WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ALAN BRAZIL?

TALKSPORT’s occasional breakfast show host Alan Brazil (right) was expected back on air this morning after another two weeks ‘off’. Such is Brazil’s reputation for going AWOL, his standby replacement Max Rushden felt able to make a comment live on air. Rushden revealed that he blocks calls to his mobile phone beyond midnight from everyone apart from close family — and talkSPoRT producers. He added that if the phone rings at 5am he can confidently predict Brazil has failed to turn in and he needs to hot foot it to the talkSPoRT studios in London Bridge. Laura Woods was a breath of fresh air hosting the programme for two days last week, even if she did burst out laughing after mistakenly introducing herself as co-presenter Ally McCoist.