Perhaps, if Alan Brazil had the capacity to care, the moment he could have realised he had gone too far was at the mention of his granddaughter. You see, Brazil may be the rolling, often sunburnt, “voice” of TalkSport’s early morning airwaves, who has been hooked off the microphone and sacked multiple times during his broadcasting career, but he is also a family man. For example, the former Manchester United and Scotland striker spends part of his weekends on the sidelines and watches while his granddaughter plays football; an occupation he can apparently hold while simultaneously telling her that nobody would be bothered should she go on to one day play at Old Trafford.
The news that Brazil, who for years has brought drama to his TalkSport breakfast show by appearing to be on the brink of literally bursting at the seams, does not hold women’s football as a priority in his life should not come as much surprise. He would, after all, understand TalkSport’s target market, which judging solely by its commercial breaks stands as a military-sized fleet of men circling the M1 in Ford Transit vans. While TalkSport currently broadcasts live radio commentary of up to 20 Women’s Super League matches a season, plus the Women’s League Cup, Brazil may feel he is better off leaving the discussion of the women’s game to someone else.
