Does football news become music news when Noel Gallagher passes comment? The Oasis man has been talking to Radio Five Live about rumours that Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra is planning to axe manager Sven-Goran Eriksson. Speaking in his expert capacity as a Man City fan, Gallagher told the radio station: "To get rid of him [Eriksson] after the best season I can remember is ridiculous. It can't be for any footballing reasons. For a club that's been going nowhere fast for the last 25 years, with a manager who's the best out there bar Jose Mourinho... he turned it around and gave us a bit of style and dignity and grace. He bought some great players. The fans have got pride back in the club... I just think it's beyond a joke. We've got a manager who's got style".
He continued: "If the owner thought they could come in and qualify for the Champions League straight away then he's tripping. It'd be like sacking David Moyes at Everton or Martin O'Neill at Aston Villa because they didn't qualify. It takes more than one season. Eriksson is a graceful and dignified man. This guy Shinawatra has come in and he seems like a bit of a nutcase. The only thing that will get him off the hook is if he's got Mourinho lined up. Apart from Mourinho Eriksson's the best thing out there. I'd be amazed and appalled if I met a City fan who thought getting rid of Eriksson was a good thing. They all love him up there. I'd give him a big kiss and say, 'You know what, you take them to the cleaners'".