Re: O% Villa. Gary Neville retires.
Post by: TopDeck113 on February 02, 2011, 06:56:08 PM
Old enough to retire, yet can still only grow bum-fluff on his top lip.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: TimTheVillain on February 02, 2011, 06:57:20 PM
What more's to be said ?



Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Irreverent ad on February 02, 2011, 07:00:12 PM
He will be the new Andy Gray
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: D.boy on February 02, 2011, 07:00:36 PM
Meh
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Legion on February 02, 2011, 07:01:34 PM
How will we cope?
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: cheltenhamlion on February 02, 2011, 07:05:32 PM
Good. I won't miss him the gobby, ugly, odious, little shit.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: damon loves JT on February 02, 2011, 07:07:07 PM
I think we will all remember where we were, and what we were doing, when we heard the news.

I was sitting here, doing this
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: greenwichvilla on February 02, 2011, 07:07:28 PM
He will be the new Andy Gray

Apparantly Sky want him. Great. Another miserable git on the telly.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Clark W Griswold on February 02, 2011, 07:07:50 PM
I hope his gob retires as well, the ridiculous little prick.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: N'Rexy on February 02, 2011, 07:10:10 PM
Never was a nickname more apt:

Busy Bollocks.


What a tool, I couldn't stand him.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Ads on February 02, 2011, 07:12:57 PM
I liked the way he used to wind up the Dippers.

Its the sort of childish stuff you'd imagine we'd all get up to if playing against Small Heath.

A decent right back in his pomp, light years ahead of that clown Glenda. He's got away with a few red cards this season.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: theleftside on February 02, 2011, 07:17:34 PM
scholes retires?? giggs retires??.....great players and full respect great role models also.

gary neville retires.....nil respect you carry yourself like a flea, your brother shows you up as a man.......i will not waste a good bye so piss off....may i say no other word on the matter.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: D.boy on February 02, 2011, 07:26:02 PM
He will be the new Andy Gray

Apparantly Sky want him. Great. Another miserable git on the telly.
To drone on about ManU every week.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: damon loves JT on February 02, 2011, 07:29:10 PM
I think I would actually sooner have Norman Tebbitt and George Galloway as summarisers
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: The Left Side on February 02, 2011, 07:30:23 PM
The mute button will be worn out when he is on!
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: richard moore on February 02, 2011, 07:31:37 PM
Graceless, classless twat

He's just about unintelligent enough to take over from Andy Gray though

Will slot into Sky's portfolio of moronic ex-footballers pretty well
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Legion on February 02, 2011, 07:32:40 PM
Do you include Paul Merson in that?
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: richard moore on February 02, 2011, 07:40:34 PM
Do you include Paul Merson in that?

I'll pass on that Leeg but I was just thinking the same as I typed my comment....
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: PeterWithesShin on February 02, 2011, 07:51:05 PM
Really really depresses me that such an odious little twat has won as many league titles as we have in our history.
Wonder if they mention his debut in front of less than 20K at old trafford in the Uefa cup. Thought not.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: charleeco7 on February 02, 2011, 07:56:58 PM
****The BBC are delighted to announce that now Gary Neville has retired, Match Of The Day can be shown before the watershed. It was impossible before as you can't show a c**t on TV before 9pm****
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Mac on February 02, 2011, 08:51:21 PM
Had the bastard with a passion.  Can't remember why.  It can't be that important now, but I won't let that stop me.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: nuninho on February 02, 2011, 08:56:03 PM
Preparing to be shot down.... I like him.  Good marauding right back for England, and was bothered enough to show passion for club and country. 

He lived the dream and acted as we all would for our clubs.

Best moment was the celebration in front of the Liverpool fans - how I wish we had someone to have done that against the Blues.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: treaders12000 on February 02, 2011, 09:14:43 PM
Day of national mourning is now planned !
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Clark W Griswold on February 02, 2011, 09:15:05 PM
Had the bastard with a passion.  Can't remember why.  It can't be that important now, but I won't let that stop me.

Just the sight of his vile, moronic looking face is enough. He's one of life's wrong 'uns, he is officially my most disliked footballer ever. Horrible little scab of a man.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: b23 on February 02, 2011, 09:17:43 PM
Good. Glad to hear that news. He can hang his boots up in his Telly Tubby house now. Any other news ?
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: pauliewalnuts on February 02, 2011, 09:20:39 PM
Fairwell, you horrible, rat faced Dot Cotton lookalike.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: villajk on February 02, 2011, 09:26:05 PM
Never liked him or his sour faced brother.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: b23 on February 02, 2011, 09:34:12 PM
Had the bastard with a passion.  Can't remember why.  It can't be that important now, but I won't let that stop me.

Just the sight of his vile, moronic looking face is enough. He's one of life's wrong 'uns, he is officially my most disliked footballer ever. Horrible little scab of a man.


Clark, i think youre being unfair to scabs.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: paulcomben on February 02, 2011, 10:40:13 PM
Oh wise fellow Villains, you are correct. He could only announce this at such an unusual time if he was signed up to be the woman-hating red-biased replacement for Andy Gray or if not Alan Green.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: D.boy on February 02, 2011, 10:56:54 PM
I'm glad I don't have Sky if that is where he ends up.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: damon loves JT on February 02, 2011, 11:00:34 PM
Hasn't he been grooming himself for years as Gordon Taylor's replacement at the PFA?

Much as I dislike Andy Gray, he has an energy and enthusiasm on screen that Neville has not.

In fact, Gary Neville has rather less screen presence than a non-stick frying pan
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: not3bad on February 02, 2011, 11:41:52 PM
I think we will all remember where we were, and what we were doing, when we heard the news.

I was sitting here, doing this

Thanks for this post. It sent me to bed laughing like a twat! :-)
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Sexual Ealing on February 03, 2011, 01:39:51 AM
Preparing to be shot down.... I like him.  Good marauding right back for England, and was bothered enough to show passion for club and country. 

He lived the dream and acted as we all would for our clubs.

Best moment was the celebration in front of the Liverpool fans - how I wish we had someone to have done that against the Blues.

I've never been bothered either way but, as a player when in his prime, he was the kind of full-back I'd love to have here. A good defender who knew how - and when - to attack.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: WALTERS WARRIORS on February 03, 2011, 04:19:54 AM
Been one of the most consistent right backs in the last 15 yrs. Good luck to him .......
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Nev on February 03, 2011, 07:17:50 AM
If he does go to Sky, I look foward to his analysis on the merseyside derby in view of his comments about scousers.

He wouldn't have got half his caps if he'd played for a club other than Newton Heath, and the same goes for his brother, whose got a face like it was drawn by Piccaso.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: ozzjim on February 03, 2011, 07:46:00 AM
He would not have hafl his caps had there been a viable alternative, but there never was. Never an issue with him, but never a fan either. Think he will flounder a bit on sky, but he will undoubtedly be new Andy Gray.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: The Man With A Stick on February 03, 2011, 08:16:00 AM
Not particularly bothered by him to be honest.  I'll miss his winding up of our friends on Merseyside.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Chris Smith on February 03, 2011, 08:25:11 AM
Really good full back, if he'd been at Villa we'd have loved him but he wasn't so he's a twat.



Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Matt C on February 03, 2011, 08:26:57 AM
Detestable character but fair play to him for making the absolute most of his ability - the likes of Ireland could learn a thing or two from him.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: PaulTheVillan on February 03, 2011, 08:28:15 AM
I quite like Gary Neville. I like how he hates Liverpool & how he gave Tevez the forks.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Brend'Watkins on February 03, 2011, 09:02:12 AM
I like him too.  A one club man, passionate about his club even though I hate ManU with equal passion. 

I also warmed to him when the camera would scan across the England team during an International match, Neville's face would be stern with his mouth shut, no "God save the Queen" coming out of his mouth.  Is he a republican?  Bonus points if he is.  Those bonus points are eaten though into when he became the 'voice' over the Ferdinand issue when the players threatened to strike.  It shows he has leadership qualities even if they were then misguided.

If Sky is to be the next step in his career then he'll be a welcome change from what was.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: darren woolley on February 03, 2011, 09:20:08 AM
I must admit i've never liked Red Nev when he opens his fat gob and that horrible voice starts talking you just wan't to hit the mute button.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Chico Hamilton III on February 03, 2011, 09:29:04 AM
Fergie's mouthpiece.

I thought he'd fucking died, the way the telly and radio have been wanking on about him.

As for the "one club man" line, I wonder how loyal he'd have been if the club had not been Man United?

Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: pablopicasso_10 on February 03, 2011, 09:49:17 AM
il never understand how such a limited footballer could play for man utd through their glory years, and for england for so long.. i suppose it teaches young players that even if you are shit, if you work hard and wind up your rivals, you can achieve anything...
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Rip Van We Go Again on February 03, 2011, 09:54:42 AM
Such an arselicker around Fergie and Man Utd.

Doesn't he have a massive flower bed spelling out the words 'United' ?

I'm sure it was in one of the tabloids.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Risso on February 03, 2011, 10:09:50 AM
A cock of the very highest order.  Good fucking riddance.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: PaulTheVillan on February 03, 2011, 10:12:10 AM
Did he ever build that Telly Tubby house he was planning on?
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: OzVilla on February 03, 2011, 10:37:48 AM
il never understand how such a limited footballer could play for man utd through their glory years, and for england for so long.. i suppose it teaches young players that even if you are shit, if you work hard and wind up your rivals, you can achieve anything...

See Denis Irwin also.

As for Karen Neville, totally agreed, a complete tosspot. 

As for the limited ability, it helped when he had David Beckham playing just in front of him and never needed to overlap and then get back.  Easiest job in football being the Right Back at Man Utd when Beckham was in his pomp there.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Laurence on February 03, 2011, 12:12:13 PM
He didn't get planning permission for his house:  http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1269685_planning_permission_rejected_for_gary_nevilles_teletubbies_house (http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1269685_planning_permission_rejected_for_gary_nevilles_teletubbies_house)

How much was down to local concern vs. hatred from local Trotters remains to be seen, I know where my money is.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Lambert and Payne on February 03, 2011, 12:20:35 PM
Goodbye, wont be missed. The most hated manure player out of the lot for me
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Hookeysmith on February 03, 2011, 12:21:08 PM
So he wanted to live underground

Is that a queue i see forming with people with shovels

Cnut - made an even bigger cnut for playing for them and an even bigger cnut for acting like a cnut opening his mouth and sounding like a cnut and looking like a cnut

Yep you are right i think he is acnut
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: WALTERS WARRIORS on February 03, 2011, 12:53:00 PM
So he wanted to live underground

Is that a queue i see forming with people with shovels

Cnut - made an even bigger cnut for playing for them and an even bigger cnut for acting like a cnut opening his mouth and sounding like a cnut and looking like a cnut

Yep you are right i think he is acnut
Not sure if i even hate Gardner that much Ha .....
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: john e on February 03, 2011, 01:06:05 PM
one club man!
 yeah but that club was Man Utd, you know biggest club in the whole world etc
 so its not hard to stay there as they were winning everything, especially when its the club you supported as a kid,
 dont think its in the same league as Le Tiss.

good player no more in some great Man U sides, out of depth at international level as are most England players.

one eyed supporter of Utd, which i dont hold against him as its his team, so fair play for the Liverpool baiting.

heard yesterday he drives a Toyota Prius, which he parks in amongst the Bentleys and Astons, so fair play for that to.

wont be missed by me,
 but like others have said, if we had the same player at Villa we would love him, and Man U fans rightly do,
 but he's not at Villa so he's still a Knob
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Macho Man Randy Savage on February 03, 2011, 01:34:29 PM
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: lovejoy on February 03, 2011, 01:41:36 PM
Graceless, classless twat

He's just about unintelligent enough to take over from Andy Gray though

Will slot into Sky's portfolio of moronic ex-footballers pretty well


I entirely agree - I'd add overrated too!
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: TimTheVillain on February 03, 2011, 01:47:22 PM
Falls into the 'who gives a shit' category for me.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: cheltenhamlion on February 03, 2011, 01:53:30 PM
The whole Barrack Room Lawyer business of trying to gets players to strike because poor old Rio , I can't be arsed with drugs tests and do a disappearing act when required to do them Ferdinand, got banned is reason enough to hate the scrawny little toerag.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: sid1964 on February 03, 2011, 02:02:29 PM
i just hope that he does not end up on the telly, can you imagine him commentating on his beloved Man Ure
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: MoetVillan on February 03, 2011, 02:27:50 PM
god yes, everyone in the studio would have to wear wipe clean tops
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Pat McMahon on February 03, 2011, 02:57:53 PM
A rare breed in today's English game, a full back who could actually defend and who also knew how to lend a hand in attack occasionally, without ever being "marauding". Always made the most of his ability and seemed committed and incredibly loyal to his team mates which are qulaities we would like all like from our own players. I can't honestly remember him ever being absolutley skinned in a game, even at the highest level,  so he must have been half decent.

I respect his loyalty to his team mates but thought the strike idea re dodo brain Ferdinand was ludicrous. Comes across as a barrack room lawyer and strikes me as the one Newton Heath player of the past 5-10 years who could become a manager. In short, I don't like him but I htink he was a far better player than most on here give hime credit for.

Am I right in thinking that some scouse builders put a Liver bird mosaic under his swimming pool many years ago?
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Chico Hamilton III on February 03, 2011, 05:22:34 PM
Quote
Am I right in thinking that some scouse builders put a Liver bird mosaic under his swimming pool many years ago?

Almost, Pat, almost

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1219623.ece
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: VillaAlways on February 04, 2011, 12:21:10 PM
Thet are questioning every single PL manager about Gary Nevilles retirement on SSN FFS


AND

Harry Redknapp MIGHT be making an offer for Beckham in the Summer ::)
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Fernando Partridge on February 04, 2011, 12:37:31 PM
Harry redknapp will make an offer for G Neville too ahah
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: *shellac* on February 08, 2011, 07:35:22 AM
Why didn't Vieira twat him then?
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: *shellac* on February 08, 2011, 09:18:58 AM
Sometimes posts require some details.  Sometimes, like on this occasions, two sentences will do.

Great player. Complete twat.
You can further trim it down to two words.

Great Twat.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: nadz3488 on February 09, 2011, 02:27:25 PM
To be fair, he was a pretty decent right back. But his twattishness makes a lot of people forget that he WAS a decent right back.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Small Rodent on February 09, 2011, 04:57:29 PM
All this bollocks about loyalty. It's not hard to be loyal when it's Man Utd you're playing for.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: Percy McCarthy on February 09, 2011, 05:07:06 PM
I like him. Anyone who's nickname begins with the word 'red' goes up in my estimation.

A bit like I like Fergie because he donates to the Labour Party.

I'm easily pleased.
Title: Re: 0% Villa: Gary Neville retires.
Post by: nadz3488 on February 10, 2011, 03:16:16 PM
All this bollocks about loyalty. It's not hard to be loyal when it's Man Utd you're playing for.

Correct.
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