Likes - United, Wire, Raiders, Kim Kardashian, Kevin Penny, Robi Muller, Mark Thomas(great cut out pass) David Lyon

Dislikes - ABU's, grief junkies, berties, Wigan, Saints and Chris Riley.

Yes, I think you are right. Until a group has had a number one, they can not really claim to be serious musicians as guys like John Dolce elegantly demonstrated. I don't know why people seem to be so stuck in the past as well, although Morrisey was something of an exception as he was a poet as well as a great singer.

What really lies, Beyond the constraints of my mind
Could it be the sea, With fate mooning back at me
No it's just more lock jawed pop stars
Thicker than pig , Nothing to convey
They're so scared to show intelligence
It might smear their lovely career

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things

Likes
Wire
Man City
The smell of roast coffee, when you take the lid off the tin.
Inappropriate clothing on middle-aged women, or younger women for that matter. DING-DONG!
Walking past a curry takeaway.
Femail brunette Breakfast TV presenters (Monday-Wednesday)
Genesis
Playing golf well
Blonde beers, wheatbeers and golden ales
I'm Alan Partridge, Stella Street, The League of Gentlemen


Dislikes
Football teams with an M50 postcode
Sue Barker
Tiger Woods
Indie music
Bad mannered people, especially kids
Foster's, Carling, XXXX, Carlsberg etc
The Disney Channel
American sit-coms
Three putting

But then you kind of DID join in although it was a whole lotta nonsense

Likes: City, Wire, Manchester, proper Ultras atmospheres in footy (see Aris or Besiktas for examples), NRL, State of Origin, NBA, F1, boxing, international tournament football, techno/tech-house/house, blues&psychedelic rock, some underground hip hop, good clothes/shoes, Guinness Original, Aspall cider, djarum specials, cigars, food, nutrition and fitness, prehistory, science, women...

Dislikes: Rags, turncoat Rags, Widnes, Stockport County, the British media, how rugby league isn't a huge sport and how inferior sports get more investment and coverage, how swearing and moaning at the refs/diving/lack of biff has become a feature of rugby league, unneeded stupidly loud blaring music at sporting events, GMP, how so many average buildings are allowed to be erected, being underappreciated at work, people who are too serious...