The rest of the Sky Sports building was left much quieter after Keys and Grays absence. pic.twitter.com/PYqrpFvb9s, Richard Keys (@richardajkeys) September 4, 2022. Can you get full marks on our ultimate 2000s Premier League quiz? Dont forget, neither of us were caught behind an open mic, he says. Sky Sports knew the damage this incident would do to its coverage in the immediate term. The smallest things, she gets right. The thing that upsets me is that Arteta, particularly, there is better ways to deal with it than that.. The Brazil defender was badly caught out by Aleksandar Mitrovic as the Gunners came from behind to win 2-1 and retain their place at the top of the table. Apparently they will answer any question , Richard Keys has sent a strange global text message that reveals more of the dark world in which he lives, Laurence Bassini, whose company has bought Watford, was declared bankrupt in 2007 and has since changed his name, There are those who talk about sport to avoid the weightier issues of the day, and then there are those who magically manage to combine the two without you even realising it. Well done Antony Taylor. 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. , Richard Keys (@richardajkeys) January 22, 2023, READ MORE: Seven Arsenal players Piers Morgan has ripped into & how they bit back. Sky Sports had become the story. 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. Its sad to witness. His anti #Arsenal agenda is sensational. Richard Keys and Andy Gray. All rights reserved. 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. Every other coach has to stay in his area but not Arteta it seems. Chapeau. 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. Authorities said at least four men entered the players home and then escaped in a car. Never a man to let things go quietly, Keysie unleashed this zinger after Arsenals failure to sign Douglas Luiz on deadline day. Ten Hag's trust in the player is clear, starting every game since returning to England. He admitted that his and Grays prehistoric banter was not acceptable in a modern world. There was some sense among the madness of those jackets. 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 "Youre playing with ten men most weeks if hes in," he vented. That isnt anyone., Richard Keys has actually blamed Arteta for a Tottenham fan kicking Ramsdale. This job has got Sams name all over it.. What happened to me was recorded on a telephone in that studio, it seems to me it was done with a specific purpose. 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. Despite the fact they want to put me in front of a misogynistic line and say, This prick doesnt understand how it all works. Does he support any team that plays England? Ben White as well who was over there, he said. Theyre four games into the season. On that Wednesday morning, January 26, the walls were closing in on Keys, too. 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. 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. Why not Leeds? The two men were taken off Monday Night Football, a game Chelsea won 4-0 at Bolton Wanderers. Coming from behind to gain 3 points entitles you to celebrate as much as you want. Why not? 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. 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. I think Id need to have a very close look at that, a very close look indeed. So dont ever think that it was. 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. 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. They had accumulated so much credit and fame and power that they looked untouchable at the pinnacle of British sports broadcasting. She has been brilliant. Probably. Burton was stood down from covering the Wednesday nights League Cup game between Birmingham City and West Ham United. Mini-me wasnt very happy was he? WebSky Sports presenter Richard Keys has had a makeover to ensure he stands up to the unforgiving scrutiny of high definition TV. This was Keys and Grays territory and if you were on it, you knew it. 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. 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. It depends who you ask. 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. I dont think you need to get to this stage, he told beIN SPORTS viewers. 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. 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. FC Barcelona confirmed the incident and said the player and his wife are doing well. He said that he and Gray bumped into Massey recently and that they all laughed over the incident.. Yes, very much so. Er no, and that includes George Best hes never let us down. Beckhams equaliser against Greece at Old Trafford got me out of my seat. If England are playing, he is genuinely neutral. His final gambit was arranging an appearance on Talksport radio that afternoon. Richard Keys said he has found Qataris 'a delight to do business with'. United opted to sign Weghorst following Cristiano Ronaldo's explosive departure. I used to knock a ball about, but very badly. And Sky Sports management always kept in mind that a company had to protect its whistleblowing procedure in cases such as this. Look at the manager. Thats when I thought, This isnt right. Shes been fantastic. That was his fault. Richard had spoken. It was like there was a murderer on the loose, says one insider, and bodies kept being found.. But for Sky Sports leadership, that was a price worth paying to set the right standards of behaviour. 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. 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. 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. Does he has special dispensation? My domain! However, presenter Richard Keys who slammed the players and manager for celebrating their win. Richard Keys believes Manchester United are currently playing with '10 men' despite their fine form under Erik ten Hag. Keys, speaking to The Athletic from Qatar, says he had been repeatedly told by Sky Sports to apologise for his comments. Does anyone know if Hammond supports one? pic.twitter.com/yvs2i7egrj, I see @richardajkeys is still banging on about Arsenal over celebrating. 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. 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. Kudos to @NDJ_Official for shutting him down. 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. But they made capital out of it. 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. And if hes not behaving himself, then its likely that others in his team are not going to either. Based in the United Kingdom and online since 2007, Inside Futbol provides football news, features and interviews. I was being fed a huge amount of guff from All Rights Reserved. She was a little embarrassed, he added. Photograph: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images, Sunday Timess allegations of widespread chicanery in the 2022 World Cup bid process. 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. I do think were more sensitive. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. It was nothing to do with Sian. Well, so it was in my case! Keys did call her to apologise, Massey told the Times in 2017. The 63-year-old quit his role in Sky Sports after a leaked YouTube video. If it wanted to get rid of Keys and Gray, it could have done so quietly at the end of that season. @richardajkeys suggests the manager they should have signed! Im hearing that the 49ers wanted him in last summer along with a wish list of players hed worked with before the likes of Minamino and Brenden Aaronson, Keys explained on his blog. My god, it could not have been more private. 22nd January 2023. "@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. 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. He took aim at Wout Weghorst's role since arriving on loan from Burnley last month. This is The Arsenal a classy outfit like the coach out of control. I love the TV business and I love the people who work in and around football. 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 He told me they were having a sweepstake on it and I remember thinking that, if it was being taken that seriously, then the jackets would have to go. 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. Irritating? 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. Press J to jump to the feed. But by this point, the story had its own momentum, and the tapes kept coming. And why is this irritating man allowed to spend 90 minutes outside of his technical area? It is the same logic as Keys insisting that his record was clean because he was never sexist on-air. Even from Qatar, hed managed to get underneath the skin of an entire fanbase and drag them down to his level. Eventually, Keys went on-air and spoke with Hawksbee and Jacobs for almost 90 minutes. Ive done a few and theyre great fun. At last the window has slammed shut. 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). 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. It really wasnt. 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). Richard Keys has gone in two-footed on Gabby Agbonlahor, seemingly for no reason, starting a war of words with the talkSPORT presenter. So, when Keys attempted to backtrack slightly after his Fulham rant, the former Netherlands midfielder held the knitted puppet to account in characteristic style. This was not allowed either. It was losing decades of accumulated experience in Keys and Gray. Johnny Nicholson. In a certain role, I think he can act very well there and we have seen that. The 62-year-old fronted Sky's football coverage since the inauguration of the Premier League in 1992, until his shamed exit in 2011. WebRichard Keys (born 23 April 1957) is an English sports presenter, with a career starting in 1976 when he moved initially to London. And the Gunners faithful have ridiculed and mocked Keys in equal measure, creating the seasons most delicious mutual hatred. Bruno Fernandes has hit back at Richard Keys recent comments about Manchester United playing with ten men. Andy has become a very good operator journalistically, hes very sharp. https://t.co/1yi0rEjrZj, Richard Keys now moving into touchline policing:"Have I missed something? It was a story that connected every form of media: broken initially by a Sunday newspaper, picked up by the dailies, fuelled by the internet and the virality of the clips themselves, moving onto an anonymous YouTube account, climaxing on commercial radio. 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. And, as the evidence piled up, they decided to act. Newcastle booked their Meow. On Soccer AM, the flagship Saturday morning show, they knew they could not discuss the departures of the pair that week. And they trailed at one time. Richard Keys says he will be supporting Newcastle when they take on Manchester United in the Carabao Cup final later this month. 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. pic.twitter.com/Gq2mXRUFUm, Richard Keys (@richardajkeys) April 23, 2022. That, in short, is the cultural change of the last 10 years, the cultural change of which Keys and Gray fell foul. 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. 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. 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. According to Richard keys Arsenal cannot celebrate properly when theyve come behind to beat Fulham! He has not been back since. 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. Keys, Gray and Allardyce talk football, or are they talking about something else? I lacked pace and movement, and probably ability as well so there are some basic things missing. Maybe he has another coach who does the back four.". On-air, that has never been an allegation you could throw at myself or Andy.. In the summer of 2010, the channel relaunched Monday Night Football, a new platform for Grays punditry. No, Im looking forward to completing the next 1,000 matches. The way Richard sees it, this latest assault on the Qataris is bordering on hysteria and racism. I felt for Arsenal fans nothing to celebrate on deadline day. He often makes fun of others for their loyalties such as Campbell for Burnley and someone else for Leicester but who does he support? Those guys operate on a different level. Even for him, this has to be a new low, which says a lot given what he did to his family. Former Sky Sports anchor Richard Keys has revealed he has heard Leeds Uniteds part owners the 49ers wanted to appoint Jesse Marsch as their manager last Chelsea, though he's worn a Donny hat before on the show, the India special I think when they're camping out. Expect a dossier, complete with diagrams and screenshots, on the FAs desk by the end of today. That might well be true, but the safety and respect of everyone in the workplace must still be protected. 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. Andy wasnt live when he was stood pitchside. Keys still believes that his enemies set out to destroy his and Grays careers. 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. Richard Keys on Everton fans.