Noel Gallagher On Hooligan Past

Oasis guitarist and well known Manchester City fan Noel Gallagher has revealed in a new interview that he used to hang around with some of the club's most notorious football hooligans, it has emerged.

Noel Gallagher has long been an outspoken fan of Manchester City, appearing with brother Liam in a photoshoot decked in the club's shirts. The guitarist was a regular at the infamous Kippax Stand in the club's old ground of Maine Road, and was apparently familiar with many of the top casual faces of the day.

"I knew all that lot and I still see a few of them today," he told British red top The Sun. "They were quite mad times. Half of us were on the dole."

Manchester City's casual following was dominated by violent firms such as The Guv'nors and The Maine Line Service Crew, who were feared throughout the UK in the 80s.

"The grounds we used to go to 20 years ago were dangerous, especially night games at Leeds and places like that, and wondering whether or not you'd make it home in one piece," he said.

Gallagher isn't the only musician who ran with casuals - Beautiful South star Paul Heaton was involved with Sheffield United's crew. One facet of Noel Gallagher's life with the casuals does remain, however, with the Oasis songwriter boasting a massive collection of vintage trainers.