By Chris Wright
Speaking candidly to the Evening Standard, Andy Gray has admitted that he considered killing
himself in the months after both he and Richard Keys were sacked by Sky Sports when a slew of the
pair's sexist remarks were made public back in January of 2011.
LONDON, England — The soccer broadcasters who left the British TV station Sky Sports after they
were caught making sexist remarks have been hired by a sports radio show. Richard Keys and Andy
Gray will work a three-hour show every weekday for the London-based show TalkSport. Keys says "this
is the start of something new [.
Charlotte Jackson came to prominence as a Setanta Sports presenter in 2007
before her big move to Sky Sportsin 2009. She had the honour of presenting the 2009 FIFA World
Player of the Year awards in Zurich also. Charlotte was also dragged into the infamous Andy Gray
sexism row which seen Gray sacked.
Charlotte Jackson came to prominence as a Setanta Sports presenter in 2007
before her big move to Sky Sportsin 2009. She had the honour of presenting the 2009 FIFA World
Player of the Year awards in Zurich also. Charlotte was also dragged into the infamous Andy Gray
sexism row which seen Gray sacked.
Andy Gray's sacking this evening came as a major shock to the football world. The Scotsman had
been the face of Monday Night Football since the concept existed and a major player in the rise and
dominance of Sky Sports the past few seasons. Some of his phrases have since become infamous from
the moment he uttered the likes of 'take a bow son' and 'you don't save those'.
This is a video clip with presenter Charlotte Jackson.
Andy Gray makes a lewd remark to Jackson which critics will see as sexist and supporters will
consider harmless banter. But there is no mistake he crossed the line with Sian Massey simply
because of her gender as the clip below shows.
The sanctimonious 'sexist' witch hunt that is currently permeating the glossy facade English
football coverage is showing no signs of abating today, with fresh clips of otherwise-vidicated
Sky Sports anchor Richard Keys hee-hawing about colleague Jamie
Redknapp's sexual conquests now doing the rounds and, such is my remit here on
Soccerlens, I'm afraid that I'm duty-bound to tell you poor, over-saturated sods all about
it.
A video of Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys was released tonight revealing more sexist remarks
made by the man who is at the center of the controversy that ignited Saturday after he and Andy
Gray said several sexist comments about female assistant referee Sian Massey.
In the newly released video, Keys discusses one of Jamie Redknapp's ex-girlfriends.
LONDON, England One of British soccer's leading television commentators was fired Tuesday, a day
after being taken off the air and temporarily suspended for making sexist remarks about a female
match official. Andy Gray, the face of Sky Sports' soccer coverage for the past two decades, was
dismissed by the broadcaster after "new evidence [.
By Ollie Irish
One down, one to go. Quite literally
Sky Sports sacked Andy Gray this afternoon, in the light of new evidence of offensive comments
the Scot made off-air in December 2010.
Barney Francis, managing director of Sky Sports, said: "Andy Gray's contract has been terminated
for unacceptable behaviour.
News broke today that Andy Gray has been sacked from Sky Sports with immediate effect.
It is believed that his sexist comments are to blame for his demise...
Dole queue the likely destination for Andy
The long serving Sky Sports presenter and co-comentator, who has also featured on many of the EA
Fifa Football games, was repremanded by Sky for his comments regarding Sian Massey's ability to be
a linesman in Liverpool's match against Wolves.
