Simon Jordan urges Sky Sports to take action on Gary Neville’s unprofessionalism, a goal celebration on commentary as Man Utd beat Liverpool.
In what has become a common occurrence for matches between United and Liverpool, the ex-England right-back was alongside former Reds defender Jamie Carragher on the gantry. Sky filmed the pair during the match and put up their reactions to the goals online afterwards.
However after catching the attention of Simon Jordan, the talkSPORT presenter believes it shows a lack of professionalism from Neville. The ex-Crystal Palace chairman is often been critical of the pundit in the recent past and has hit out at him again.
š āGary Neville, the Mayor of Manchester, sometimes has a vantage point that is very insightfulā¦ā
š³ āBut we want good commentary not somebody wrapped up in a #MUFC scarf cheering the goals!ā
Simon Jordan gives his verdict on @GNev2ās Man Utd commentary! š„ pic.twitter.com/vwJkJstqPW
ā talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) August 26, 2022
Speaking on talkSPORT on Friday, Jordan said: “Gary Neville, the Mayor of Manchester, AKA the town crier that has a view on every societal ail, and alongside his views on football, will have a vantage point that sometimes is very insightful and we get to learn a lot.
“Everybody knows the partisan nature of Carragher’s broadcasting, of Gary Neville’s broadcasting, because it would be dishonest to say that you don’t have an invested interest in what you’re watching because you played for them.
“But I don’t think it’s a particularly good look or professional look for a broadcaster giving us a description of a game that starts with his emotional investment in it.”
Martin Keown was alongside Jordan. He has regularly been a co-commentator for both the BBC and BT Sport in recent Premier League seasons.
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ā Gary Neville (@GNev2) August 23, 2022
And he said Neville and Carragher’s behaviour is what Sky wants. Keown said: “I think they’re good at what they do.
“I think it’s when you’re doing a co-comm and you’re creating a mix. It’s the stance that they’ve taken, Sky.”
However, Jordan hit back and asked why both the viewer and Sky would want a co-commentator behaving like Neville did. Jordan responded: “Why do we want this?
“We want good commentary, we want insightful commentary, we want enthusiastic commentary. What we don’t want is somebody wrapped up in a Man United scarf, cheering the goal in a big game that goes around the world. Why would Sky want it? It goes around the world.”
Neville reacted to criticism over his commentary, tweeting that he will “continue to do both” when it comes to giving expert analysis as well as ‘fan-boy antics’.
There was plenty of reaction as Simon Jordan urges Sky Sports to take action on Gary Neville’s unprofessionalism…
@Azzaj_93: What about Liverpool tv that we’ve had to put up with?
@MUFC1987BT: Thatās a fair view and would make a great point if we hadnāt had a host of ex Liverpool players commentating or doing punditry and clearly being biased! Canāt just be aimed at Gary Neville cos you have a dislike for him.
@theutdobsession: Utterly obsessed is the failed chairman with gnev š¤”š¤”
@Joshcoupe1: Amazing how when they have nothing to talk about they always go back to Manchester united
@HopeDavehope: Says a man dressed, this week, like a cabaret singer from the 1970s.
@19KhanIm: Heās actually pretty neutral when commentating United games other than cheering in the background off mic when they score lol
@Malachians: Wait a minute, this is clearly by design which they do exactly the same with Carragher?
@JacobDonnelly9: well I think Gary is actually quite impartial, in most cases for United, like we sometimes see videos of him dancing when the score but he never shouts and cheers like carragher when Liverpool score. Usually he is actually tougher on them than most
@Mike87_United: Ok, so why wasnāt this said the numerous times weāve had to listen to Jamie Carragher squeal down the microphone in ecstasy to the world then? Itās ok for him to scream āMo Salah you little dancerā is it…? Oh wait itās United involved now I get it the agenda has changed š
@RizwanRock7: Gary Neville is the worst person to have commentating on United games, given that he goes way overboard with criticism of Utd and any decision he rules in favour of the other team just so that he doesn’t appear biased. Awful having Neville on a United game
@Dartyaaron: Spot on Simon. Carragher no different to be fair. Compare those two to Glenn Hoddle. Not one iota of bias when he does Tottenham games. In fact he goes the other way quite often. True pro. And tactically superb. Makes all the others look amateur.
@v10sworld: Is there such a thing as a neutral pundit? All commentators, pundits & referees surely have a team they support there just needs to be a more even representation of teams in punditry not just Man Utd & Liverpool
@Dan_B94: Have you said the same about Carragher before? @Sjopinion10
@ADermLloyd: @SkySports need to take @MartinTylerSS off all Liverpool games then, as he clearly hates them and it detracts from the enjoyment of the game
@pingitinFM: Both Neville and Carragher fell basically silent for the last 10 minutes on Monday. Martin was basically begging them to interact and they were both too wrapped up in the game to say anything.
@HotWheelz00: No letās get thrilling commentary by Michael Owen, Steve Mcmanaman and Alan Smith instead š
@PaulSlodczyk: What rubbish š¤£ carra does the same, where was this when jeff Stelling was celebrating hartlepool goals on soccer Saturday?! Carra and neville are the best commentary duo on sky, because they’re very impartial and know what they’re talking about
@cfcwinter: Iāve been saying this for years! Commentary is supposed to be UNBIASED! Not even in positive bias, but negative too. Especially when itās so passionate, bring Fanzone back and stick him & Carragher in there if you want them to do comms.
@_HarveyF: Neutrality can either mean having all commentators be neutral. Or they can neutralise one’s bias with another’s. Carragher + Neville on a Man Utd/Liverpool game IS a neutral commentary pairing. Stop being boring.
@AdzMUFC4eva: Itās really weird that this getting so much press. Whenever you see BTS footage they always show Wright/Dixon cheering Arsenal, Carragher cheering Liverpool, Micah Richards cheering ManCity, Shearer/Linker cheering England. Why is it a problem now @GNev2 is doing it?
@ciaranG88: Bang on, always bias commentary on sky and they all seem to think everyone cares about Liverpool and United games as much they hype it up. We want unbiased analysis of Matches, not these divs cheering like fans. Bring back fanzone commentary if thatās the way sky want to operate
@G_badger29: If thatās the case all @talkSPORT pundits should be sacked as everyone of them is anti manutd and donāt give a balanced outlook. Donāt think I have seen anything this week that the fact perfectly ran Liverpool are behind Utd in the league after 3 games.
@IcemanClosk: Fully agree, Neville was brilliant when he first started out as a pundit but for the last few years of Uniteds woes he has been become unbearable to listen to. Using his platform to constantly moan about the Glazers and telling us how they should be run. Be better on United TV
@marcmfc: Sky want it and fans want it because it shows passion. Nev and Carra on sky have made it worth watching. Ex pros that know everything about the game and are also supporters š
@BrianCarolan19: Well Simon, we would all like to say that your one man anti United agenda is a lot more unprofessional from a former chairman who achieved nothing. Itās embarrassing the way you make your living from an ABU stance. Great to see you hiding behind the Talksport twitter banner.
@bevanjohn: Bang on again simon!! The pundits in the studio i can deal with being former players of the clubs playing but having them on commentary is too much the love fest sky have with utd and liverpool is painful
@tonywesson: Jordan, like him or loathe him, says it as the masses think. š

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