I mean, obviously that was bloody awful.

And I'd like to ask the forum as a whole has Joy Division ever, like EVER, been referred to as 'the Divs'? Because it was a new one on me.

I do like Noel. Only last week he referred to that Matt Healy chappie from The 1975 as a 'slack-jawed fuckwit' which was brilliant.

So I do like Noel it's just sometimes he forgets he isn't McCartney, Lennon, Bowie or any of his heroes, he's just the guitarist from a very successful pub-rock band.

So maybe stop acting like a cunt, Noel.

I think what's evident in both of your vids is that Noel doesn't have a very powerful or distinctive voice. Not his fault; just the luck of the draw. Both Ian and Mozza can provide more power/character when singing their respective songs compared to Noel. in the case of LWTUA, I think the sound mixing doesn't help. The instrumental stuff kind of overwhelms Noel's voice (and Yikes, those strings!). Maybe BBC Radio 2 are partly to blame, or Maybe Noel wanted it that way cos he likes loud instrumentation and he knows his voice is nothing special?



No, but Noel likes to be a bit daft/controversial. Pinch of salt required



I missed that, but yeah, agreed. Mind you, it has got to the point now where Taylor Swift fans are telling her to dump Healey, and some right-on journo woman wrote a long twitter thread to explain to her beloved followers why she was going to see Swift even though Swift's BF is a twit. Cos otherwise people might judge this journo woman and cancel her...




City genuinely struggle to fill their own stadium (The Emptyhad) due to their lack of fans. It wasn't as obvious in the Maine Road days, but it has become so since they moved.
So how come they manage to be able to get the most sought after manager and the most expensive players?
Their owners have literally bought the league.
A club is entitled to spend the money it earns. But City have been injecting oil money via dubious over-paying 'sponsorship' deals.

If you're happy to see an Ex-Machina owner come in, and inject bazillions of their own cash under the guise of 'sponsorship' and then buy league titles, well...ok. But it makes a mockery of the whole league system and insults/degrades your team, whichever team you support.

Under "What are the charges?" in the Sky article below, it says:

Whatever you think about Man Utd, the current (or previous) owners aren't injecting oil money into the business to buy the league title (the Glazers have been more interested in taking money out). Utd have built up a huge following and they earn their sponsorship. Although that could all change with new owners. And I fear the Premier League aren't strong enough to stand up to this stuff. I'll be amazed if they have the guts to cancel City's titles.

I echo Debaser's comments re City. Here's hoping the Premier League do something about City's constant rule-breaking, but I won't hold my breath.

I'm Man U 'til I die, so am probably a bit partizan.
Still, rules are rules.


As regards Noel's effort... Nah. Not for me.

I quite like Noel as a person though (although I'm not keen on some of the things he spouts, especially anti-Red stuff).
Met him once at the NO gig at Ally Pally in '98. He seemed a decent chap and was very amiable with any fan who approached him (and that was really at the height of Oasis fandom).

I do love some of his anecdotes too.
This one about Liam was priceless:

"Liam's the angriest man you'll ever meet. He's like a man with a fork in a world of soup."

He should have just let it be a one-off, radio session oddity. But he's put it in his, frankly bizarre, set:

Setlist.fm

It opens with 6 tracks from his new release followed by a track from an EP. Then 1 track from his first HFB album followed by 6 cover versions (5 Oasis and LWTUA). I like him but would not be satisfied with that gig.