The 62-year-old fronted Sky's football coverage since the inauguration of the Premier League in 1992, until his shamed exit in 2011. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 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. Absolutely. They put Allardyce's West Brom to the sword on Wednesday, scoring four first-half goals to effectively end the game as a contest before adding one more in the second half. No entourage, no agent, no minders. While Gray was sacked after a separate leak showed the pundit making sexist comments about official Sian Massey-Ellis. 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. "I think he let others play better and thats also what hes doing as a striker. In 2003 Richard Keys has received an Honorary title from Coventry University (Honorary Doctor of Letters - Dlitt) for outstanding services to sports broadcasting. In 2012 Richard Keys and Andy Gray received the best sports programme prize for their talkSPORT show at the Sony Radio Academy AwOscars). Despite all that, Keys isn't having it. It was like there was a murderer on the loose, says one insider, and bodies kept being found.. Yes, very much so. Does anyone know if Hammond supports one? 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 Chelsea, though he's worn a Donny hat before on the show, the India special I think when they're camping out. These guys are serious about everything they do, he explains of his impeccable overlords, adding that he has found them a delight to do business with. Jezza has written that he supports Chelsea London. The way Richard sees it, this latest assault on the Qataris is bordering on hysteria and racism. "Maybe he's just a coach who likes to coach positive football. 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. Again today in front of the 4th official as well. Press J to jump to the feed. The first hour of the Monday show, hosted by 2011s emergency fill-in anchor Jones, has become a must-watch for football fans keen to learn about the little details that decided the big games of the weekend. 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. WebThe 1976 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Netherlands international has recently dropped into a midfield role to allow Rashford to strut his stuff further up the pitch. 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. On a Monday, they would have their planning meetings with producers in the Sky Sports canteen, going through videos, planning the show. An alternative view from Sky Sports insiders is that it would never have made sense for any business, never mind a PLC, to torch its own reputation by leaking to the world four separate examples of its stars inappropriate behaviour. Richard Keys believes Manchester United are currently playing with '10 men' despite their fine form under Erik ten Hag. Still in his 30s, he had been the executive producer of Sky Sports cricket coverage before switching to football. Web Richard Keys (@richardajkeys) November 21, 2016. Somewhere in Doha, Keysie just cracked open a bottle of champagne. Keys and Gray hosted the Super Sunday coverage that afternoon under intense scrutiny. But for Sky Sports leadership, that was a price worth paying to set the right standards of behaviour. I lacked pace and movement, and probably ability as well so there are some basic things missing. #beINPL #ARSWBA, Watch Now https://t.co/RRmQgctETJ pic.twitter.com/c9bhTGInNo, beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) May 9, 2021. Richard had spoken. It would certainly need a lot of analysis. Theyre four games into the season. But were getting ahead of ourselves. Look at the manager. And Sky Sports management always kept in mind that a company had to protect its whistleblowing procedure in cases such as this. On that Tuesday afternoon, Gray was sacked. However, presenter Richard Keys who slammed the players and manager for celebrating their win. Does he support any team that plays England? But my view of that respect was always the case. He said that he and Gray bumped into Massey recently and that they all laughed over the incident.. And everybodys forgotten!. This is The Arsenal a classy outfit like the coach out of control. Keys, Gray and Allardyce talk football, or are they talking about something else? Despite the suggestions, Guardiola decided not to heed their advice. But there have been bigger changes at Sky Sports. While Andy Gray, unexpectedly cast as the voice of reason, opined his feeling that the bridges were burnt between Arteta and Ozil, Keys somehow resisted the urge to speculate on how Sam Allardyce wouldve dealt with the situation. Things are looking positive for the first time in a long time on the red side of Manchester. No clue on Hammond. 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. But no one denies that its being undertaken asI write., Come on, Keys entreats of the disputed Qatari bid. In a certain role, I think he can act very well there and we have seen that. He doesnt wish any harm on us, but if they are playing Scotland then, of course, he supports his home country. Martin Keown absolutely rinsing Richard Keys and defending Arteta, Inject ittt pic.twitter.com/9jQ6JQ6Kyu, Rory Talks Football (@Rory_Talks_Ball) January 6, 2023. A third clip emerged, this time posted to YouTube, of Gray making inappropriate comments to Sky Sports colleague Charlotte Jackson in December 2010. They were really drilling me with the sort of things I should say. So what was it like, inside the Sky Sports building, as tape after tape emerged of sexist comments from their two stars? But above all, it centred on television, the stars in front of the camera, and the type of behaviour and language broadcasters and viewers expected of them. The 3-0 reverse, thatd ultimately cost the Gunners a Champions League place, saw Keys label Arteta as mini-mealluding to the fact that he believed the Arsenal boss to be nothing more than a second-rate Pep Guardiola. Theyve won nothing. It was the same building that held Skys legal, HR teams and the office of Sky chairman James Murdoch. Keys signed his deal to leave and was then escorted back to his car by two security staff. But, with Arsenal struggling at the wrong end of the Premier League table, Keys used his extensive managerial experience to offer Arteta some advice on player management. But Keys couldnt believe that the fans, players and manager were enjoying a win, making it four out of four. 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And the Gunners faithful have ridiculed and mocked Keys in equal measure, creating the seasons most delicious mutual hatred. FC Barcelona confirmed the incident and said the player and his wife are doing well. And Andy had to explain to her, It was absolutely nothing to do with you. Newcastle booked their No, Im looking forward to completing the next 1,000 matches. Richard Keys has blamed Jamie Redknapp for introducing the 'smash it' phrase that contributed to the presenters disgraced departure from Sky Sports. So if any good came of it, maybe that did., Keys and Gray, who are still working together, bumped into Massey-Ellis at Birmingham Airport recently. The former Premier League chief executive apologised for his inappropriate comments, calling them an error of judgement. Authorities told the Spanish daily El Pais that Aubameyang was hit and forced to open a safe where the couple kept jewellery. 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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, speaking to The Athletic from Qatar, says he had been repeatedly told by Sky Sports to apologise for his comments. What sets him apart is his ability to tell you how and why a footballer is able to do what he does. Ben White as well who was over there, he said. He admitted that his and Grays prehistoric banter was not acceptable in a modern world. Richard Keys has been left red-faced following his suggestion that Pep Guardiola should turn to Sam Allardyce for defensive help after Manchester City thrashed West Brom 5-0. Richard Keys has been left red-faced following his suggestion that Pep Guardiola should turn to Sam Allardyce for defensive help after Manchester City thrashed Ive turned that to my advantage now so, if there are a few of us going to play golf, Ill play with him because when hes on your side, everything will go your way. Richard Keys is still going on about the Arsenal , Nigel de Jong is spot on here pic.twitter.com/Z6VxDW8YWy, Harry Symeou (@HarrySymeou) August 29, 2022. Mobile football strategy game is already past the 500k mark on iPhone and iPad. What has happened to the once-great British Airways? On Soccer AM, the flagship Saturday morning show, they knew they could not discuss the departures of the pair that week. Or does it? If it wanted to get rid of Keys and Gray, it could have done so quietly at the end of that season. ? Richard Keys and Jamie Redknapp exchange pic.twitter.com/xnER7uAzNa. Thats when I thought, This isnt right. Probably. Masseys career has gone from strength to strength over the decade since. She was a little embarrassed, he added. Keys stressed that Leeds would have been better going for a survival specialist in the shape of Sam Allardyce. It showed Keys again using sexist language about a woman, this time in conversation with Jamie Redknapp, from a studio at a live game at Stamford Bridge. Why is Arteta allowed to spend the game on the touch line? It was nothing to do with Sian. What happened to me was recorded on a telephone in that studio, it seems to me it was done with a specific purpose. As well as being a major investor in womens sport, Sky Sports has provided a platform for a new generation of women in producing and presenting roles. 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. 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If England are playing, he is genuinely neutral. But it was also clear that Arsenal wanted a longer-term manager to completely revitalise their club. He detailed his apology to Massey made over the weekend (she and I enjoyed some banter together) and his frustrated attempt to do the same to Brady (there is no answerphone on Karrens mobile. the cultural change of which Keys and Gray fell foul. Keys: Somebody better get down there and explain offside to her (Massey)., Gray: Yeah, I know. The guy who celebrated the most was Michael Owen when Beckham scored that equaliser, and he was seen by everyone because wed hidden a camera in the studio. 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. Yes, this prick does, and yes, he always did. Massey, a 25-year-old official who only wanted to do her job, found herself at the centre of a storm; one that she had done nothing to create. They had accumulated so much credit and fame and power that they looked untouchable at the pinnacle of British sports broadcasting. I had about 14 of them I dont think there was a colour left I didnt have. However, presenter Richard Keys who slammed the players and manager for celebrating their win. Even from Qatar, hed managed to get underneath the skin of an entire fanbase and drag them down to his level. Dont forget, neither of us were caught behind an open mic. There are times when you just have to, because what youve seen demands it. Coming from behind to gain 3 points entitles you to celebrate as much as you want. The feel has changed over the last decade, away from its 1990s blokiness towards something more modern. Richard Keys said he has found Qataris 'a delight to do business with'. The Red Devils find themselves five points behind league leaders Arsenal after only losing one game since the World Cup break, ironically away to the Gunners last month. 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. Can you believe that? Meow. Just dont expect Keys to believe a word that comes out of your brain-washed mouth. Expect a dossier, complete with diagrams and screenshots, on the FAs desk by the end of today. 22nd January 2023. 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. It depends who you ask. The op-ed ends, inevitably, with an irrelevant digression on his status as the No1 enemy of Rupert Murdochs state but well leave that on the basis that Keys increasing insistence on chipping away at his own privacy is as bizarre as its surely unwise. By, The Sky Sports managing director talks to, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every 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. First Gary Neville and then Jamie Carragher have retired from playing to step into its studio, bringing the insights from their recent playing careers onto the screen. Game-changing news in the Fifa corruption war, as Qatar unveils its Lord Haw-Haw. Somebodys fucked up big., Massey doing her job at Molineux that day in January 2011 (Photo: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images). But although Arsenal's fans, https://t.co/1yi0rEjrZj, Richard Keys now moving into touchline policing:"Have I missed something? United ran out 3-0 winners over Leicester City on Sunday afternoon thanks to a Marcus Rashford brace and Jadon Sancho's second goal in three Premier League games. Settle down, everybody. We worked with him for a season and he was always on time and ready to go. On-air, that has never been an allegation you could throw at myself or Andy, he says, making a distinction that maybe matters less than he might think. After sacking Gray, worse was yet to come for Sky Sports and Keys when a fourth and final video emerged late on the Tuesday night. So it was not long into Francis tenure that he was presented with this, a stream of evidence of his two biggest names making deeply inappropriate comments when they did not know they were being filmed. This time, Sky came down hard. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Most people watching Aaron Ramsdale getting kicked by a Tottenham fan at the end of Januarys derby blamed the latter for the regrettable incident. 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. Tuesday's result at the Hawthorns means they remain in 19th position in the table, six points adrift of 17th placed Brighton having played a game more. On Soccer AM, the flagship Saturday morning show, Kelly Cates hosts Premier League football. Even for him, this has to be a new low, which says a lot given what he did to his family. City, meanwhile, returned to the top, and Guardiola's defensive worries look to be nothing but a distant memory. This job has got Sams name all over it.. Last week, when she ruled a full-speed Timo Werner just offside in the Leicester vs Chelsea game and was vindicated by the technology, she was widely praised for getting such a difficult call correct. There is said to be a consciousness about what constitutes appropriate behaviour and language that was missing in the past. 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. Come on, lets be honest!". Perhaps Arsenal made the right decision overall. That evening, the Mail On Sunday newspaper published a story that the pair had been recorded making sexist comments about assistant referee Sian Massey after a controversial but ultimately correct offside decision. . And City have improved hugely defensively ever since, and have now kept clean sheets in each of their last four Premier League games. I was being fed a huge amount of guff from our press office, Keys says. But they havent won the [Premier League] title tonight. That anger that I carry in my back pocket, I will never, ever put away.. As funny as this was, you can imagine Keys reacting to the news with a nauseating amount of self-satisfaction. 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. Even senior staff were taken by surprise by the constant stream of leaks from inside their organisation. 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. Perhaps were making progress now. The reinvention of Andy Gray and Richard Keys The two disgraced former Sky football presenters are offering their 'banter' on the after-dinner speaking circuit. You know, 2-0 to Arsenal, you know, that. By Jason Deans, The two disgraced former Sky football presenters are offering their 'banter' on the after-dinner speaking circuit. She told him he should have known better. He has since worked for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, I do think were more sensitive. How best to look back on all this 10 years later? Keys arrived at Talksports then office near Londons Waterloo station, by himself. She has been brilliant. Read more, Editorial enquiries, please contact: [emailprotected], Commercial enquiries, please contact: [emailprotected]. Dont forget, neither of us were caught behind an open mic, he says. Richard Keys (born 23 April 1957) is an English sports presenter who has worked for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky, Talksport, Al Jazeera, Fox Sports, ESPN Star Sports , BeIN Sports; and has presented many top-level football matches. Now Sian Massey-Ellis after getting married in 2018, she has officiated consistently at the highest levels of the mens and womens games, at a club and international level. Well, so it was in my case! Forget what I said they probably dont know the offside rule., Gray: Why is there a female linesman? Its fantastic because it shows they care. How dare the opposition try to win? In this spirit, weve taken a closer look at the roots of Keysies grudge against the Gunners and their current manager. 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I think not.. So one member of the team asked whether they could have a life-sized stuffed elephant in their studio for the duration of the show, to never once be mentioned during the three hours on-air. Can you name Arsenals XI from Arsene Wengers last match as boss. WebChelsea FC - He is listed under the ' famous fans ' section of there web site. And, with it being so late in the year, pretty much every matchup is If the attack does enough damage to KO Goku Black or Fused Zamasu, however, the animation is changed to Beerus erasing Black and/or Zamasu from existence as he does Present Zamasu in Dragon Ball Super. Richard Keys thinks Manchester United are effectively playing with ten men when they include Wout Weghorst in the team. 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Mitrovics goal, his 100th for Fulham and his fourth of the season already more than he managed in the entirety of their relegation campaign two years ago gave the visitors hope of continuing their own unbeaten start to the season. Keys and Gray, who are still working together. If we drove similar cars, which we dont, his would have to be quicker than mine and Im sure it would be. The beIN SPORTS presenter suggested that Allardyce may be able to offer assistance in helping Manchester City with their defensive issues. The Dutch coach said: "The last years he was actually only playing as a striker, but I know from a very long history he can play there. Can you get full marks on our ultimate 2000s Premier League quiz? "He (Guardiola) could go and watch Roy Hodgson work, or bring Sam Allardyce in on a temporary basis. Sky Sports was not an old organisation it had only been around for 20 years but culturally it was very much a product of the 1990s.