Blue 250 Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) Andy Gray, sacked by Sky Sports for comments made off air (well on because he was still wired up) Think we all know by now what he said, and to be fair it was pretty stupid. Edited January 25, 2011 by Blue 250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 They're also pretending to have just found some footage from December "that only came to light in the last 24 hours" (do they think we're idiots?).... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9373280.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonButtle Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 not that bothered, he's only interested in the big 4 anyway, i was surprised tbh when it came out, someone like him should know better tbh, especially after all that stuff with big ron a few years back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 he's been there 19 years, it's hardly going to be the 1st time he's said something inappropriate. It is, however, the 1st time someones leaked it to the press. In other, totally unrelated, news Gray is taking the NOTW to court over phone tapping, part of a larger investigation which has seen a "former" Murdoch employee removed from a very influencial position in the UK government. it's a good thing I believe in coincidences... anyway, glad to see the back of Gray, maybe he could finally put his expert knowledge to good use and show the rest of english football where they've been going wrong over the years. 4-4-2, 2 on the posts at corners, always leave a striker up front when you're defending a set piece, and NEVER, EVER employ zonal marking. didn't everton offer him the hotseat once? fingers crossed eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Andy Gray will be missed by those who watch football (men) and forgotten about in a week by those who just want to kick up a fuss about the daftest things (women)..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Sorry Matt, Mikeo will have to ban you for being sexist. Sick him Mike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 For me he is by far the best football commentator around and its a shame to see him go. I dont know what 'other' comments he has made but the ones I heard about the Liverpool match were next to nothing and it was imo Keys who was being much more derogatory. Plus from what I saw of that game she did make one of the worst offside calls Iv seen when Torres was a good 5yards + onside. If he had scored then (instead of GK save) would there be as much of a fuss? Yeh actually there probably would but at least they would have a point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kohen Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) Sorry Matt, Mikeo will have to ban you for being sexist. Sick him Mike! http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg616/scaled.php?tn=0&server=616&filename=yjvyw.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640 Source: Andy Gray's twitter? Edited January 25, 2011 by Kohen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 he's a prick..glad he's gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 The Keys video is even better. http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Richard-Keys-Andy-Gray-sexism-NEW-video-Did-you-smash-it-NEW-Richard-Keys-Sky-Sports-video-sparks-ANOTHER-row-watch-it-here-article682265.html It's a bit Brent/Partridge-like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 What a total tosser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 http://www.teamtalk.com/news/2483/6702925/Gray-and-Keys-sorry-for-comments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 It was a car crash. http://www.guardian....interview-audio • "There are two sides to every argument. We are losing at the moment but we do live in a democracy, there are two sides to this. Please. We've aired one a lot, let's hear the other one a bit." • "I will get criticism whatever I do going forward. I am not whining. I am not here to defend myself. I am not here apologising or feeling sorry for myself. I am here to make a statement, which I have so far been unable to do, to say sorry, not just to the individuals who have been immediately offended but to the wider viewing public ..." • "There will be people who will say I should have come and apologised on Monday. I couldn't come Monday, I couldn't come Tuesday, there was too much else happening." [Eh, what about Sunday? - Fiver Ed.] • "There's a firestorm raging out there and it's been very difficult to step into the middle of it and get across the way I'm feeling and correct some of the misinformation that's been put about ..." • "I would like to reiterate what I said to Sian Massey on Sunday afternoon ... I rang on behalf of Andy and myself and made an official apology, which Sian accepted. She and I enjoyed some banter together. We left on very good terms." • "It was ironic. I know when you listen to these things in the manner in which they've been presented they sound very different but of course it was all part of a wider conversation that everyone there on the day was having." • "I noticed Rio Ferdinand twittered ... Rio, are you telling me it doesn't take place in the Manchester United dressing room because my information is that it does?" The clips that you've seen are fairly selective. They've targeted two individuals. It might be that that's not necessarily representative of our studio, which is our dressing room ..." • "One of the reasons that we were probably in overdrive on Saturday is that we had a fresh guest with us Matt Murray, who used to play in goal for Wolves we wanted to make him feel relaxed and comfortable. That was part of that process." • "Sky Sports is not inherently sexist ... we're a little bit like Wimbledon: we've had to upset a few people on the way to get noticed. All those colourful jackets I used to wear ... but there's many people drinking from the well that we dug ... success breeds envy." •"There's some dark forces at work here ... There's a row raging at the moment about the invasion of privacy phone tapping ... what's the difference between what happened to us and what's happened, allegedly, to many others?" • "I tried to ring Karren [brady] twice on Sunday night. She didn't answer the phone. There is no answer phone on Karren's mobile. That may be a sign of the times at West Ham. So I texted her and asked her to ring me back... she chose not to respond to my text. A by-product of all this is that it's taken West Ham out of the press and she knows, and so does everybody else, what a mess they made of trying to appoint Martin O'Neill. She was getting it in the neck, she claims that's because she is a woman. She played that card, rightly or wrongly." • "There's a lot of very good female presenters out there who I've played a major part in them getting a break in this country and they know it. Gabby [Logan], Kelly Cates, whose dad called me right at the start of her career and said 'can you help?' .... Just to prove that I don't just help those of one particular gender: Alan Hansen, Alan Shearer ... we know full well that whatever I say today is likely to be misunderstood, misrepresented and turned around to suit the purposes of whichever organisation it is that is reporting this ..." • "[What I said was] shocking, horrible, out of order, wrong, old-fashioned, behavioural problems that need to be attended to ... reconstruction, yeah. Again, it's a fairly selective moment from the studio that night, read into that what you will. But it shouldn't have happened. I have re-evaluated my attitude. I wouldn't be here now if I hadn't. It's not enough for me to sit here saying 'I'm a changed man'. There's a process to undergo, I am happy to take it." • "I hope this makes it easier for others to follow Sian. I hope this starts the process of recovery and everybody know can just step back and understand that these boorish and bullish guys understand the magnitude of what happened. • "Oh look at that screen: I've worked for Sky for 20 years and they've spelt my name wrong!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 just out of interest...what are your lot's views on female officials? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 just out of interest...what are your lot's views on female officials? As long as they do the job effectively then it doesn't matter whether they're male or female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 aye can't be any worse than the shower we have nowadays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 I think some player's will feel like like twats when they gang up on a female referee and get in her face about a decision that doesn't go their way. That'll be a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 I think some player's will feel like like twats when they gang up on a female referee and get in her face about a decision that doesn't go their way. That'll be a good thing. I didn't know whether to delete this post due to your foul language. After careful consideration I thought I'd let you off because it's your first offence. This is your one and only warning though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Good lad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 As long as they do the job effectively then it doesn't matter whether they're male or female. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Keys has now resigned apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonButtle Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Keys has now resigned apparently really? tbh its not really fair that one goes and the other stays so understandable really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 This one says a lot for me... "One of the reasons that we were probably in overdrive on Saturday is that we had a fresh guest with us Matt Murray, who used to play in goal for Wolves we wanted to make him feel relaxed and comfortable. That was part of that process." ...it's the assumption that acting like tits will make the new boy "relaxed and comfortable," which in turn suggests that he thinks the behaviour is OK (despite the apologies) and that everyone behaves that way in those circumstances. Hate people like that, who assume that because they think their views are populist everyone agrees with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inertia8 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Hopefully the same happens for FIFA12!!! Sick of hearing him state the fucking obvious! Not to mention that some fuck nupple in EA ensured that instead of our own chant, "Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool" is chanted when playing as Everton... disgrace on two fronts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 It's all madness, they have both been stitched up! But grey works for murdoch at sky and tries to sue one of his papers! Idiot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12396699 signed up to TALKsport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Saw that coming to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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