talkSPORT’s Alan Brazil goes AWOL as emergency presenter steps in for Cheltenham

Alan Brazil was nowhere to be seen on talkSPORT after being noticed at a bar at Cheltenham on Thursday.

The radio host was meant to current the build-up to Cheltenham’s Gold Cup day from 6am to 10am on Friday morning. The former Manchester United and Tottenham striker attended the races the day earlier than, the place he ran into BBC sports activities presenter Emma Louis Jones and was seen at a Prestbury Park bar.

But the 64-year-old didn’t flip as much as his morning shift, the place he would have led listeners by way of the ultimate day’s motion on the competition. And Chris Evans, who had been getting ready to take the mic for his personal breakfast present, was hurriedly drafted in by talkSPORT bosses to fill in on the final minute.

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Explaining the scenario, Virgin Radio’s Evans stated: “Well has he made it? Ermm, no is the answer, not thus far at least. I’m really sorry about this talkSPORT massive but it’s Chris Evans here from Virgin Radio.

“I’m there twiddling my thumbs ready to host my present and the manufacturing workforce right here stated ‘We don’t suppose Brazil’s going to show up immediately. He’s a correct no-show immediately, lacking in motion’.

“So if you have seen Alan Brazil in the last 24 hours, where have you seen him, where was the sighting, what time was it as well? If you don’t know what you’re looking for, Alan Brazil is robust by nature and robust by character.

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“Also missing in action this morning, we’ve got Ray ‘Party’ Parlour, he’s nowhere to be seen, we haven’t seen Dean ‘Deano’ Saunders for a while, Ally ‘Goldenballs’ McCoist, no, he’s nowhere to be seen either.

“So if you happen to see any of those characters, we have to know the place they’re as a result of they must be again right here on the present.”

Shebahn Aherne took over from Evans at 9.30am, with common co-hosts Parlour and Saunders returning alongside her. The trio made mild of Brazil apparently nonetheless being in mattress, with Arsenal legend Parlour claiming the Scotsman messaged him at 4.30am saying he wanted a lie-in.

Another talkSPORT pundit in Jamie O’Hara additionally chimed in, writing on X: “Waking up to a Alan Brazil no show is exactly the start of the day I needed. I’ll see if I can find him at Cheltenham later on today, shambles from the big man.”