Gabriel Magalhaes went from zero to hero as he atoned for gifting Fulham the lead by scoring the winning goal and extending Arsenals perfect start to the Premier League season. When we started out, we felt we had to do something slightly different, and those jackets certainly were. I was being fed a huge amount of guff from our press office, Keys says. My god, it could not have been more private. 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. I don't know why Pep can't get his head around it. #afc, Adam Keys (@adamkeys_) January 15, 2023. Im desperate for them to get back. All rights reserved. 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. For the next instalment of 90s Heroes check out the Bet Bright football blog this week. Also, its worth noting this was his attempt at self-deprecating humour. ", Ramsdale to start of the Macarena in front of Clock End if we beat Villa on Wednesday night. 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I think not.. Forget what I said they probably dont know the offside rule., Gray: Why is there a female linesman? Mini-me wasnt very happy was he? Discussing Guardiola's issues at the back, Keys' co-host Andy Gray said: "It's a strange one. Can you believe that? Despite all that, Keys isn't having it. Standing in a supermarket queue when someone at the front takes ages to count out the money. 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. 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. And why is this irritating man allowed to spend 90 minutes outside of his technical area? 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. 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. I think Id need to have a very close look at that, a very close look indeed. The former Premier League chief executive apologised for his inappropriate comments, calling them an error of judgement. 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. Mitrovic The Brazil defender was badly caught out by Aleksandar Most people watching Aaron Ramsdale getting kicked by a Tottenham fan at the end of Januarys derby blamed the latter for the regrettable incident. Its sad to witness. Sky Sports knew the damage this incident would do to its coverage in the immediate term. And the Gunners faithful have ridiculed and mocked Keys in equal measure, creating the seasons most delicious mutual hatred. Richard Keys says he will be supporting Newcastle when they take on Manchester United in the Carabao Cup final later this month. 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. 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 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. Yeah, well played, you came back to win it and they keep their 100 per cent record intact. Martin Keown absolutely rinsing Richard Keys and defending Arteta, Inject ittt pic.twitter.com/9jQ6JQ6Kyu, Rory Talks Football (@Rory_Talks_Ball) January 6, 2023. Richard Keys said he has found Qataris 'a delight to do business with'. Yes, this prick does, and yes, he always did. Well, actually, you can.. Who ultimately then becomes the master of discipline? The rest of the Sky Sports building was left much quieter after Keys and Grays absence. Keys then added: "He's got 60 people around him. TRY A QUIZ:Can you name Arsenals XI from Arsene Wengers last match as boss? You know, 2-0 to Arsenal, you know, that. Quite right. Four years ago, Massey-Ellis was awarded the MBE for her groundbreaking work in football. The thing that upsets me is that Arteta, particularly, there is better ways to deal with it than that.. It was the same building that held Skys legal, HR teams and the office of Sky chairman James Murdoch. My domain! 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. In response, Martin Keown showed all the ruthlessness of his playing days by two-footing the beIN presenter. 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. None of this works. His final gambit was arranging an appearance on Talksport radio that afternoon. Andy has become a very good operator journalistically, hes very sharp. Its fantastic because it shows they care. Sky Sports is a very different place now. There are times when you just have to, because what youve seen demands it. morning, Available for everyone, funded by readers. If this goes wrong theyre sunk and that 2024 buyout takes on a very different look.. I love the TV business and I love the people who work in and around football. If you talk to our match reporter, Geoff Shreeves, hell tell you Im highly strung, but others would say Im fairly mellow. 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. 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. Keys and Gray hosted the Super Sunday coverage that afternoon under intense scrutiny. 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. Can you get full marks on our ultimate 2000s Premier League quiz? Again today in front of the 4th official as well. WebSky Sports presenter Richard Keys has had a makeover to ensure he stands up to the unforgiving scrutiny of high definition TV. The next day another tape emerged, of Gray discussing Masseys looks with another colleague, Andy Burton. Why not Leeds? https://t.co/ok3jeISB6Z, Richard Keys (@richardajkeys) January 12, 2023. Things are looking positive for the first time in a long time on the red side of Manchester. United opted to sign Weghorst following Cristiano Ronaldo's explosive departure. He joined in 2019 after nine years at The Independent. She was a little embarrassed, he added. Keys and Gray, seen here in 2012, have continued to work together after leaving Sky Sports (Photo: Tim Whitby/Getty Images). Also, you should have seen Alan Shearer when we went to Germany and won 5-1. 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. 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. He said that he and Gray bumped into Massey recently and that they all laughed over the incident.. Fri, 19 Feb, 2021 - 20:13. Within 48 hours, the story had become one of the biggest in the country. Read more, Editorial enquiries, please contact: [emailprotected], Commercial enquiries, please contact: [emailprotected]. 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). 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. 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. Jack Pitt-Brooke is a football journalist for The Athletic based in London. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Even senior staff were taken by surprise by the constant stream of leaks from inside their organisation. Thats when you realise that however much you wanted to be a footballer as a kid, you were never going to be able to. But there have been bigger changes at Sky Sports. 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? Jezza has written that he supports Chelsea London. ? Richard Keys and Jamie Redknapp exchange pic.twitter.com/xnER7uAzNa. Jeremy supports Chelsea because his son does, before that he didn't care about football at all. 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. Richard Keys believes Manchester United are currently playing with '10 men' despite their fine form under Erik ten Hag. We have our own atmosphere which mirrors whats going on outside. 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. Press J to jump to the feed. Saturday, January 22, 2011. So if any good came of it, maybe that did., Man United won a controversial penalty last night against Aston Villa. But as Keys left the Talksport office, he knew his time was up. Something went wrong, please try again later. Richard Keys has gone in two-footed on Gabby Agbonlahor, seemingly for no reason, starting a war of words with the talkSPORT presenter. 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. Every other coach has to stay in his area but not Arteta it seems. As Xabi Alonso can testify, Nigel de Jong isnt one to pull out of a challenge. A third clip emerged, this time posted to YouTube, of Gray making inappropriate comments to Sky Sports colleague Charlotte Jackson in December 2010. Burton was stood down from covering the Wednesday nights League Cup game between Birmingham City and West Ham United. Francis shadowed Vic Wakeling, the man who made Sky Sports what it was, before taking over the main job in 2009. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. So has Keys seen a change in tone since his departure? 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.