talkSPORT presenter branded a dinosaur for prehistoric views on women’s football

talkSPORT presenter Alan Brazil was branded a ‘dinosaur’ by his ain co-host aft an bonzer rant astir women’s football.

Brazil’s arguable comments came unrecorded connected aerial connected Thursday greeting arsenic the amusement discussed a caller study successful The Times surrounding Manchester United’s aims to rebuild nether caller co-owners INEOS.

Dubbed ‘Mission 21’, the program outlines the club’s strategy to present a 21st Premier League rubric nether INEOS for the archetypal clip since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson backmost successful 2013.

Alongside their ambitions with the men’s team, United person besides launched ‘Mission 1’ aimed astatine delivering the archetypal WSL rubric for the women’s team.

However, Brazil, who spent 2 seasons astatine Old Trafford backmost successful the 1980s, rapidly scoffed astatine the 2nd target, suggesting that United fans did not attraction astir the club’s women’s team.

‘With the top respect, women’s shot is getting much important present but erstwhile you speech astir Manchester United, it’s lone the men’s (team) and the Premier League that we’re talking astir present with ngo impossible, not the women’s,’ helium said connected talkSPORT’s meal show.

Co-host Shebahn Aherne insisted the advancement of the women’s squad was important to the club, but Brazil doubled down.

‘It isn’t (a priority),’ helium added. ‘I’m sorry, radical astir the satellite are not bothered. It is true. They’re not [bothered]. Within the bigger picture, they’re not.

‘The bigger representation is Manchester United fans privation to spot Manchester United successful the Premier League challenging. That’s the bigger picture.

‘The women competing is 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.’

An progressively frustrated Aherne deed backmost astatine Brazil, saying: ‘Al, halt being similar that. You dependable similar a due dinosaur this morning. I don’t cognize wherefore you’re being similar that.’

‘Listen to yourself. That’s unbelievable from you,’ she added.

‘You’re the 1 with the granddaughter playing football, perceive to your language. Right present that’s important.’

INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe person besides faced scrutiny for their attack towards the women’s squad since acquiring a number involvement successful the club.

Ratcliffe faced disapproval erstwhile helium opted to miss the women’s team’s FA Cup last triumph implicit Tottenham past season to ticker the men’s squad play Arsenal.

And speaking to the United We Stand Fanzine successful December, the 72-year-old said that the men’s squad was his precedence successful the coming years.

‘The cognition is somewhat misguided. There’s lone truthful overmuch that you tin bash and our absorption has been connected the men’s team,’ helium said.

‘If not, you get dispersed excessively thinly. We request to benignant retired the main contented – the men’s team. The women’s squad is an opportunity.

‘Women’s shot is increasing truly rapidly successful popularity and size. We request to enactment successful that. The girls deterioration a Manchester United badge connected their garment and they’re representing the club.’

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