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Noel Gallagher set for rocky ride at North concert

Jun 7 2009 by Paul Loraine, Sunday Sun

:: Click here to listen to what Noel Gallagher said about Toon fans ::

Greg Tunney, a member of the Toon Ultras supporters group, said Gallagher could expect a hostile welcome.

“If he’s walking about on the street, people are not going to be welcoming him.

“Obviously, the exact welcome he gets will depend on how much people like him for his music. There are going to be a lot of people who he has upset though.

“I don’t know if people will have stopped buying their music but the fans who like the club more than Oasis are going to be annoyed by what he’s said.”

Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Newcastle United Supporters’ Club said the Geordie people would be big enough to ignore the comments.

“My response first of all is that what he’s said shows him up for the ignoramus that he is.

“In terms of what kind of welcome he will get, people from Newcastle will rise above such childish comments.

“The comments should be treated with the contempt they deserve. He has shown a complete lack of understanding to be fair.

“He is probably doing it for a bit of publicity . . . he wants to get a reaction.”

Sunderland FC has spent thousands of pounds and is employing almost 1500 members of staff for the massive logistics exercise of hosting the Oasis gig.

The show is expected to pull in a crowd of 50,000.

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