From Penalty Hero to Gallagher Madness…

Picture this: a young, starry-eyed Nicky Weaver, fresh out of football diapers at the ripe age of 18, braves the rollercoaster that is Manchester City! Just before his gloves crowned him king at Wembley in 1999, he faced another dizzy challenge— his first glimpse of Oasis! The Gallagher brothers were not just regular chaps; they were the pied pipers leading City fans straight into a frenzy. Imagine being plucked from Mansfield Town into the whirlpool that is the Millennium Suite, where ‘keep calm and carry on’ was merely a distant echo!

But wait for it! The Kippax stand had more thrills than a theme park. Liam and Noel Gallagher trampled onto the pitch before a game against Portsmouth, causing chaos like they’d just set a match to fireworks. Liam strutted along the halfway line, cigarette in one hand, cheekily saluting the away fans with two fingers of… friendship? Who knew two blokes could hypnotize thousands faster than you can say “Wonderwall”? Weaver stood gobsmacked, as if they’d just declared him the new King of Manchester.

Fast forward to 2023, and Liam still has a knack for crowd control as he dedicates songs to City’s maestro, Pep Guardiola. It’s a riot every time Oasis rumbles back together, with Jack Grealish moshing among the masses. Manchester United fans, take note: no incense needed to make City fans delirious; just bring back the Gallaghers, and boom, it’s pandemonium every time! So next time you see a City fan going bananas, check if Oasis is playing nearby!