The racist comment came nine days before the crucial European qualifier at Hampden Park in Glasgow, which England won 2-0.
But Key’s insults are not reserved for former Nottingham Forest player Johnson, 34. The foul-mouthed pundit also turns on former Leeds manager David O’Leary. When a pre-recorded audio clip of O’Leary talking about his team’s chances in a UEFA Cup clash is played Keys puts on a mock Irish accent, saying: “I’m the father. They’re young boys, Andy, young boys.”
After pausing to laugh he adds, “He says the same s***e every week.”
Ex-Wimbeldon manager Joe Kinnear is next on his list. When the issue of a *vacant coaching job at Blackburn Rovers is *mentioned *Graeme Souness says: “Joe Kinnear will get that, won’t he?”
Keys, talking about ex-Wimbledon manager Dave Bassett – nicknamed “Harry” – retorts: “Don’t be daft – they need a proper manager.
"Joe would be like Harry Bassett.”
Keys, 53, then lays in to Sky viewers – the people who pay his wages. *
Describing how to use the new *interactive service, he says: “Press the help button at any time for information you fools.”
Explaining the process later he says: “Remember you can push the help button at any time for more *information and if you can’t work this out you sad b******s shouldn’t have this kit.”
The latest scandal comes less than three weeks after Keys was forced to step down as a Sky football host.
He came under pressure from bosses after he and Andy Gray mocked female
assistant referee Sian Massey off-air.
The pair suggested she did not know the offside rule.
Three days later a leaked video *showing Keys making vile, sexual *comments about Jamie Redknapp’s ex-girlfriend Louise Glass was posted on YouTube and he resigned.
Keys said last night: “I absolutely refute any suggestion of any racism.
"This was off-air and 11 years ago and anyone who knows me knows that Ruud Gullit, Dion Dublin and Ian Wright are not only my past associates but some of my best friends.”
A spokesman for Sky said: “He is no longer an *employee.”
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But Key’s insults are not reserved for former Nottingham Forest player Johnson, 34. The foul-mouthed pundit also turns on former Leeds manager David O’Leary. When a pre-recorded audio clip of O’Leary talking about his team’s chances in a UEFA Cup clash is played Keys puts on a mock Irish accent, saying: “I’m the father. They’re young boys, Andy, young boys.”
After pausing to laugh he adds, “He says the same s***e every week.”
Ex-Wimbeldon manager Joe Kinnear is next on his list. When the issue of a *vacant coaching job at Blackburn Rovers is *mentioned *Graeme Souness says: “Joe Kinnear will get that, won’t he?”
Keys, talking about ex-Wimbledon manager Dave Bassett – nicknamed “Harry” – retorts: “Don’t be daft – they need a proper manager.
"Joe would be like Harry Bassett.”
Keys, 53, then lays in to Sky viewers – the people who pay his wages. *
Describing how to use the new *interactive service, he says: “Press the help button at any time for information you fools.”
Explaining the process later he says: “Remember you can push the help button at any time for more *information and if you can’t work this out you sad b******s shouldn’t have this kit.”
The latest scandal comes less than three weeks after Keys was forced to step down as a Sky football host.
He came under pressure from bosses after he and Andy Gray mocked female
assistant referee Sian Massey off-air.
The pair suggested she did not know the offside rule.
Three days later a leaked video *showing Keys making vile, sexual *comments about Jamie Redknapp’s ex-girlfriend Louise Glass was posted on YouTube and he resigned.
Keys said last night: “I absolutely refute any suggestion of any racism.
"This was off-air and 11 years ago and anyone who knows me knows that Ruud Gullit, Dion Dublin and Ian Wright are not only my past associates but some of my best friends.”
A spokesman for Sky said: “He is no longer an *employee.”
Read more: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-sto...#ixzz1DrSdVkJZ
Go Camping for 95p! Vouchers collectable in the Daily and Sunday Mirror until 11th August . Click here for more information
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