Gary Neville is a glutton for punishment, by the looks of it.
Fresh from voluntarily bringing up his Valencia struggles upon his return to Sky Sports, the former England coach has decided to start his Wednesday by engaging his Twitter followers in a debate about Brexit.
If you want a quiet morning, taking a subject that split the population at a 52:48 ratio and throwing it open to the floor probably isn’t the way to do it.
Following the decision of some 17m people to vote for the UK to leave the EU – including a majority of voters in England and Wales – a petition for a second referendum picked up some 4m votes.
That was ultimately rejected, but it goes to show how divided the vote left the country.
As tends to be the case with such contentious subjects, whenever a high-profile figure weighs in with their thoughts there will tend to be a few popular trains of thought in the replies.
You’ll get those who vehemently disagree with their stance…
@SkyNews based on arguments which were deliberately misleading at best and outright lies at worst.
— Billy (@b_cosg) August 24, 2016
democracy doesn't mean things are just accepted – part of democracy is giving the 15m people who voted to remain a voice.
— Tweeter (@tweetingnav) August 24, 2016
Those who agree
https://twitter.com/Jenwishes1971/status/768338501591035904
https://twitter.com/jeremy_peat/status/768342570317545472
Those who decide to target a different group or individual…
@SkyNews Owen Smith doesn't understand democracy. He doesn't want his own party members to vote unless it's for him.
— Grathenor (@Grathenor) August 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/The_NewSchmoo/status/768322080723132416
Those who decide to derail the conversation
https://twitter.com/BoroBoy131/status/768365485033451520
And, of course, the ‘stick to football’ crowd. Where would we be without them?
https://twitter.com/ShoogsSteel/status/768313669612556289
https://twitter.com/RoxItRoxIt/status/768344908591669248
Some things never change
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