Music

Noel Gallagher gets in verbal tussle with former soccer player

by Ciaran Thompson

Two of the most devoted soccer fans/musician-types are Noel and Liam Gallagher. The former Oasis members’ undying love for Manchester City FC has been made more than apparent by their presence at every home game the team plays.

Oh, and they’re also quick to criticize anything, or anyone, dealing with City’s biggest rival, Manchester United. Recently Noel entered a spat with ex-Manchester full-back Gary Neville after the the former player used an Oasis lyric on Twitter.

“‘While we’re living the dreams we have as children fade away.’ Not if you support United!,” Neville wrote. (The first half of the Tweet is from Oasis’ “Fade Away.”)

In an interview with The Sun, Gallagher responded to Neville’s usage with typical aghast.

“I feel violated. If Mr. Neville continues to use the holy scriptures of Oasis to communicate with the Cockney massive, I shall be forced to come up to Cheshire in the middle of the night and break into his house,” he said.

“I will then tie him to a chair, make him listen to the ‘Best Of Simply Red’ while I pull his tash out one grey hair at a time (with my teeth), liberate those Oasis CDs and shit in his manbag. You have been warned!”

Previously Neville asked Gallagher to autograph a guitar for him on his birthday, which resulted in the words “Happy Birthday knobhead. MCFC” being written on it.