King Eric

It matters not a jot if you're red or blue, United or City, Oasis or Blur. Or, indeed, none of the above. Like I say, that's not what this is all about. Please indulge me: if you can spare 57 seconds out of your busy schedule then I urge, nay, beseech you to listen to this Liam Gallagher story about Eric Cantona - you'll be thanking me later. Upon getting Oasis back together Noel Gallagher said he'd forgotten just how funny his brother was. So had I.

O brother, where art thou?

I read the news today (Oh, Boy) and was mildly alarmed to read that Liam Gallagher thinks he can 'get the band back together' without Noel. Hmmm: what Liam Gallagher is blissfully unaware of is that he's a Number Two. In the same way that Art Garfunkel is a Number Two. And John Oates.

Unlike Liam, I have a soft spot for his big brother. Noel is the brains behind the operation. Without Noel there isn't an Oasis. Without Noel it's just another Beady Eye. Or worse, a Beady Eye tribute band, And as any right minded individual will tell you, the best part of any Oasis gig was always in the interval when Liam and his cronies went to the bar for twenty minutes, leaving Noel out front sat on a stool playing his acoustic.