Richard Keys’ ludicrous tweet to Gary Neville gets deserved response

No, we don’t know what he means either.

Richard Keys is largely a forgotten man to football.

In 2011, he quit his role as Sky’s football anchorman after a

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Keys always insisted his disparaging remarks about female assistant referee Sian Massey were nothing more than “lad's mag banter”, but he eventually resigned after sustained public pressure.

Since then Keys has worked alongside former Sky colleague Gray on talkSPORT radio and also for beIN Sports, which is based in Doha.

Every so often he likes to remind people he’s still around, like yesterday when he tweeted: “welcome to the big time” to Gary Neville who has become manager of Valencia.

Good luck Gary. And welcome to the big time. pic.twitter.com/2sKlqlBRPu

— Richard Keys (@richardajkeys) December 3, 2015

Unsurprisingly, the remark got a big response on Twitter.

Some people didn’t directly criticise Keys, but did point out that Neville hasn’t exactly had a mediocre career in football so far.

@richardajkeys big time?? he's won the treble 😂😂

— Glenn Johnson (@glennjohnson82) December 3, 2015

But plenty more were tickled at the inference that the disgraced presenter saw himself as ‘big time’.

@richardajkeys why do you say welcome like you are a part of the big time?

— Nasek (@n4sek) December 3, 2015

@richardajkeys how does one welcome someone to a place he's never been 🤔

— IndoLondonian (@indolondonian) December 3, 2015

Was the comment actually a crafty dig to suggest that life as a Sky Sports pundit was not the big time?

@richardajkeys still so bitter towards sky it's hilarious

— dominic (@Dom7444444) December 3, 2015

The remark certainly got Keys plenty of attention, just maybe not the type he appears to crave.

@richardajkeys Welcome? You've gone off the deep end and sunk under the weight of your massive head.

— MessyKen (@MessyKen) December 3, 2015

@richardajkeys welcome? the biggest thing you've done in football is buy a season ticket at Coventry City #richardivegotthekeystothebigtime

— Hank Peoples (@mrpeoples77) December 3, 2015

Oh dear.