Re: Football Chat Thread : Sun Jan 23, 2011 11:10 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

I really can't see how they can keep their jobs over this. I really can't.

Although I agree fully with them there are some things you just cannot do as the face and voice of a broadcasting company. Anything ending in an 'ism' is a no-no. Your controversial comedians can get away with it but the likes of Keys and Gray should be ultra PC.

They'll get a slap on the wrist and have to kiss Clare Short's ar5e, but that's it.

And the reason is simple - 99% of us agree with what they're saying. Their bosses at Sky TV will say they are totally against this, but behind closed doors they'll laugh about it. The Sky TV HR rep may think this is a serious issue, but the rest of Sky TV won't care.

Atkinson's Desailly moment was massively different. Atkinson was one one talking head out of dozens. He was easily expendable. He was also offending black people, so if Atkinson stayed in a job they'd have to defend their position to Desailly, Gullit, Pele, John Barnes, Chris Kiwomwa, etc, etc...

Keys and Gray are the #1 and #2 of Sky's football presentation. Football is the most important part of Sky TV. They've offended 3 refs and lino's, the tea ladies and receptionists of football clubs, Clare Short, mintball and Karen Brady. But who gives a **** about them?

The media debate being led by Karen Brady after this may make them squirm, but it will also make them laugh that they are having to listen to a debate about sexism from a ***** who got her place by sucking Slimy Sullivan.

I don't like Keys or Gray and it'd be funny if they got canned over this, but they won't.

Re: Football Chat Thread : Mon Jan 24, 2011 1:39 am  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

I don't like Keys or Gray and it'd be funny if they got canned over this, but they won't.

I dunno. The media these days are such that they don't give up until they've got their victims committing suicide or on the bones of their a$$. I think a lot depends on whether the early part of next week is busy with real news or not. If it's quiet there will be plenty of people queueing up to stir this issue.

I'd love to see a grovelling appology from the two of them.

Re: Football Chat Thread : Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:11 am  

Saddened! wrote:

I dunno. The media these days are such that they don't give up until they've got their victims committing suicide or on the bones of their a$$. I think a lot depends on whether the early part of next week is busy with real news or not. If it's quiet there will be plenty of people queueing up to stir this issue.

I'd love to see a grovelling appology from the two of them.

Well they'll be on MNF tonight so we'll see.

Re: Football Chat Thread : Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:38 am  

They will apologise and that will be that and rightly so.

Re: Football Chat Thread : Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:47 am  

PAUL M wrote: They will apologise and that will be that and rightly so. Seems that way http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12263398

PAUL M wrote: They will apologise and that will be that and rightly so. Seems that way http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12263398

Re: Football Chat Thread : Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:50 am  

If they had "joked" about her not understanding the offside law it would have sounded naff but not that big a deal. It was the sour tone of their comments that took it to a different level. They really sounded very unpleasant individuals, particularly Keys. Leaving aside the sexism issue, will Sky really want their flagship programme to be fronted by such an obviously dislikeable person as Keys has revealed himself top be?

[Wigan6/Leeds1 Andy]

Re: Football Chat Thread : Mon Jan 24, 2011 11:27 am  

Another secret recording of Andy Gray by one of Murdoch's companies.

Who's Andy Gray suing at the moment?

Re: Football Chat Thread : Mon Jan 24, 2011 1:22 pm  

Blackpool's Charlie Adam hands in transfer request.

Re: Football Chat Thread : Mon Jan 24, 2011 1:45 pm  

Gray and Keys have been stood down from Monday Night Football tonight...

Charlie Adam is risking a lot there. I wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of Ian Holloway. I am scared to death of his psychotic post-match interviews, never mind having to tell him face to face that I wanted to leave.

Re: Football Chat Thread : Mon Jan 24, 2011 1:56 pm  

Karren Brady needs to wind her neck in. Apparently this all started because she'd been accused of encouraging West Ham players to help the board get rid of Avram Grant, which she insisted was "sexist".

No Karren, it's not sexist. It's because nobody likes you or the fact you got where you are by sweet talking David Sullivan into giving a massive account to LBC when you worked there. Nothing to do with whether you're a woman or not.