Gary Neville has once again drawn comparisons between Newcastle United under Mike Ashley and the current Everton situation. The former Manchester United defender has placed his sympathy on record for former Toffees boss Frank Lampard, who was sacked by the Blues on Monday afternoon.
The Sky Sports pundit has likened the 'disconnect' between supporters and owners at Goodison Park, to that of Ashley's tenure at St. James' Park. Newcastle supporters made their feelings clear about the former owner, who eventually sold the club in October 2021.
When asked about his first reaction to Lampard's sacking, Neville told Monday Night Football: "I think disappointment. It reminds me of Mike Ashley’s time at Newcastle.
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"When a manager got sacked you sort of felt disconnect between fans, owners, players, manager - maybe not between the fans and the manager actually because I think that the fans were behind Frank - and particular at the end of last season, that special atmosphere that was created at Goodison Park.
"A tinge of sadness I suppose on the English managers side of things - only now three in the league currently with Frank going and Steven Gerrard going, but we always knew Saturday was a high-stakes game. West Ham struggling like mad, big club.
"Everton struggling like mad, big club, and it was always Moyes or Lampard and you look at some of the mistakes that Everton make and they’re absolutely criminal mistakes. It’s a mess to the point where owners have felt they are not able to go to the ground because of obvious threats.
"The fans must be in absolute misery there - it's absolute misery and they deserve a lot better. A lot, lot better.
"I’m sad for Frank because I wanted him to succeed but it’s a tough, tough place to go and manage at, particularly in these last six, seven years where they’ve massively underperformed."
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