- Man City announce Gallagher kit tribute
- Fans compare handwriting to ‘Rugrats’
- Will appear on shirts in Champions League & cup games
WHAT HAPPENED?
The club announced on Wednesday that their celebrity fan and famous British musician Noel Gallagher has designed the font on the club’s jerseys for 2024-25, and his handwriting will be present on the shirts that the players will wear in Champions League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup matches.
WHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING
A host of fans took to social media to slam the club’s decision. An X user named Oli even referenced the 115 FFP charges against City as he said of the Oasis singer: “Noel Gallagher is a bigger stain on this club than any financial rule break could ever be.”
A handle named Headersonn compared the fonts to the popular American animated series Rugrats, which initially aired on Nickelodeon back in 1993. He wrote: “It looks like Rugrats.”
Stanley Johnson, meanwhile, is convinced that the announcement was some sort of prank, as he wrote: “This new Man City kit with ‘design’ help from Noel Gallagher. Surely this is leak of next year’s April Fools meme?”
A handle named Cruyff Guy mocked Gallagher’s handwriting for being immature as he added: “I had no idea Noel Gallagher was a 5-year-old.”
A design agency named Studio DBD also weighed in, stating: “Plot twist, it wasn’t Ai that took our jobs it was Noel Gallagher.”