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. That isnt anyone., Richard Keys has actually blamed Arteta for a Tottenham fan kicking Ramsdale. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. All Rights Reserved. Does he has special dispensation? Read more, Editorial enquiries, please contact: [emailprotected], Commercial enquiries, please contact: [emailprotected]. But at lunchtime, with 45 minutes of warning, staff were told by programme director Moz Dee that the man of the moment would be coming on-air, to be interviewed by Paul Hawksbee and Andy Jacobs. So dont ever think that it was. There is said to be a consciousness about what constitutes appropriate behaviour and language that was missing in the past. Chelsea, though he's worn a Donny hat before on the show, the India special I think when they're camping out. Based in the United Kingdom and online since 2007, Inside Futbol provides football news, features and interviews. Sky had to work hard to find replacements: David Jones hosted instead, with Jamie Redknapp and Eidur Gudjohnsen providing punditry. 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. Andy wasnt live when he was stood pitchside. 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). All rights reserved. Never mind the World Cup in Qatar, seeing Arteta getting cautioned was definitely his highlight of the season. If you talk to our match reporter, Geoff Shreeves, hell tell you Im highly strung, but others would say Im fairly mellow. ", Ramsdale to start of the Macarena in front of Clock End if we beat Villa on Wednesday night. This was Keys and Grays territory and if you were on it, you knew it. Im desperate for them to get back. From that Saturday night, when all hell broke loose, the next few days had seen Sky Sports under more direct scrutiny than ever before. As Xabi Alonso can testify, Nigel de Jong isnt one to pull out of a challenge. , Richard Keys (@richardajkeys) January 22, 2023, READ MORE: Seven Arsenal players Piers Morgan has ripped into & how they bit back. And Sky Sports management always kept in mind that a company had to protect its whistleblowing procedure in cases such as this. Dont forget, neither of us were caught behind an open mic, he says. Jeremy supports Chelsea because his son does, before that he didn't care about football at all. 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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. Again today in front of the 4th official as well. 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. Keys did call her to apologise, Massey told the Times in 2017. Theres much work to be done on workers rights and various freedoms, he concedes of Qatar. Instead, Martin Odegaard equalised with a deflected strike before Gabriel made amends by bundling home the winner five minutes from the end. Keys stressed that Leeds would have been better going for a survival specialist in the shape of Sam Allardyce. So, when Keys attempted to backtrack slightly after his Fulham rant, the former Netherlands midfielder held the knitted puppet to account in characteristic style. I do think were more sensitive. Theyve beaten Fulham. 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. Chapeau. 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. I think Id need to have a very close look at that, a very close look indeed. Laura Woods has slated Richard Keys after he called out Arsenal fans for "over-celebrating" their 2-1 win over newly-promoted side Fulham yesterday. 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. "Maybe he's just a coach who likes to coach positive football. Kudos to @NDJ_Official for shutting him down. How he (Scudamore) ever got away with that, I will never know, Keys says. Nobody at Talksport knew on that morning this would be one of the biggest days in the stations history. Chelsea, though he's worn a Donny hat before on the show, the India special I think when they're camping out. Keys, speaking to The Athletic from Qatar, says he had been repeatedly told by Sky Sports to apologise for his comments. It was a set-up, of course it was. 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 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. If you were in their building, you would know when Richard Keys and Andy Gray arrived. Johnny Nicholson. 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. Standing in a supermarket queue when someone at the front takes ages to count out the money. It can't be that hard. He admitted that his and Grays prehistoric banter was not acceptable in a modern world. Well, actually, you can.. Perhaps were making progress now. 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. Never a man to let things go quietly, Keysie unleashed this zinger after Arsenals failure to sign Douglas Luiz on deadline day. If that reads like a transparently warped brand of moral logic, then try to remember that were all men of the world here (or things that the men of the world might hang out the back of, anyway). If it wanted to get rid of Keys and Gray, it could have done so quietly at the end of that season. 22nd January 2023. Ebony Rainford-Brent on cricket, Anna Woolhouse on boxing and Sarah Stirk on golf all point to a fairer distribution of opportunities than was the case in the past. Can you believe that? Within 48 hours, the story had become one of the biggest in the country. Or does it? Bruno Fernandes has hit back at Richard Keys recent comments about Manchester United playing with ten men. Just like England in countless major tournaments, Arsenal lost against the first half-decent opposition theyd faced all season as United administered a 3-1 defeat at Old Trafford. The rest of the Sky Sports building was left much quieter after Keys and Grays absence. 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. Jeremy supports Chelsea because his son does, before that he didn't care about football at all. WebRichard Keys (born 23 April 1957 in Coventry) is an English sports presenter with a career starting in 1976 when he moved initially to London. On Sunday, Erik ten Hags men took on 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. That anger that I carry in my back pocket, I will never, ever put away. 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. She has been brilliant. Why not? Im a journalist by trade and pride myself on coming from that side of the fence, but I havent scored winning goals in FA Cup finals; he can add that perspective. pic.twitter.com/Gq2mXRUFUm, Richard Keys (@richardajkeys) April 23, 2022. "He did before. . 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Mini-me wasnt very happy was he? 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. 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 former Sky Sports anchor is of the view that if the Marsch appointment does not work then the proposed full buyout of Leeds by the 49ers will look very different. 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? At last the window has slammed shut. Ten Hag's trust in the player is clear, starting every game since returning to England. But they havent won the [Premier League] title tonight. After years of bashing Rafa Benitez, Keys has moved on to the current crop in recent 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. No, Im looking forward to completing the next 1,000 matches. "I think he let others play better and thats also what hes doing as a striker. Every other coach has to stay in his area but not Arteta it seems. Settle down, everybody. It really wasnt. It was losing decades of accumulated experience in Keys and Gray. 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