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‘Hell has frozen over’: Some Leeds fans are actually siding with Gary Neville over their man

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Some Leeds United fans on social media have been reacting to Gary Neville’s tweet about Angus Kinnear’s programme notes ahead of the Whites’ game against Crystal Palace.

Kinnear wrote what was, quite frankly, a bizarre essay about the fan-led review of the Premier League stating how averse he is to the idea of redistributing more wealth from the top-flight amongst the football pyramid, comparing the idea to Chairman Mao’s regime in China.

Neville has been a huge advocate of independent regulation and protecting the game at the lower levels, so, as you can imagine, he had plenty to say about these notes.

Neville hit out at Kinnear, and, somewhat shockingly, Leeds fans sided with the Sky Sports pundit.

The former Manchester United man isn’t someone Leeds fans love. After all, he spent almost 20 years playing for their biggest rivals, but even they had to admit that he was in the right and Kinnear was in the wrong on this one.

Here’s what the Elland Road faithful have been saying on social media about Neville’s tweet…

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Eddie Gray (l), Angus Kinnear and Victor Orta of Leeds United look on from the direcors box during the Sky Bet Championship match between Stoke City and Leeds United at Bet365 Stadium on… (Malcolm Couzens/Getty Images)