MEANWHILE NOEL GALLAGHER IS THRILLED BY SOCCER TEAM'S NEW FORTUNES.

OASIS star NOEL GALLAGHER is celebrating on the road in Canada after learning his "laughing stock" soccer team has been bought by "an Arab prince". The rocker has made it clear how overjoyed he is with the news from back home in England in a blog on the official Oasis website, but he's staggered by how fast his beloved Manchester City has gone from being a struggling club to the richest team in Britain.

He raves,

"That fortune cookie actually worked. Woke up to 19 text messages. Man City have been bought out by an Arab prince! Rock the f**kin’ Casbah! "They’re buying everything that moves in the transfer market. It’s beautiful madness. WE MUST ALL BOW TO THE NEW MECCA OF ENGLISH FOOTBALL, THE MIDDLE-EASTLANDS!!! What a way to start the day. Breakfast has never tasted so good. "It is simply staggering (news). For our club to go from being a laughing stock to the richest club in England in a matter of moments is ludicrous!! AND WE’VE SIGNED ROBINHO!!! It’s like the end of the world or summat. We celebrate accordingly."