Alan Brazil branded âdinosaurâ by talkSport co-host in womenâs football debate
â??Thatâ??s unbelievable from you. Youâ??re the one with the granddaughter playing football, listen to yourself,â?? snapped Aherne
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Alan Brazil has been dubbed a âdinosaurâ by his talkSport radio co-host after a heated on-air argument about womenâs football.
The 65-year-old was talking about the importance of Manchester Unitedâs dreams of a trophy, when his fellow presenter, Shebahn Aherne, said that the womenâs team winning a silver cup should be the clubâs main focus.
âWith the greatest respect, womenâs football is getting more important now but when you talk about Manchester United, this is the menâs weâre talking about, the Premier League when weâre talking about mission impossible, not the womenâs,â he said.
He continued: âIt isnât [a priority]. Iâm sorry, people around them are not bothered. It is true. Theyâre not [bothered]. Within the bigger picture, theyâre not.â
Aherne insisted that fans were interested in the progress of the clubâs womenâs team, but Brazil doubled down.
âNo, the bigger picture is fans want to see Manchester United in the Premier League challenging,â he said. âThatâs the bigger picture. Itâs not that important compared to the bigger picture. Iâm not going to sit here and lie because itâs not.â
Ex-footballer Gabby Agbonlahor watched on as the back-and-forth continued, with Aherne growing visibly angry at Brazilâs comments.
Brazil and Aherne butted heads over the importance of womenâs football (BBC talkSport )
âAl, stop being like that,â she said. âYou sound like a proper dinosaur this morning. I donât know why youâre being like that.â
Brazil hit back: âYouâre kidding yourself on.â
Aherne then implored the host to reflect on his personal life as she said: âThatâs unbelievable from you. Youâre the one with the granddaughter playing football, listen to yourself. Right now thatâs important.â
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Brazil is used to controversy, having been sacked three times because of his hell-raising lifestyle and having faced rebukes by Ofcom after a series of offensive on-air gaffes in the 2000s.
The former Ipswich Town star, who was first sacked for missing a Cheltenham Gold Cup show after a drinking session, was reinstated after agreeing to pay a £5,000 fine for any subsequent show he missed due to alcohol.
He survived censure by Ofcom for referring to Japan as âthe Nipsâ during the 2006 World Cup. In 2014, he was carpeted by talkSPORT for implying that Robin Williams had been selfish in his decision to take his own life.