Noel Gallagher Dedicates 'Don’t Look Back In Anger' To Wayne Rooney's Hair

Noel Gallagher left fans in stitches by mocking Wayne Rooney’s hair.

The hardcore Manchester City fan dedicated the final song of a gig to the United striker’s transplanted thatch.

He had concert-goers chuckling in the aisles at the show in Rooney’s home city of Liverpool.

Before playing Oasis classic Don’t Look Back in Anger, Noel said: “This is the last track.

“It’s called: ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’ and I’d like to dedicate it to Wayne Rooney’s hair.

“Wayne’s hair - this one’s for you.”

This is not the first time Noel, performing with his High Flying Birds band, has targeted the 30-year-old England captain.

The 48-year-old singer once sent Wazza a signed guitar for his birthday - in Manchester City’s famous blue colours.

And estranged brother Liam, 43, once said Rooney “looked like a balloon”.

Source: www.dailystar.co.uk

Noel Gallagher Admits He Loathes The England Football Team

Even though the former Oasis star was born and raised in Manchester, he insists he feels Roy Hodgson's men are "always a good laugh".

Football fan Noel Gallagher has said he loathes the England team so much he always supports the opposition.

Even though the former Oasis star was born and raised in Manchester, he insists he feels Roy Hodgson's men are "always a good laugh".

Speaking on US radio the 47-year-old went on to mock suggestions the team are world beaters after their recent 3-2 win over Germany while admitting he loathes all internationals who play for Manchester United and especially Wayne Rooney.

Noel blasted: "I am not a fan of the English team .

"I find the whole circus surrounding it annoying, that when they beat Germany in a friendly they are world beaters, but we all know Germany will win that trophy, and England will be lucky to get to the quarter finals.

“No, I'm not an England fan, though it would be great if England won anything, it would be truly staggering.

"I don't consider myself to be English, my parents are Irish, my wife's Scottish, my children have got some Scottish in them, but at the same time I don't feel a hundred percent Irish either because I was born in England.

"So internationally I don't really support anyone, but if England were playing Scotland tomorrow I would be supporting Scotland.

"If Ireland were playing England, I would be supporting Ireland, same for Wales, but I've been to England matches and it's always a good laugh.

"I don't like Wayne Rooney, most of the United players have coloured my judgement of England down the years, I know it's petty but it's just the way I am."

The die hard Manchester City fan said he feels only Raheem Sterling and Joe Hart deserve any international silverware.

He added: " Joe Hart is a legend and if anyone deserved a medal it would be him, and Raheem Stirling but the rest of them can f*** right off as far as I'm concerned."

The musician is also one of the few in the nation to bemoan Leicester City's potential win of the Premier League.

"I am not interested, if we don't win it it shouldn't be presented to anyone,” Noel said.

"Oh f*** no, of course I wouldn't want United to win anything, between the two, to be honest, I'd rather Tottenham win, I don't know why.

"Saying that it's over, Leicester are going to win it, they won it about four weeks ago, there's no way they'll stop them now.

“The Tottenham lads seem like pretty good lads, you know what I mean? I think they'd be worthy champions, and that Leicester team is going to break up at the end of the season and next season they might get relegated.

"It will be a bit of a flash in the pan you would have thought, that's the way it is.

Source: www.mirror.co.uk

Noel Gallagher On Manchester City, Leicester City, Tottenham, England's Euro 2016 Chances And More

Noel Gallagher believes Leicester and Tottenham players should make up the core of team following their high-flying Premier League season.

Roy Hodgson is set to reveal which players he will take to the summer’s European Championship finals in a squad announcement on May 12.

The Three Lions boss has previously insisted he will not overlook players who helped the side through their unbeaten qualifying campaign, although the emergence of a number of young stars have put the places of some of the regular crop under threat.

The likes of Tottenham’s Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Eric Dier plus Leicester striker Jamie Vardy have starred at club level this term and excelled on an international stage in recent games for England.

And Gallagher believes Hodgson would disgrace himself if he continues to stick with the old guard despite having a number of exciting prospects at his disposal.

“If Harry Kane, Dele Alli and all that mob don’t start that first game, then the manager is in disrepute I’m afraid,” the High Flying Birds frontman told the Sports Bar.

“And if Wayne Rooney gets on that pitch it would be a disgrace. If that happens it would just about sum up English football.

“For me, you would just pick the best English players from the Leicester squad and the best English players from the Tottenham squad, and all the rest will just make up the numbers.

“Between the two teams they’ve lost about five games [it’s actually seven] all season. It’s unbelievable.

“Rooney is the captain, so that would cause too much of an uproar if he doesn’t get in the team, but really he shouldn’t get anywhere near it.”

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Noel Gallagher Says If He Was A Referee He Would Send Rooney Off Before He Even Put His Boots On!

Noel Gallagher is having a go as a pundit on MOTD 2 this week. When asked if he would like to be a referee he says he 'Would love it' and that he would send Wayne Rooney off before he even put his boots on!


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20 Years Of Gallagher Wit And Wisdom

Can it really be two decades since Oasis released their debut album? The music may not have always hit the same highs since, but Noel and Liam Gallagher have delivered some classic soundbites down the years. Here are some of their best...

NOEL ON LIAM...

“Liam’s the angriest man you’ll ever meet. He’s like a man with a fork in a world of soup.”

“To work with members of your family is pretty difficult. Especially when one of the members of your family is Liam Gallagher.”

“I remember him being furious that day (shooting the Whatever video) because it’s the one time I’ve been more drunk than he has.”

LIAM ON NOEL...

“The best bit about the early days was when our kid got chinned.”

“We get on better when we don’t see each other and don’t speak to each other.”

“His songs? They’re what gets me out of bed in the morning. He’s top. A fantastic songwriter. He’s the devil, isn’t he man?”

ON THEIR RIVALS...

“Mumford and Sons look like they’ve all got nits. Bloc Party look like they belong on University Challenge.”

“Just because you sell lots of records doesn’t mean to say you’re any good. Look at Phil Collins.”

“I’m sure she (Florence and the Machine) is a nice girl... but she sounds like someone has stood on her foot.”

ON OTHER STARS...

“For Michael Jackson to come over to this country and dress in a white robe thinking he’s the Messiah – I mean who does he think he is? Me?”

“Why is Posh Beckham writing a book of her memoirs? She can’t even chew gum and walk in a straight line at the same time, let alone write a book.”

“Wayne Rooney looks like a balloon with Weetabix crushed on top.”

ON POLITICS...

“Are they hoping one of these guys from the G8 sees Annie Lennox singing Sweet Dreams (at Live8) and thinks, “She might have a point there, you know”?

“Politics is like football for me. Labour is my team and even if you don’t like a striker you don’t give up supporting the whole team.”

“I asked him (Tony Blair) how he managed to stay up all night for the election and he said, ‘Probably not by the same means you did.’”

ON THEIR SUCCESS...

“I was a superhero in the 90s. McCartney, Weller, Townsend, Richards... my first album’s better than all their first albums. Even they’d admit that.”

“If I knew how to write another Definitely Maybe, I’d do one every year. It astounds me that I wrote those songs.”

“I wanted the big hairdo, big shades, big car, big house, swimming pool, jet, a mirrored top hat and a chimp. All of it.”

ON BEING FAMOUS...

“I stand in the queue at Waitrose. More rock stars should do that. The staff are really blase about me now. They’ll be like, ‘Him? Oh he’s in here all the time. And between me and you, he doesn’t eat very well.’”

“Without sounding arrogant, success fits my ego. I’d feel cheated without it.”

“Liam got a Rolex. I got a Rolls Royce. Which is brilliant, because I can’t drive and Liam can’t tell the time.”

ON A REUNION...

“You can never predict what you’ll be doing in 20 years’ time, but I guess if everyone remains vaguely slim and hasn’t gone bald, then it’s on the cards. Forever.”

Source: www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

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Liam Gallagher's 70 Funniest Quotes

Liam Gallagher is never short of a pearl of wisdom, click here for some of his best quotes, beginning with his thoughts on Wayne Rooney.

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Liam Gallagher: 'Clothes Are Important, Man'

His rock star fashion label is a global hit and he'll still look cool at 40, the not entirely former wildman tells Luke Leitch.

As well as being the finest frontman of his generation, Liam Gallagher is a famously gifted dispenser of insults. The juiciest in this interview is aimed at Wayne Rooney's hair transplant.

"I'm not having it," cackles Liam from behind his red-tinted Lennon shades and mod-style mid-forehead fringe. "He looks like a f------ balloon with a f------ Weetabix crushed on top. He's better off as a skinhead, isn't he?"

Along with the insults and that swearing, an interview with Liam wouldn't be complete without mention of his brother Noel. The brothers have been away from each other and Oasis for several years now, touring with their own bands. Even their public feuding has ceased since Christmas.

"My mum told us we ought to chill out after that suing thing. I went, 'All right, cool'." He adds: "I can't talk to him, but I've never hated him. He's doing his thing and I'll do mine. But I did enjoy our little spats - since we called a truce the world's just boring. It's been hell. We need to get the party started again! Maybe in Japan…"

Ah, Japan: the reason for his appearance on the Style pages. Three years ago, Liam started his own clothes company. Named Pretty Green and dreamt up by Liam and his security chief-cum-Man-Friday Steve by a pool in LA, it was based on a straightforward idea: to produce the kind of attire that Liam, a self-confessed clothes addict, likes to wear. So think Beatles-y suits, Quadrophenia -ish parkas and polos, carefully cut denim and plenty of paisley.

Although Liam, unlike so many dubious celebrity "designers", has never professed to create the clothes himself, he does control the quality of everything - and stringently so. "If it isn't cool it gets binned," he says. "I know people might buy it anyway and not everyone's me, but that's how it is: you've got to look at every detail, otherwise you'll end up selling s---."

Pretty Green has since done pretty amazingly. In its first year of trading turnover was a reported £4 million, and there are 11 stand-alone shops across the nation. Now it is going international, says Liam: "We've got something going on in Copenhagen and there's Tokyo as well."

The company's first Japanese store opened last week at a party attended by several hundred label‑loving fans and Liam himself, who was passing through for a gig with his post-Oasis band, Beady Eye.

Liam's move from rock to retail (although he's still rocking) has not only been a success during a particularly difficult period for clothes sales, but seems to have come at the perfect time for a man whose fortune depended partly on record sales. These might have been destroyed by the internet - but you can't download a jacket.
"Yeah, you're right," he says. "No one's making money out of records so it has been a good move. But it wasn't a planned move, it just happened."

Gallagher is keen to avoid sounding too enthusiastic about being in the fashion business because, quite simply, he loathes fashion. "I don't want to get caught up in it," he sniffs. "I'm not hostile, but 90 per cent of the music business is run by idiots and I'll guess it's the same for fashion, know what I mean?"

To drive the point home, he adds: "I haven't got a favourite brand, I haven't got a favourite designer. I like what I like. I spend a lot of money on clothes so I know my s---. In fact, I probably spend more on clothes than 90 per cent of these fashion people because they get it all for nowt."

And although he stars in his own campaigns - as evidenced by the largest image on this page - he is even endearingly shifty about endorsing his own clothes. For instance, yesterday, he says, team Pretty Green dropped off some new designs during his band rehearsals. Suffering from a hangover, "I had to walk down Hampstead High Street from the studio with two Pretty Green bags. This bloke at the traffic lights was looking at me with my new clothes in big bags like Victoria Beckham would have -but whereas she'd only have one, I had two - and I could tell he was thinking I looked like a right ----."

He reserves particular disdain for other musicians who allow themselves to be dressed rather than dressing themselves. "I'll never have a stylist. If I like something, I get it and I put it on. Who are these judges? If you like something, you like it, and if someone else doesn't, well it doesn't mean you're wrong, does it? At least you went out and dressed yourself. If someone turned around to me and was like, 'here mate, take that rubbish off that you've worked your b------- off to buy and get this on you…" A look of withering froideur flits across his face.

He may despise fashion but Gallagher is perfectly happy about "growing" his brand. He is, he says, "passionate" about doing boys-wear on behalf of his sons, Lennon and Gene. "Lennon's 13 so he can start wearing the T-shirts but Gene [just 11] is desperately going, 'Dad, can I have a parka? Can I have this?'And I'm mad for getting them made."

Although he notoriously uses it to aggravate, a lot of Liam's ruckus-whipping rhetoric is, in truth, delivered with a self-deprecating wink. This comes out best today when I ask whether he plans to make Pretty Green perfumes - a question designed to rile him but which delights him instead. "Why not? I'm down with the fragrances. I love my Chanel Bleu - I love it, man - and I get non-stop compliments off the girls who work in toy shops, man. I put loads on, you can smell me coming. So I'd definitely do it, without a doubt. I've got no idea how you go about it, though."

Next month Liam turns 40. He plans a party - "just another party" - and doesn't seem worried about the milestone: "Bring it on!"

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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Wayne Rooney Listens To Oasis Before A Big Game

Wayne Rooney has revealed that Oasis, Bruce Springsteen and Cat Stevens - are among the singers who help fire him up for the big matches as he prepares to join the action at Euro 2012.

The England striker has selected 11 tracks to get him in the goal-scoring mood for the crunch game against Ukraine tonight. England face-off against the co-hosts and need at least a draw to progress to the next round of the tournament. He has posted a Spotify playlist on his Twitter account which shows him to have a heavily indie-based taste with pop music and even ballads making the cut.

Wayne, who had Welsh rockers Stereophonics play at his wedding, chose their hit Maybe Tomorrow alongside Springsteen's Streets of Philadelphia. Cat Stevens' Father and Son is a probable tribute to his two-year-old son Kai and Champagne Supernova by Oasis makes sure a flavour of Manchester is included.

Rooney has also released a moody video highlighting the highs - and lows - of his career to date ahead of his arrival in the tournament.

FULL PLAYLIST
Deacon Blue- Real Gone Kid
Arctic Monkeys - Riot Van
Stereophonics - Maybe Tomorrow
Bon Jovi - Its My Life
Oasis - Champagne Supernova
Cat Stevens - Father and Son
Damien Rice - Delicate
James Morrison and Jessie J - Up
Eric Clapton - Tears in heaven
Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia
The Hummingbirds - Doesn't Really Matter

Source: menmedia.co.uk

Snubbing Rio Ferdinand's A Big Joke Says Noel Gallagher

Rock ’N’ Roller Noel Gallagher believes it’s “a joke” Rio Ferdinand isn’t with the England squad.

The lifelong Man City fan also prefers Man United’s Danny Welbeck to start over Andy Carroll in Wayne Rooney’s absence against France tomorrow.

But he’s breathing a sigh of relief that Eden Hazard chose Chelsea instead of City. “He was absolutely appalling for Belgium. We got away with that one,” he said.

Gallagher, formerly of Oasis, flies off today with his High Flying Birds for a four-gig tour especially designed to stop off in Kiev and Gdansk.

He has also agreed to be a roving reporter for radio station talksport.

Gallagher’s love of City is legendary but he defends Ferdinand’s right to be in the Three Lions squad.

He said: “If you are saying Rio is not one of the top seven defenders in England for ‘footballing reasons’ then someone has to explain why because it’s an absolute joke he is not going.

“I don’t get it. He is a very experienced centre-half and we are missing experienced players. I am pretty confused about it all.”

Gallagher is equally forthright on his choice of strikers to face France.

He added: “With the best will in the world, Andy Carroll is no more than an impact player at international level. I’d start with Welbeck, at least he has played in the Champions League.”

“You can see England winning all their games 1-0 – or getting beat. If we are behind at any time I will be worried, but you never know....”

Source: www.dailystar.co.uk

Noel Gallagher On Rio Ferdinand, Eden Hazard And More

Noel Gallagher also gives his views on England's Euro 2012 chances.

He thinks it's a 'joke' that Rio Ferdinand won't be involved in Poland and Ukraine. He also favours Danny Welbeck to start over Andy Carroll against France in Wayne Rooney's absence.

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Ex-Oasis Star To Sell Famous Drum Kit

Former Oasis drummer Tony McCarroll is selling the famous drum kit he played on iconic album Definitely Maybe.

Tony left the Britpop legends on bad terms in 1995 but was on pots and pans for songs like Supersonic and Rock'n'Roll Star that made Gallagher brothers Liam and Noel household names.

He took legal action against the band and Creation Records in 1999, arguing that he was owed a share of Oasis's profits.

Eventually he settled out of court for £600,000 and an agreement that he would cut all ties with the band.

But ever since he has struggled to make a living, trying to find work as a drum teacher and doing other odd jobs. Now Tony is cashing in on memorabilia after clearing out a lock-up where he has been storing all his old kit.

He told me: "I've never taken advantage of the Oasis connections over the years. There have been a lot of offers and opportunities but I just never felt the need to.

"I've been living a really normal life, nothing much has been going on.

"I've been looking into DJing with Clint Boon.

"I heard a rumour Wayne Rooney was interested in buying the drum kit and thought that might be better than leaving it in storage.

"It has been locked away for years with all my old discs, so it's getting dusted down now.

"It was a great recording set — Premier kit. Back in the day we would hire cymbals but the bass drum, toms and Black Beauty snare were mine. It's all up for auction.

"If this rolls out well I'll be giving part of the proceeds to a music-related charity too."

If you want to put in a bid for the class kit, made in England, visit the Facebook page for Tony's book, Oasis: The Truth, and send a private message with a bid and your contact details.

The successful bidder will be announced by the end of next month.

Tony added: "I'd love nothing better than to one day shake hands with all the boys. Time is a great healer.

"I still bump into Bonehead now and again in Altrincham. He's a top bloke.

"It's a shame it all ended up weird and bitter."

I would put the money up myself, but I can't quite compete with the power of Rooney's wallet.

But if Tony sells the kit to a Man United player, that would definitely end all hope of a handshake with the Gallagher brothers.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Noel Gallagher Offers To Rinse Wayne Rooney's Hair Implant, Phil Neville, Gazza And A Parrot And More

An offer to blue rinse Wayne Rooney's hair implant? A Soccer Saturday job application? Gazza and a parrot? Ahead of Monday's release of his debut solo single, Noel Gallagher exclusively holds court.

Let's face it. It is not every day you are halfway through writing a preview for a Europa League play-off between Hearts and Tottenham when your phone rings and Noel Gallagher is on the other end.

But on Thursday morning skysports.com had the privilege of a half-hour conversation with the most influential and prominent man in British music in the last 20 years, and it was not a disappointment.

Noel, formerly the brains and brilliance of Oasis before a now infamous bust-up with younger brother and frontman, Liam, in Paris, is a hero to millions and is of course now embarking on a solo career. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' debut single, 'The Death of You and Me' is released on Monday.

The singer-songwriter is also well known as a football fanatic and so there was surely no better time to have a chat. On the agenda: Noel's beloved Manchester City. Burying the hatchet with Gary Neville. Hair advice for Wayne Rooney. A night on tiles with Paul Gascoigne and a parrot in Glasgow. A job application for Soccer Saturday. A coded message about the 2012 Olympics.

So, Noel, a 4-0 win over Swansea on Monday and Sergio Aguero doesn't look a bad player, does he?
I'm not sure about him, you know... He might take a while to settle in... I was excited about the season anyway before I even saw him play. Even if we hadn't have bought him, I would still have been looking forward to a very exciting season, because I think we're very close. But, saying that, to play like he did on Monday, when he's supposedly not very fit, is a statement. It's great. It's money well spent already. We paid £38million, he is already worth £40m. Not a bad investment.

What about Carlos Tevez? It looks like he's now going to be staying?
Well, you know, not that I'm a spokesperson for anyone, but I've been telling anybody that was going to listen that he's not going anywhere. He has been for sale since January, effectively, and if anyone was going to buy him, they would have by now. The season has started. They're not just suddenly going to stump up £50m on a Saturday night. The good thing about Tevez, you know he can't give anything less than 100 per cent when he's playing. Even if he gives 75%, that's pretty much more than other players' 100%. D'you know what I mean?

You said in the past that you would like to play guitar with Tevez. Does that still stand?
Oh yeah! He's still an absolute legend. If he doesn't like Manchester, fine. At least he has been very open and honest. He hasn't been snidey about it. He's saying he wants to leave, and that's fine. The club have said he can leave for this amount of money and everybody's cards are on the table. If nobody buys him, he's not going anywhere. So, he's still my mate. I still love him. I'll still cheer him when he walks out on the pitch, no question. I think most City fans will. I don't think his name will get booed, no way.

It looks like you're going to sign Samir Nasri. Will he get in the City team?
We're going for the Quad' aren't we. We can't play all the players every week. At the moment, if David Silva gets injured, we're f****d, because we don't have a spare creative player. I think it (signing Nasri) is a brilliant move, because, with the Champions League, there are big chunks of the season when you're playing Sunday-Wednesday-Sunday. I think it's a great move for him and a brilliant buy for us. If he (Roberto Mancini) is going all out for steamrolling teams, he can play Silva and Nasri. If I was Gareth Barry, I'd be a bit worried!

You said at the World Cup that City chief executive Garry Cook showed you all the club's transfers on a napkin at a lunch. Who else will City be signing?
Oh, yeah, you mean last year? Hahaha. I can't remember. I was absolutely... I was wasted. I drank so much champagne, well, you know, it was the World Cup finals. I was hammered. I can't remember who was on the napkin. I think most of them that were on it have been signed.

Obviously you're a diehard City fan. How did it happen? How did you avoid supporting Manchester United?
I often wonder this. My parents are Irish and, being Irish, we have about 108 cousins. They're all, to a man, Man United fans apart from me, our Liam, and our Paul (eldest Gallagher brother). I have no idea. My dad, this used to happen a lot in the Sixties and Seventies, used to go and see City and United in Manchester. He took us to my first game, which was City against Newcastle in 1974. Of course, you go into school the next day and once your allegiance is declared, that's it. The end. Luckily my dad never took us to Old Trafford. He took us to Maine Road. For years I resented it. When United were winning Trebles and the Champions League, I was thinking, 'Why!? Why did he do that?'. Then, Sheikh took over and I was like, 'Thank the Lord. I knew one day my faith would be repaid'.

I once saw a dodgy American TV biography on Oasis, which claimed the floodlights from Maine Road lit up the bedroom you shared with Liam as a kid. True or false?
No, no, no. I could see them from my bedroom. We used to have the tallest floodlights in the country. Don't know if anyone knows that. It used to be on the honours board. The lights were quite a way off in the distance, but when City were playing a midweek game you could see them. But they never used to shine into the bedroom, no. Hahaha.

Thirteen years ago this week, City lost 3-0 at Fulham in what is now League One. It has been a bit of a rollercoaster, hasn't it?
Is that right? I remember the play-off final against Gillingham. I remember going to a game away at Wycombe on some God awful night. Freezing, raining, and we are at Wycombe Wanderers' ground. I mean, I've got a bigger house than their ground. I get more people in my back garden than they get in their ground. I remember thinking, 'This is s***e'. We drew 1-1 to go 11th in the second division. In hindsight, you look back and think, 'F**king hell that was bad'. But at the time it was like a little adventure. It was like going on a mad camping holiday. It was like, 'We know this is a bit s**t. We know we should be staying in the top hotels. But we'll just get on with it'. It was alright. It was fun going places like York. York!? F**king hell.

You've been a bit critical of Gary Neville in the past. What did you make of him as a TV pundit on Sky?
D'you know what? I'm not being sarcastic here. I like him. I have always liked him. He is like the pantomime villain for City fans. I have always given him a bit of stick and he gives me a bit of stick. That's great. I've never met him, but I'm told by his mates that he's quite funny. I like him as a pundit and I'll tell you why, because he has only just finished playing and his words carry more weight than the likes of Alan Shearer or Alan Hansen or Andy Gray or any of that lot. When Neville was going on about Aguero's second goal and was saying how difficult it was, he would know. He has trained with (Cristiano) Ronaldo. He has worked under (Sir Alex) Ferguson. He has played with Rooney. He has played for England. He should have captained England, actually, he missed his calling. Neville looked quite uncomfortable when he was stood up on TV, but I like him. He'll get better at it and I congratulate him.

What about the other pundits? Are you a Soccer Saturday fan?
Yeah, yeah, I watch it all. I don't watch Football Focus anymore, but I watch Soccer Saturday. I'm addicted to that gig. It's one of the greatest things ever on television.

You would be great as a TV pundit. Ever fancied giving it a go?
I hereby throw my hat in the ring. I would love to sit in between Tommo (Phil Thompson) and particularly (Paul) Merson, because he hates City. I would love to sit next to Merson and flick him on the ear every now and again. When he is going on, I'd go, 'Have that'. But, yeah, I love Soccer Saturday. And The Sunday Supplement. I'd be great on that as well. I would love to say to Brian Woolnough, 'You look exactly like one of my aunties'. He does!

I have dug out a copy of NME from 2001. You had a bit of a rant about media-trained footballers. Do you still think that's a problem? Has the game lost its soul?
Well, you don't know, because Stan Bowles was never interviewed live on the television and neither was George Best or all those great players in the Sixties and Seventies. Footballers these days have got to be quite bland. They can't really say what they think. I mean, they do now on twitter, don't they, and they get slagged off a bit. But they do trot out the cliches. Those post-match interviews are a bit stale and dull, really.

Have you got many footballer mates?
Rio (Ferdinand), Jamie Carragher, Jamie Redknapp, Nigel De Jong - I keep bumping into him in hotels. Tevez - obviously - Patrick Vieira...

Has Rooney sent you any more guitars to sign? You had the last one, which Coleen wanted to give him as a birthday present, sprayed blue then you wrote the lyrics to 'Blue Moon' over the top and called him 'Spongebob'.
Has he f**k. I think his missus learnt her lesson. I'll sign Wayne Rooney's hairpiece if he wants to send it down. I'll spray paint it blue for him and send it back. Rooney wanted the guitar for his birthday! How dare he.

Here's a strange one for you. Is it true that you stayed at Graeme Le Saux's house in Jersey during a break from Oasis in the Nineties?
No. I met him on a high street in Jersey once, that's it.

Okay, well, you're famously friends with Alessandro Del Piero. How did that happen?
There's a guy who used to work for Sony records in Italy. He used to look after Oasis and do out promo. His best mate was Del Piero. Oddly enough, Del Piero was putting out a compilation album on Sony in Italy. If you can get your head around that? Del Piero was an Oasis fan and he came backstage at one of the shows. It went from there. We kept in touch and I went to the 2006 World Cup with him when Italy won it. It was great. When City played Juventus in Turin last season, we were in Juventus' dressing room afterwards with the Italian players. It smelt magnificent. IT SMELT MAGNIFCIENT.

What about your early experiences of football? The Oasis song 'Round Are Way' (sic) refers to 25-a-side park football before it gets dark. What inspired that song?
We used to have a park 'round our way called Erwood Road and we used to play 25-a-side on the bowling green, because the grass was cut really short. We used to get chased off by the park-keepers and all of that. But playing on bowling greens, God, it's like it's only one level down from the World Cup final. We used to play until it was dark. Then if the game had finished 22-22 or something, you used to carry on the next night. Those were the best days, man. Jumpers for goalposts and all that. Brilliant.

What position did you play when you were younger?

I was good in net. I was good in the Claude Makelele role as well. Seriously.

Only question on this subject, I promise. Liam's band, Beady Eye, have released a copy of 'Blue Moon' for Umbro. Have you heard it?
Oh, with the football kit? Yeah, yeah.

Do you like it?
Yeah, it's all right.

Moving on, you are a Celtic fan as well as City. Why is that?
That's an Irish thing. I used to love watching the Old Firm games in the Eighties. Then about 11 years ago we ramped it up a bit in our house when I met my wife. She's a staunch Rangers fan. It was like, 'Right, let's f**king get this on then'. Only recently have Celtic been on equal terms with that mob (Rangers). I've been to Celtic Park and heard the entire crowd sing 'Roll With It' before the game. It really was spine-tingling. I was at Martin O'Neill's first Old Firm game as manager when Celtic won 5-2. Henrik Larsson scored a hat-trick and it was honestly the best game of football I've ever been to. I would say to any football fan, no matter who you support and if you can get tickets, go to an Old Firm game at Celtic Park. Unbelievable.

How does it rate in comparison with the Manchester derby?
Well, I'm from Manchester and there is no love loss in those games. It's on a par with the Old Firm. But Celtic Park is huge and it's a lot more colourful. The Manchester derby, The Poznan is a spectacle now, but we have only just got that. Up at Celtic Park, when they all sing with the scarves going up, it really is something else.

Any other memorable matches?
I was at the FA Cup semi-final against United last season. I wouldn't say I enjoyed a single second of it. It was just too nerve-wracking. The play-off final against Gillingham was a bit of a game. My first ever game, the one against Newcastle, we won 5-1 and Malcolm McDonald scored the one for Newcastle. It was the Bell-Summerbee era and I guess that's when the bug took over. Never look back. I've seen some great games on the television as well. The way Barcelona dismantled United in the Champions League final last season was something else. And the Barcelona-Real Madrid games in the Super Cup have been amazing. What about Jose Mourinho poking that guy in the face?!

What do you think of Mourinho?
I love him. We all love him in England. Everybody hates him all around the world, but we love him. He doesn't give a f**k. The ladies love him because he's swarthy and looks like a pirate. And we love him because he's a bit mad. He talks psychedelic bulls**t half the time and we would all love him as our manager.

Skysports.com spoke to Alan McGee (former Creation records founder who first signed Oasis) a few months ago and he said he used to invite Rangers players to your gigs in Scotland. Any good stories?
We met Gascoigne. He used to come when he was playing for Rangers. We had a few nights out with him. I remember having a night out with him and, no word of a lie, a parrot. Don't ask what happened, but there was a swimming pool involved.

Let's have the full story...
I can't remember. We were all wasted. It was when Rangers were signing loads of Italian players and they were all coming to the gigs. I remember one night, I think we were just in the bar havin' it, and Gascoigne was there smoking loads of cigars. I went, 'Are you playing tomorrow?' and he went, 'Yep'. I thought, 'F**king hell!'.

You don't get stories like that in football very much anymore. Do you miss it?
Players like Gascoigne are one-off. It's such big business these days. If Gazza was playing for City now, at the equivalent, he would be on £140-150grand-a-week. I'm sure there would be all sorts of clauses in that contract, so I don't think the likes of Gazza would survive in the modern game. Gazza wasn't really an athlete, he was a force of nature.

Are you a fan of any other sports? I don't really have you down as a cricket fan?
I do like cricket, yeah. I don't play it. I've been to Lords once to see England-Australia, which was great. When they won The Ashes in 2005 for the first time in years, that was great. They seem to be like young lads now. Back in the day, cricket was played by Geography teachers, like David Gower on Sky and all of that mob. Public School boys. Now, I know Freddie (Flintoff), and it's young lads and you can kind of relate to them. I watch the Ashes. But I've not watched much of this Indian series. I do like tennis as well, yeah, love it. Obviously I don't play it. If I played it, I'd be in hospital in about an hour. But I watch it. (Roger) Federer, (Rafael) Nadal, (Novak) Djokovic and all that lot, it's great. I love watching Wimbledon, it's amazing.

What about the Olympics in London next year? Will you be going?
I've been invited to the opening ceremony. I might take my kids.

I was going to ask about that. Apparently Coldplay are part of the opening ceremony. Did you get any offer?
(Pause) I'm not allowed to say.

Really? Did you turn them down or something else?
I'm not allowed to say. Hahaha. But I'll be there. I might go along with the kids. It looks like it might be a laugh.

Sadly, that's our time up. Good luck with the single on Monday and hope it all goes well.
Try and get me on that Soccer Saturday panel at Sky Sports! Bye.

Source: www.skysports.com

Liam Gallagher Defends Wayne Rooney Ahead Of Manchester Derby

Liam Gallagher has started the Alex Ferguson-style mind games ahead of Man City's FA Cup semi-final against Man U by slating shop steward Gary Neville.

Asked about Mario Balotelli's antics by BBC Football Focus, the Beady Eye singer said: "What a geezer. I mean, all that throwing darts at people.

"That's not cool - a water balloon would have done. You know what I mean?

"But I like characters. If the world was full of f***ing Gary Neville's man, it would be bobbins, wouldn't it?

"He just looks like an estate agent."

He's got a point.

Foul-mouth Liam did defend the now retired Gary's former teammate Wayne Rooney though, after his four-letter rant into a TV camera.

The frontman said: "I don't know what the big fuss is about, you know.

"I suppose there's a lot of kids out there called Sebastian who will find it horrific that he's swearing down the camera.

"But it happens, young man."

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Wayne Rooney Still Has His Manchester City Gibson Guitar

Rio Ferdinand revealing interview with Wayne Rooney appears in his No 5 online magazine tomorrow.

Here is a little piece from it.

Rio: Is it true Noel Gallagher sent you a guitar for your birthday?

Wayne: Yeah, he did. Colleen asked him. I'm a big fan of Oasis, she bought the guitar and then sent it to them to sign for my birthday. I was happy with the guitar he gave me but a bit disappointed with his comments afterwards. He said I gave it away to charity but I've still got it in the house.

To watch Rio's video interview in full log on to www.rioferdinand.com/5mag

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Noel Gallagher Interview - Talk Of The Terrace

Noel talks about Man City's exit from the FA Cup, how he trashed one of Wayne Rooney's birthday presents, why he wants to be a referee and what his next musical plans are.

Also featured is a Man City Mastermind quiz.

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