Gary Neville told Sky Sports that the recently botched European Super League plan was an ‘attack on Leeds, West Ham, Everton and Newcastle’.
Aside from Newcastle, all those teams are sitting in the top half of the Premier League table, with West Ham and Everton hoping for a Champions League finish.
And whilst that is out of the picture for Leeds, they have shown from their progression under Marcelo Bielsa, that it won’t be too long before they are back in Europe again.
But those from Leeds, Newcastle, Everton and West Ham will appreciate Neville’s latest attack on the ESL.
“It was an attack on Leeds United, it was an attack on Everton, it was an attack on West Ham and on Newcastle,” said Neville. “Some of the greatest clubs in the history of English football.
“But then I look at Jimmy (Floyd Hasselbaink). What about Ajax? PSV? Feyenoord? These unbelievable clubs.
“They were just left. Left with the pennies whilst the rich just went away and took £300 million every year for 23 years and created their own league.
“Honestly, the scariest thing is that these people are regrouping back at base. They are not going away. This is their second attempt in the last 18 months.”
If Newcastle can move on from Mike Ashley then they can join the likes of West Ham and Everton in trying to push for Europe during these coming seasons.
And the more these sleeping giants push at the door of the so-called top-six, who haven’t finished as a top-six in a few years, then it will put to bed a lot of rubbish that has been dreamt about.
But until then, the recently attempted plan from those trying to fill their pockets has hit them flush on the face.
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