Other Shortened TV Careers

Andy Gray and Richard Keys

Ron Atkinson

Forced to resign as an ITV commentator in April 2004 after comments about Chelsea defender follwing a Champions League semi-final against Monaco. Atkinson's comments were made off-air while the post-match analysis was being carried out, but were picked up by a microphone and broadcast in several places in the Middle East.

Rodney Marsh

The Sky pundit was dismissed by the organisation for making a joke about the Tsunami disaster. The former Manchester City player said David Beckham had turned down a move to Newcastle United as he was afraid of the "Toon Army in Asia". Marsh said: "I am hugely disappointed in myself for letting [Sky] down."

Dean Jones

Former Australia Test batsman was sacked by Sri Lankan television station Ten Sports for calling South African batsman Hashim Amla "the terrorist" during a game in Colombo. "It was a completely insensitive thing to say and obviously never supposed to be heard over the air," he said.

Ron Franklin

The ESPN commentator was fired after calling touchline reporter Jeannine Edwards "sweet baby" and then saying she was an "asshole" for objecting to his comments.

Malcolm Allison

Allison was dismissed by Middlesbrough's Century Radio in 1994 after calling a linesman a "------- disgrace" live on air. The former Middlesbrough manager had already been suspended for swearing during a previous broadcast.

Alan Pardew

The Newcastle manager has not been invited back to BBC's Match of the Day 2 after saying Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien had "absolutely raped" his opponent, Southampton's Ched Evans, in a tackle during his analysis.