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Published 21:32 23 Jan 2018 GMT
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In an attempt to explain why he'd said "morning men" in his first tweet of the day in January of 2012, Neville claimed that he "thought the women would of been busy preparing breakfast/getting kids ready/making the beds."
The reductive assessment of women was understandably criticised by his followers, who questioned how suitable the 41-year-old was for the role, given his past opinions on females.
Neville quickly deleted his entire Twitter account and we can likely expect a statement of apology before long.
And on what was supposed to be a night of celebration for the former England international, Neville instead received a stark reminder that the internet simply never forgets.
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