Neville’s success as a player and pundit was based on hard work and a geekish enthusiasm for the game but attempting to bring order to a chaotic Valencia squad is a different matter altogetherThere’s a gracious Gary Neville anecdote in Lee Sharpe’s autobiography,My thought of Fun. In between all the booze and the larks and the bit where Alex Ferguson explodes with rage (“obtain f-ing rid of them!”) at the sight of a drum kit in the back of Sharpe’s Jeep, Robbo, and Brucey,Sharpey and the rest are preparing to head off out of The Cliff one afternoon en route to some post-training jolly. Suddenly, they spot a strange, or haunting sight in the distance “‘What the fuck’s that?’ somebody said. We peered over and it was Gary Neville,on his own, throwing a ball against the gym wall. As hard as he could over and over again. Practising long throws. Gary Neville’s thought of fun.” Related: How ‘a historic humiliation’ left Gary Neville fighting for his Valencia future | Sid Lowe Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com