Alan Brazil virtually misplaced his job for good over dozing off after Cheltenham bender
TalkSPORT favorite Alan Brazil was as soon as axed for lacking a present after a Cheltenham bender.
The 64-year-old has develop into synonymous with talkSPORT’s Breakfast Show, which he has hosted since 2000. During that point, a operating joke has been Brazil’s apathy for early wake-ups and knack for getting in 5 minutes earlier than the present begins.
Long-time co-presenter Mike ‘Porky’ Parry, who first recruited him for the present, revealed to the Daily Record that Brazil had solely missed round 4 exhibits as of 2020. But one event the place the previous Scotland striker loved Cheltenham Festival slightly an excessive amount of stands out above all others.
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Brazil took to the races in 2004, the place pints of Guinness flowed till the early hours of the morning. The radio host overslept and missed his present, earlier than ripping into the lodge porter for not waking him up at 3.30am.
He then found he didn’t truly get into mattress till 3.50am – and he was axed from the present. Luckily for his followers, he was reinstated simply three weeks later.
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Former co-presenter Parry mentioned: “It was his unpredictability that is part of his attraction. I had to wear two hats all the time and couldn’t start laying down the law to Alan Brazil if I had to sit next to him for four hours because the chemistry has to flow between us.
“I had to take a very light touch on anything disciplinary and Al was a bit more free and easy in those days but incidents like the Cheltenham one haven’t happened for a good 15 years.”
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Brazil in recent times has repeatedly gone viral for his hilarious ingesting antics with Arsenal legend and talkSPORT favorite Ray Parlour. But Parry insisted he has by no means truly seen Brazil drunk, claiming he’s a “social drinker”.
The veteran journalist mentioned: “He’s not a speed drinker. He doesn’t go in and drink four large gin and tonics in an hour. Al is a social imbiber who loves nothing more than being with his mates, getting through a few bottles of wine and telling and listening to stories and the drink is just a by-product of that atmosphere. But I pity anyone who tries to keep up with him.”
