Alan Brazil slammed for astonishing women's football rant live on radio - 'Absolute dinosaur'

talkSPORT presenter Alan Brazil went connected a baffling rant enactment connected aerial criticising women’s shot and its value among fan-bases, with workplace guests near stunned astatine his comments

talkSPORT prima Alan Brazil has been slammed arsenic a “proper dinosaur” aft claiming fans ‘aren’t bothered’ astir women’s football.

The 65-year-old erstwhile Scottish planetary went connected a sensational rant connected Thursday greeting erstwhile discussing the enactment Manchester United request to bash to instrumentality to the apical of the English game. Fellow workplace impermanent Shebahn Aherne claimed that 1 people was to amended the trophy-winning credentials of the Red Devils’ women’s team.

But that proposition did not spell down good with Brazil. He replied: “With the top respect, erstwhile you speech astir Manchester United. Women’s shot is getting much important present but erstwhile you speech astir Manchester United, this is the men’s we’re talking about, the Premier League erstwhile we’re talking astir ngo impossible, not the women’s.”

After being told that fans bash really care, helium added: “It isn’t. I’m sorry, radical astir the world are not bothered. It is true. They’re not [bothered]. Within the bigger picture, they’re not.

“No, the bigger representation is fans privation to spot Manchester United successful the Premier League challenging. That’s the bigger picture. It’s not that important compared to the bigger picture. I’m not going to beryllium present and prevarication due to the fact that it’s not.”

Fellow host, Gabby Agbonlahor was near wide-mouthed astatine the speech arsenic Aherne clapped back. She said: “Al, halt being similar that. You dependable similar a due dinosaur this morning. I don’t cognize wherefore you’re being similar that,” to which Brazil replied: “You’re kidding yourself on.”

“That’s unbelievable from you,” Aherne concluded. “You’re the 1 with the granddaughter playing football, perceive to yourself. Right present that’s important.”

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Fans person besides taken to societal media to stock their disbelief astatine Brazil’s comments. One instrumentality said: “Credit to Sheban Aherne connected calling retired Alan Brazil for his misogynistic viewpoints this morning. Bloke is an implicit dinosaur and should beryllium sacked @talkSPORT.”

Another added: “Credit to @shebahn, who had to perceive to an implicit shocker of an "opinion" from Alan Brazil regarding women's shot this greeting connected Talksport. Pure ignorant drivel that belongs successful the Stone Age similar Brazil himself.”

A last listener said: “@talksport Alan Brazil should beryllium sacked immediately, if helium has nary respect towards ladies shot past wherefore the hellhole is helium connected a athletics show. Surely helium knows he's successful large trouble. Let shebahn person his presumption conscionable to hitch it in.”

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