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This was not allowed either. Richard Keys What a horrific take. 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. So if any good came of it, maybe that did., Man United won a controversial penalty last night against Aston Villa. Not Keysie. There is said to be a consciousness about what constitutes appropriate behaviour and language that was missing in the past. What football team does Richard Keys support? He took aim at Wout Weghorst's role since arriving on loan from Burnley last month. Bruno Fernandes has hit back at Richard Keys recent comments about Manchester United playing with ten men. Related: Arsenal squad depth image gets fans looking forward to new season, View our Privacy PolicyandTerms & Conditions, TheLondonEconomic.com Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle. pic.twitter.com/yvs2i7egrj, I see @richardajkeys is still banging on about Arsenal over celebrating. Richard Keys (@richardajkeys) May 13, 2022. However, Keys believes the whole episode was a set-up and that himself or Gray have never been caught making such comments on-air. I dont mean to sound arrogant, but Ive probably got the best job in the world. But my view of that respect was always the case. FROM REPORTER ONthe Wolverhampton Express & Star to the envy of all football fans as the front man for Skys football coverage Richard Keys has done well. 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. Arsenal and Mikel Arteta have not just made themselves favourites for the Premier League, theyve ruffled the feathers of a certain Richard Keys Bio - Richard Keys What has happened to the once-great British Airways? If Andy has gone, there is nothing I want to be associated with, no one I want to be working with left if that is the case. So Keys called up Sky Sports and told them that he was quitting. After Paul the Octopus coiled off this mortal shuffle a few months after the 2010 World Cup, a Chinese film director called Jiang Xiao addressed local conspiracy theories with a film called Who Killed Paul the Octopus?, and declared herself 60-70% convinced that Paul had died before the World Cup final, and the Germans have been covering up his death and fooling us [with a body double] for a long time. morning, Available for everyone, funded by readers. 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. 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. 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. Whether a profoundly endangered species that always seems to go out of its way to avoid the act of sexual congress really needs extra displacement activities is a matter for those better versed in panda husbandry than I. Richard Keys and Andy Gray. She was a little embarrassed, he added. When did Arteta get special dispensation to stand on the touch line for 90 minutes waving his arms about like a broken windmill? Even Gray joins in. 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. On Sunday, Erik ten Hags men took on With all the time that has passed, has Keys has said he and Gray are now more sensitive and embracing., But people, in every respect, are more careful and more gentle. But they made capital out of it., He claims that there was a campaign orchestrated against him and his on-screen partner. And why is this irritating man allowed to spend 90 minutes outside of his technical area? 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. He doesnt wish any harm on us, but if they are playing Scotland then, of course, he supports his home country. 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. @richardajkeys suggests the manager they should have signed! Richard Keysand Andy Gray are now living in Qatar and working for beIN SPORTS. I felt for Arsenal fans nothing to celebrate on deadline day. https://t.co/ok3jeISB6Z, Richard Keys (@richardajkeys) January 12, 2023. As funny as this was, you can imagine Keys reacting to the news with a nauseating amount of self-satisfaction. Richard Keys Just dont expect Keys to believe a word that comes out of your brain-washed mouth. Keys has revealed that he has heard Leeds part-owners the 49ers wanted to bring in Marsch last summer, along with two players the American worked with at Red Bull Salzburg in the shape of Takumi Minamino and Brenden Aaronson. 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. Richard Keys How he (Scudamore) ever got away with that, I will never know, Keys says. WebGet the latest on Tampa Bay Buccaneers CB Richard Sherman including news, stats, videos, and more on CBSSports.com What could Keys possibly find irritating about a rich, talented, respected andconventionally handsome man like Arteta? Well done Antony Taylor. I cant hide the fact I find him extremely irritating, waving his arms around like a windmill for 90 minutes, as if anybody can hear him. Well, actually, you can.. WebWho does Richard Keys work for? Francis was waiting for Keys when he got there. Yes, well give Keysie this one; it was strange that Arsenal chose Arteta over Carlo Ancelotti in December 2019 especially given the latters success with Real Madrid. 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. Sky had to work hard to find replacements: David Jones hosted instead, with Jamie Redknapp and Eidur Gudjohnsen providing punditry. Roles behind the camera were traditionally even more male-dominated but Sarah Cheadle is one of Sky Sports main Premier League directors, Sam Mills produces Soccer Saturday and Sarah Chenery has directed some of their biggest boxing events, including Anthony Joshuas fights against Wladimir Klitschko and Andy Ruiz Jr. Ok. Forget what I said they probably dont know the offside rule., Gray: Why is there a female linesman? "He (Guardiola) could go and watch Roy Hodgson work, or bring Sam Allardyce in on a temporary basis. Until, 10 years ago, they were brought down to earth in a week. Yes, very much so. If it wanted to get rid of Keys and Gray, it could have done so quietly at the end of that season. I was being fed a huge amount of guff from Can you believe that? Or does it? 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. Chapeau. Weghorst has scored one goal in nine appearances, but you can't fault his commitment to the team. Francis shadowed Vic Wakeling, the man who made Sky Sports what it was, before taking over the main job in 2009. Richard Sherman There's Chelsea Hajduk in Melbourne and Bechem Chelsea in Ghana, but I don't think there's any risk of confusion even without specifying Chelsea FC - He is listed under the 'famous fans' section of there web site. 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. Just soak in 150 seconds of Keys getting his backside handed to him. Richard Keys thinks Manchester United are effectively playing with ten men when they include Wout Weghorst in the team. By Stuart Dredge, TalkSport presenters win nod a year after Sky Sports sacking, while BBC Radio 4 scores most nominations. Perhaps Arsenal made the right decision overall. No entourage, no agent, no minders. Keys told the story of a recent impromptu meeting with Sian Massey-Ellis, who was the target of Keys and Grays sexist comments back in 2011. #afc, Adam Keys (@adamkeys_) January 15, 2023. 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. Colleagues wondered whether they could even mention them, given it felt like an embarrassing family drama playing out in full view of the world. Richard had spoken. Authorities said at least four men entered the players home and then escaped in a car. 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Authorities told the Spanish daily El Pais that Aubameyang was hit and forced to open a safe where the couple kept jewellery. Richard Keys says he will be supporting Newcastle when they take on Manchester United in the Carabao Cup final later this month. Andy wasnt live when he was stood pitchside. I had about 14 of them I dont think there was a colour left I didnt have. 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. Former Sky Sports presenter Keys now works for Qatar-based beIN SPORTS, and was speaking about the situation back in October. The incident, we should have seen coming, he says. Keys and Gray break down the stats, 33 penalties since the start of last season!#beINPL, More https://t.co/1eGBJOyvQ5 pic.twitter.com/32cBLc5trX, beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) January 2, 2021. 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. 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. Many others fronting programmes cant do that. A group of masked men broke into the home of Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and attacked and robbed him early on Monday, the football club said. Female sports broadcasters such as Alex Scott, here interviewing Petr Cech, now appear more regularly on TV (Photo: David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images). My god, it could not have been more private. On that Tuesday afternoon, Gray was sacked. Once again, football went, Richards made a nice few quid for us all, we can look after him and, It was something that happened privately. Its fantastic because it shows they care. That may be a sign of the times at West Ham, I dont know). He doesnt wish any harm on us, but if they are playing Scotland then, He has not been back since. For the next instalment of 90s Heroes check out the Bet Bright football blog this week. In the summer of 2010, the channel relaunched Monday Night Football, a new platform for Grays punditry. 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. While Gray was sacked after a separate leak showed the pundit making sexist comments about official Sian Massey-Ellis. The feel has changed over the last decade, away from its 1990s blokiness towards something more modern. Once we get to the knockouts, the flags of the various nations still in the draw will be pinned to trees, with the pandas invited to scale the relevant trunk. A female assistant referee working in the mens game remains rare, however. Theres absolutely no need for it. I think Id need to have a very close look at that, a very close look indeed. Based in the United Kingdom and online since 2007, Inside Futbol provides football news, features and interviews. 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. does 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. I was being fed a huge amount of guff from our press office, Keys says. 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. Nobody at Talksport knew on that morning this would be one of the biggest days in the stations history. 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But by this point, the story had its own momentum, and the tapes kept coming. Er no, and that includes George Best hes never let us down. She told him he should have known better. Richard Keys and Andy Gray Saturday, January 22, 2011. Its only just recovering now. 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. Try as he might, Richard Keys can't quite seem to scratch his Liverpool itch. 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. Steady, its Fulham, Keys said to Gray, during beIN SPORTS post-match coverage of Arsenals 2-1 victory. When we started out, we felt we had to do something slightly different, and those jackets certainly were. It was a set-up, of course it was. Andy has become a very good operator journalistically, hes very sharp. Keys also points to the distinction between himself and Richard Scudamore, who was at the centre of a sexist emails scandal in 2014. She has been brilliant. 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: Somebody better get down there and explain offside to her (Massey)., Gray: Yeah, I know. Richard Keys can't stop ranting about Liverpool, and is 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. I do think, in general, were more embracing, Keys says. They talk about Beckham, but Gray was the original golden balls. You can see it as you drive into central London from the west, near Heathrow Airport. Read more, Editorial enquiries, please contact: [emailprotected], Commercial enquiries, please contact: [emailprotected]. The former Premier League chief executive apologised for his inappropriate comments, calling them an error of judgement. 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. Four years ago, Massey-Ellis was awarded the MBE for her groundbreaking work in football. Eventually, Keys went on-air and spoke with Hawksbee and Jacobs for almost 90 minutes. I dont think you need to get to this stage, he told beIN SPORTS viewers. Press J to jump to the feed. Every other coach has to stay in his area but not Arteta it seems. I love the TV business and I love the people who work in and around football. From that Saturday night, when all hell broke loose, the next few days had seen Sky Sports under more direct scrutiny than ever before. Yes, this prick does, and yes, he always did. 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. Dont believe us? It depends who you ask. Richard Keys says he will be supporting Newcastle when they take on Manchester United in the Carabao Cup final later this month. Its sad to witness. 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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. 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. What have Watford gone and done theyve turned to an expert. . Quite right. Something went wrong, please try again later. what football team does richard keys support And long may the change continue., (Top photos: Getty Images; design: Sam Richardson). In Richards universe, Arteta is responsible for global warming, the cost of living crisis and the decisions of dim-witted supporters. Game-changing news in the Fifa corruption war, as Qatar unveils its Lord Haw-Haw. Coming from behind to gain 3 points entitles you to celebrate as much as you want. 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 Richard Keys on Everton fans. What football club does Jeremy Clarkson support Mitrovic The Brazil defender was badly caught out by Aleksandar Richard Keys slams Arsenal but is it put back in his box And if we are looking for deeper meaning here, it must surely be in the slow change of attitudes to sexism and to diversity and inclusion in general that these events marked. Soon after Keys and Gray left, Soccer AM decided to quietly do away with its Soccerette segment, believing it no longer had a place in 2011. I don't know why Pep can't get his head around it. They were really drilling me with the sort of things I should say. On Soccer AM, the flagship Saturday morning show, they knew they could not discuss the departures of the pair that week. When Coventry lost at Aston Villa on the last day of last season, I was resigned to accepting relegation so I was mellow, but during the course of that season I was very highly strung. 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. Well done @GeoffShreeves Still the master in the tunnel. He said that he and Gray bumped into Massey recently and that they all laughed over the incident.. Newcastle booked their Doha government contests blog claiming 1,200 migrant workers have died on World Cup construction sites - but article has been repeated across the world, Louise Glass was centre of the sexism row involving former Sky Sports pundits Richard Keys and Andy Gray. Perhaps were making progress now. He admitted that his and Grays prehistoric banter was not acceptable in a modern world. Does he has special dispensation? A title race you can't miss. I used to knock a ball about, but very badly. Richard Keys left with egg on his face after advising Pep - mirror pic.twitter.com/y3GtFi8ktg. If England are playing, he is genuinely neutral. It is the same logic as Keys insisting that his record was clean because he was never sexist on-air. By doing it out of the blue in the January, halfway through the season, it was naturally hurting the quality of its coverage. Leeds have conceded 60 goals in just 26 Premier League games so far this season and will be looking for Marsch to tighten them up at the back quickly. Well play out instead with his claim that the World Cup drives many western economies something that at the very least should put our hero in the front running to become the next emeritus professor of economics at the University of a Qatari City That Hasnt Been Built Yet But Is Being Slung Up To Stop A Stadium Looking Silly. I lacked pace and movement, and probably ability as well so there are some basic things missing. Most people watching Aaron Ramsdale getting kicked by a Tottenham fan at the end of Januarys derby blamed the latter for the regrettable incident. Never mind the World Cup in Qatar, seeing Arteta getting cautioned was definitely his highlight of the season. Richard Keys has gone in two-footed on Gabby Agbonlahor, seemingly for no reason, starting a war of words with the talkSPORT presenter. But as Keys left the Talksport office, he knew his time was up. "Any of these teams have shaped teams defensively, haven't they.". He has worked ever since for the 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. Probably. "I mean, he doesnt do enough to justify a starting place, does he? 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. 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 years ago. Also, you should have seen Alan Shearer when we went to Germany and won 5-1. There was talk of a live apology, but it could not be agreed whether there should be an on-camera apology for an off-camera transgression, or whether that apology should be general or specific. The 62-year-old fronted Sky's football coverage since the inauguration of the Premier League in 1992, until his shamed exit in 2011. Masseys career has gone from strength to strength over the decade since. Keys signed his deal to leave and was then escorted back to his car by two security staff. Even senior staff were taken by surprise by the constant stream of leaks from inside their organisation.