{"id":296570,"date":"2023-11-15T11:24:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T11:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=296570"},"modified":"2023-11-15T11:24:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T11:24:32","slug":"richard-keys-accuses-howard-webb-of-trying-to-be-a-tv-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/richard-keys-accuses-howard-webb-of-trying-to-be-a-tv-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Keys accuses Howard Webb of 'trying to be a TV star'"},"content":{"rendered":"
Richard Keys has accused Howard Webb of ‘trying to be a TV star’ after VAR footage of Newcastle’s controversial goal against Newcastle was released.<\/p>\n
The former Sky Sports presenter, 66, responded to last night’s PGMOL’s Match Officials Mic’d up show with Michael Owen and Webb after audio of the match officials making their decision was released.<\/p>\n
Gunners boss Mikel Arteta previously said he\u00a0felt ’embarrassed’ and ‘sick’ that Anthony Gordon’s winning goal earlier this month was awarded.<\/span><\/p>\n Keys tweeted: ‘<\/span>It\u2019s scary. They\u2019ve had two weeks to identify a \u2018clear and obvious\u2019 push yet Howard Webb & @PGMOL still can\u2019t see it?<\/p>\n ‘What\u2019s the point of his show? Telling us they were correct doesn\u2019t make it so. Stop trying to be a tv star star Howard & address the shambles.’<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Howard Webb and Michael Owen present the\u00a0PGMOL’s Match Officials Mic’d up show<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Former Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys questioned what was the point of the show<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The 66-yerar-old also tweeted that it was ‘scary’ Webb and the PGMOL can’t see it was a foul<\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n The PGMOL show, which is simultaneously broadcast on Sky Sports and TNT Sports, was introduced this season to give fans a better understanding of the process referees and VAR officials go through when making decisions.<\/p>\n Webb, a former Premier League referee, is joined in studio by Owen and guides the viewers through the incidents, aided by the audio of the conversations between the referees and VAR officials, which is released specifically for the show.<\/p>\n But while being able to listen to the dialogues between the referees and VAR officials may be revealing for some supporters, plenty felt the format of the show failed to make the most of the material at its disposal.<\/p>\n ‘Mic\u2019d Up is nothing more than a self-congratulatory back patting exercise for Howard Webb in its current format,’ a viewer wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n ‘It is utterly, utterly useless. Release all the audio, or don\u2019t bother releasing any at all. Don\u2019t pick and choose what you want to release weeks after games.’<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Keys, left, presents for Bein Sports after he resigned from Sky Sports following a sexism row<\/p>\n Another added: ‘Massive cop out from Howard Webb on micd up. @themichaelowen giddy with excitement about the Newcastle calls. No real explanation.<\/p>\n ‘You cannot leave VAR up for subjective views it has to be fact. Hands on equals foul. Set positions. We have seen this applied since the Newcastle vs Arsenal game.’<\/p>\n It’s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\nIT’S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n