Gary Lineker had the perfect response after Andrew Neil trolled him on Twitter

Poke Staff. Updated March 9th, 2022

As you will probably have read elsewhere, an investigation has found former House of Commons speaker John Bercow to be a ‘serial bully’ and liar.

The independent inquiry upheld 21 out of 35 complaints by former staff against Bercow and said his behaviour ‘fell very far below that which the public has a right to expect’ from an MP.

We mention it because Andrew Neil’s Spectator listed 8 ’embarrassed Bercow backers’, – ‘the best of the worst Bercow-backing cheerleaders who egged him on’ – and it was naturally shared by Neil on Twitter.

Eight embarrassed Bercow backers https://t.co/ZCpHe9Ct9s via @spectator

— Andrew Neil (@afneil) March 9, 2022

Among them was Gary Lineker, described in the article as ‘king of the centrist dads’, and his response to Neil’s tweet was simply perfect.

Not embarrassed in the slightest. I’ve been mistaken many times. Was clearly wrong about Bercow, and bullying is awful and never acceptable. We all make misjudgements about people or things…don’t we, Andrew? https://t.co/YTYCHjiB6k

— Gary Lineker 💙💛 (@GaryLineker) March 9, 2022

What can he possibly have been talking about?

Lineker receives the ball on the edge of the box and nutmegs Neil before smashing it into the back of the net. Walks back to the halfway line past a prostrate Neil and bends down, like John Aldridge in the '88 FA semi final replay, to ruffle his toupee. https://t.co/kEMpFV3VNS

— Andy Wheatley (@Andy_Wheatley) March 9, 2022

You should have stuck it out at GB News, Andrew. It’s your level.

— James J Dart 🇺🇦 (@JamesJDart) March 9, 2022

Quite right. Plus there’s nothing wrong with being a “centrist Dad”, which the Spectator appears to deploy as a put down. https://t.co/xci6svIqJR

— Angus MacKinnon (@AngusM1966) March 9, 2022

I’m a dad and played centre forward so I won’t be suing over it. 🤣 https://t.co/QdfsWjkA3P

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) March 9, 2022

Source Twitter @GaryLineker