Gary Neville makes crude joke as Carragher attempts to climb ladder to gantry
Gary Neville made a risky joke live on air prior to Watford’s Premier League relegation scrap with Norwich City on Friday night.
The iconic Sky Sports duo were at Vicarage Road to cover the game between the two relegation-battling sides when Manchester United legend Neville took a dig at his fellow pundit.
Former Liverpool rival-turned long-time friend and colleague Jamie Carragher was attempting to climb up to the gantry when Neville quipped “he was no stranger” to doing so.
The crude joke appeared to play on a stereotype of Liverpudlians being thieves and criminals, but Neville appeared unfazed as he snickered.
As Carragher tried to climb up the ladder, Neville quipped: “He knows how to get up a ladder, that lad.”
Neville and Carragher regularly take jibes at one another both on social media and on air, though some viewers were left feeling offended by the joke.
One Twitter user wrote: “Not sure if this was a dig at Scousers or Jamie’s constant desperation to be in the limelight. That could be my natural Scouse defensiveness.”
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Another said: “Gary Neville, with a deeply s*** ‘robbing scousers’ joke live on Sky Sports, there.”
Others found it less insulting, believing it to be a hilarious friendly jibe between the two close friends.
A fan tweeted: “Neville and Carragher are just too funny,” with several laughing face emojis.
A second added: “I love Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher on Sky Sports together.”
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