Theyre four games into the season. Dont believe us? Barney Francis, the managing director of Sky Sports, issued a statement saying that Keys and Grays comments were inexcusable. From that Saturday night, when all hell broke loose, the next few days had seen Sky Sports under more direct scrutiny than ever before. Eventually, Keys went on-air and spoke with Hawksbee and Jacobs for almost 90 minutes. The next day another tape emerged, of Gray discussing Masseys looks with another colleague, Andy Burton. To make sure you never miss out on your favourite NEW stories, we're happy to send you some reminders, Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications, .css-1diosym{color:black;}@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){.css-1diosym{color:#fff;}}Published9:43,20 February 2023 GMT@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){.css-jirzs7{color:#72B97D;}}| Last updated9:43,20 February 2023 GMT. Perhaps Arsenal made the right decision overall. Despite his immense career, Ozil was little more than a Fortnite enthusiast by October 2020 and Arteta was intent on freezing the playmaker out of his first team squad. While Gray was sacked after a separate leak showed the pundit making sexist comments about official Sian Massey-Ellis. Never a man to let things go quietly, Keysie unleashed this zinger after Arsenals failure to sign Douglas Luiz on deadline day. And why is this irritating man allowed to spend 90 minutes outside of his technical area? Fri, 19 Feb, 2021 - 20:13. Just soak in 150 seconds of Keys getting his backside handed to him. He often makes fun of others for their loyalties such as Campbell for Burnley and someone else for Leicester but who does he support? Richard Keys has blamed Jamie Redknapp for introducing the 'smash it' phrase that contributed to the presenters disgraced departure from Sky Sports. Why is Arteta allowed to spend the game on the touch line? Dont forget, neither of us were caught behind an open mic, he says. Keys, who had fronted Sky' s Premier League coverage for nearly 20 years, resigned in January 2011 a day after colleague Andy Gray was sacked, as the pair were Francis declined to be interviewed for this story but, according to multiple sources familiar with his thinking at the time, it came down to behaviour and culture. It was nothing to do with Sian. While Francis was based in the old Sky Sports building, Darroch was sitting at Sky HQ, on the other side of the campus, right on the A4. Things are looking positive for the first time in a long time on the red side of Manchester. I dont mean to sound arrogant, but Ive probably got the best job in the world. My god, it could not have been more private. But they made capital out of it. Sky had been spending hundreds of millions of pounds on its Believe In Better campaign since 2007, and now had the chance to show it. Chelsea, though he's worn a Donny hat before on the show, the India special I think when they're camping out. My domain! Richard Keys on Everton fans. Yes, this prick does, and yes, he always did. 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Guess the gender of his target, In the last of our series, Richard Keys and Andy Gray take to the airwaves for the first time after their ignominious Sky Sports exit, UTV Media's sports radio station reports 13% fall in operating profits in part due to 'increased investment' in presenters. Keys stressed that Leeds would have been better going for a survival specialist in the shape of Sam Allardyce. By, The Sky News broadcaster has used Twitter to accuse a respected lawyer of 'simpering'. What football team does Richard Keys support? I was being fed a huge amount of guff from Thats when I thought, This isnt right. However, presenter Richard Keys who slammed the players and manager for celebrating their win. I started a bit of a trend and I suppose it was a compliment that Marks & Spencer started selling them. I don't know why Pep can't get his head around it. This was not allowed either. 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. WebRichard Keys (born 23 April 1957) is an English sports presenter, with a career starting in 1976 when he moved initially to London. He was due to go on-air at 1.15pm but there was a slight delay, so the station had to get journalist Sid Lowe on for 15 minutes to talk about the weekends Spanish football, but even he admitted he was just an incidental warm-up act before the main event. Keys and Gray, seen here in 2012, have continued to work together after leaving Sky Sports (Photo: Tim Whitby/Getty Images). Richard Keys (@richardajkeys) September 2, 2022. On top of that, United are looking to win their first piece of silverware in six years next Sunday when they take on Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley. Kenny Dalglishs Liverpool had won 3-0 at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the lunchtime kick-off, broadcast live on Sky Sports, the coverage fronted as always by Keys and Gray. In football, Alex Scott has been one of the star pundits on Super Sunday in recent years and has been followed by Rachel Yankey, Steph Houghton and Sue Smith. WebSky Sports presenter Richard Keys has had a makeover to ensure he stands up to the unforgiving scrutiny of high definition TV. Wendy Toms, the first female assistant referee in the Premier League, was derided as well, while West Ham United vice-chair Karren Brady came under fire. It was like there was a murderer on the loose, says one insider, and bodies kept being found.. Ok. Andy has become a very good operator journalistically, hes very sharp. Richard Keys thinks Manchester United are effectively playing with ten men when they include Wout Weghorst in the team. Keys, speaking to The Athletic from Qatar, says he had been repeatedly told by Sky Sports to apologise for his comments. What Richard (Scudamore) said and did blew us out of the water! What happened to me was recorded on a telephone in that studio, it seems to me it was done with a specific purpose. There was an internal investigation to try to find out where the four clips had come from but it could not track down the responsible party. Keys, who had fronted Sky's Premier League coverage for nearly 20 years, resigned in January 2011 a day after colleague Andy Gray was sacked, as the pair were caught in an infamous sexism storm. Home U.K. News Sports U.S. Showbiz In June 2013 it was confirmed that Al Jazeera had agreed a contract with former Sky Sports football presenters, Richard Keys and Andy Gray. They both present from Doha in Qatar and present football including the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, and FA Cup. That week, Francis would continually make the seven-minute walk across the campus, through the car park, from the Sky Sports building to Sky HQ, to meet with Darroch. 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Since taking over the Baggies in December, Allardyce and his side have conceded three goals or more on four occasions, and in total they have leaked a massive 24 goals in eight games. My fear is and Ive said it for a long time now, that the guy in the middle there [Arteta] is the one thats most to blame for the inflammatory behaviour on the touchline. Masseys career has gone from strength to strength over the decade since. Jesus. Copyright insidefutbol.com 2007-2023, Tried Stepover In Our Half, Lost It, In For Rude Awakening Former Leeds Star On Whites Player, We Could Have Had Draw At Chelsea Leeds United Star Bemoans Loss, Georginio Rutter Plays Leeds United Team vs Chelsea Confirmed, Leeds United Braced For Offers For Young Star In Summer. Former Manchester City midfielder Nigel de Jong hit back at Richard Keys after he doubled down on his criticism of Arsenal's players and Mikel Arteta for their These events have often been described as a moment in time, a phrase that must mean an event that encapsulated an era or a way of doing things, especially the transition from one to the other. The former Sky Sports presenter broke his silence with an apologists masterclass on behalf of his new homeland, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, Richard Keys said he has found Qataris 'a delight to do business with'. But for Sky Sports leadership, that was a price worth paying to set the right standards of behaviour. FT: @Arsenal 2-1 @FulhamFC "They're over celebrating this It's a 2-1 win against newly promoted Fulham! Keys, who fronted Sky Sports coverage of the Premier League between 1992 and 2011, is now working in Qatar for beIN SPORTS and has been critical of Arsenal and their manager on a number of occasions. He lets other teammates score. City had had a shaky start to the season, and were stunned 5-2 by Leicester City at the end of September. There are times when you just have to, because what youve seen demands it. During the group stages, the pandas make their selections from three bamboo baskets denoting a win, a loss or a draw. Monday Night Football, the show relaunched as a new platform for Keys and Gray just before they left, has become the networks flagship programme, setting standards for insight and analysis. Keys and Gray had been there for 20 years but they still glowed with the fame of the job. They have won a London derby. And City have improved hugely defensively ever since, and have now kept clean sheets in each of their last four Premier League games. For some time Ive been working on a theory that Richard Keys is a double agent, whose fawning posts about the Qatar powers-that-be place him so far beyond the realms of useful idiocy that the former Sky Sports presenter can only be working on behalf of those who seek fatally to undermine the emirate. pic.twitter.com/Gq2mXRUFUm, Richard Keys (@richardajkeys) April 23, 2022. Sky Sports view at the time was that a public apology would be worthwhile but only if it was genuine, authentic, rooted in an understanding of what was wrong about the comments, and made to everyone. Despite all that, Keys isn't having it. Its only just recovering now. It was the same building that held Skys legal, HR teams and the office of Sky chairman James Murdoch. Try as he might, Richard Keys can't quite seem to scratch his Liverpool itch. Expect a dossier, complete with diagrams and screenshots, on the FAs desk by the end of today. The 62-year-old fronted Sky's football coverage since the inauguration of the Premier League in 1992, until his shamed exit in 2011. Leeds sacked Marcelo Bielsa as manager on Sunday following a run of poor form and are expected to appoint American boss Marsch as his replacement. The pair now ply their trade in Doha, youll recall, with Keys personal blog offering a mixture of completely missable biggame analysis, and sledgehammer sympathy for those of us left behind in the yesterdayville of Blighty. 22nd January 2023. In a certain role, I think he can act very well there and we have seen that. But they made capital out of it., He claims that there was a campaign orchestrated against him and his on-screen partner. Their memories of Keys and Gray come down to their energy, their presence, their laughter, their boisterous banter typical of the blokiness of contemporary sports media, but, above all, their inescapable noise. The beIN SPORTS presenter suggested that Allardyce may be able to offer assistance in helping Manchester City with their defensive issues. Well, his disregard of technical area etiquette, if his reaction to Artetas behaviour during their victory over Manchester United in April 2022 is anything to go by. Why not? Richard Keys (born 23 April 1957 in Coventry) is an English sports presenter with a career starting in 1976 when he moved initially to London. This is all wrong, he says. On that Wednesday morning, January 26, the walls were closing in on Keys, too. Well done @GeoffShreeves Still the master in the tunnel. Quite right. A female assistant referee working in the mens game remains rare, however. Arsenal have insulted Mesut zil by not letting him into the 25 man Premier League squad according to @richardajkeys, Watch https://t.co/hkoevnV6B4#beINPL #ARSLEI HD11 pic.twitter.com/ULiTkWLnhK, beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) October 25, 2020. Arsenal and Mikel Arteta have not just made themselves favourites for the Premier League, theyve ruffled the feathers of a certain Richard Keys in the process. If you talk to our match reporter, Geoff Shreeves, hell tell you Im highly strung, but others would say Im fairly mellow. This was the moment, above all others, when Keys vendetta took a personal turn and the rest of us began stockpiling popcorn in anticipation of what would happen next. Absolutely. Looking back now, Keys says he was not thinking clearly and that he should have just said, Come on, for goodness sake, no harm intended. Four years ago, Massey-Ellis was awarded the MBE for her groundbreaking work in football. If this goes wrong theyre sunk and that 2024 buyout takes on a very different look.. As Arsenal kept winning, and Arteta kept bouncing around on the sidelines like a kangaroo thats just necked a tube of Smarties, Keys continued his one-man crusade against the root of all world evil. Johnny Nicholson. According to Chinas official Xinhua news agency, a team of young pandas at the countrys premier breeding centre will be charged with replicating the German aquarium-dwellers predictive feats. Richard Keys | Soccer | The Guardian Small talk Soccer This article is more than 19 years old Interview Richard Keys Dan Rookwood His job is to sit around It was certainly one of the most dramatic events in British sports media for a generation, a four-day frenzy from the Mail on Sunday story breaking on the Saturday night to Keys resignation on the Wednesday afternoon. If England are playing, he is genuinely neutral. Its headquarters in Osterley, Keys and Grays own domain, was besieged by journalists from other organisations. Francis was waiting for Keys when he got there. He said that he and Gray bumped into Massey recently and that they all laughed over the incident.. It is hard to forecast whether the Germans will feel moved to serve up diplomatic retaliation in the form of a conspiracy theory of their own as the World Cup progresses but both countries ambassadors are advised to keep a bag packed for the duration of the tournament. On Soccer AM, the flagship Saturday morning show, they knew they could not discuss the departures of the pair that week. Marsch took over at RB Leipzig last summer, but only lasted in the job at the Bundesliga club until December, when he was sacked. Staff were scrambled in a desperate hunt for video cameras so they could film it to make the evening news bulletins. Richard Keys has gone in two-footed on Gabby Agbonlahor, seemingly for no reason, starting a war of words with the talkSPORT presenter. , Richard Keys (@richardajkeys) January 22, 2023, READ MORE: Seven Arsenal players Piers Morgan has ripped into & how they bit back. It has never been more of an inclusive place than it is today, now it is starting to make the cultural changes it intended 10 years ago. You can see it as you drive into central London from the west, near Heathrow Airport. Theyve over celebrated this.. I do think were more sensitive. And the 65-year-old couldnt resist another jab in the ribs of Gunners enthusiasts just over 24 hours later. According to Richard keys Arsenal cannot celebrate properly when theyve come behind to beat Fulham! the cultural change of which Keys and Gray fell foul. The reinvention of Andy Gray and Richard Keys, TalkSport's hiring of Andy Gray and Richard Keys hits costs, Barney Francis: 'Football punditry is an absolute art form', Richard Keys and the art of the text message threat, Sky generation is beginning to miss Richard Keys and Andy Gray. And Andy had to explain to her, It was absolutely nothing to do with you. The rest of the team follow. However, Keys believes the whole episode was a set-up and that himself or Gray have never been caught making such comments on-air. Keys wasnt about to pass up this open goal, When theres no discipline nor example of how to behave coming from the coach what do people expect? And long may the change continue., (Top photos: Getty Images; design: Sam Richardson). Having made it clear that Artetas mere existence irked him, Keys relished the opportunity to stick the boot in following Arsenals crucial defeat at Tottenham in May. Francis wanted to take it in a different direction, portray a different image for the company and generate a modern, market-leading feel particularly when it came to diversity, inclusivity and behaviour. Thats when you realise that however much you wanted to be a footballer as a kid, you were never going to be able to. Keys couches his response to the Sunday Timess allegations of widespread chicanery in the 2022 World Cup bid process as his caving into an irresistible clamour for him to break hissilence and having done so, offers an apologists masterclass. pic.twitter.com/yvs2i7egrj, I see @richardajkeys is still banging on about Arsenal over celebrating. The smallest things, she gets right. And the Gunners faithful have ridiculed and mocked Keys in equal measure, creating the seasons most delicious mutual hatred. pic.twitter.com/PYqrpFvb9s, Richard Keys (@richardajkeys) September 4, 2022. That isnt anyone., Richard Keys has actually blamed Arteta for a Tottenham fan kicking Ramsdale. He admitted that his and Grays prehistoric banter was not acceptable in a modern world. Who ultimately then becomes the master of discipline? Sky Sports is a very different place now. In the summer of 2010, the channel relaunched Monday Night Football, a new platform for Grays punditry. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Mini-me wasnt very happy was he? "@richardajkeys & Andy Gray's reaction as the Gunners make it 4 wins out of 4#beINPL #ARSFUL pic.twitter.com/nIcZX6Ij1b, Only three clubs in Europe's top five leagues still remain perfect Arsenal4/4 winsReal Madrid3/3 winsReal Betis3/3 wins pic.twitter.com/lpSS0UtOka, What a team spirit and an incredible Support from the fans @arsenal #gunners pic.twitter.com/8DjUVuQdxn, Nigel De Jong, take a bow. She is routinely recognised as the very best of the assistant referees in the elite Select Group 1. Former Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys has said that he and his colleague Andy Gray were set-up before their departures from the broadcasters 10 Anyway, the latest post from the most recognised sports presenter internationally [source: Richard Keys], seems to constitute the latters first formal engagement on behalf of his new homeland.
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