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The sun is shining, Britpop is back on top and, more importantly, Oasis are BACK \u2013 plus, they\u2019ve got thousands of people that aren\u2019t even Manchester City fans doing the Pozna\u0144. Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n
Before you jump down our throats, yes, we\u2019re fully aware of what the popular Man City<\/a> supporter celebration is (including the fact that it\u2019s nicked); however, we have seen plenty of people confused over what it\u2019s all about.<\/p>\n Including a few in our office who couldn\u2019t give a monkey\u2019s about football, which is fair enough.<\/p>\n So, if like lots of other non-footy-obsessed Oasis<\/a> fans, you\u2019ve also been wondering A) what the Pozna\u0144 is and B) why people on the Live \u201925 reunion tour have been doing it, here\u2019s a brief explanation.<\/p>\n What is the Pozna\u0144 celebration?<\/p>\n For starters, if you\u2019ve been keeping off social media completely to avoid any spoilers whatsoever, first of all, well done, your willpower is much stronger than ours.<\/p>\n Secondly, if you\u2019ve never seen it before at all, here\u2019s what it looks like:<\/p>\n Oasis getting a Poznan going last night in Cardiff got to rate it \ud83d\ude02 pic.twitter.com\/CpjZWegMNN<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 _ (@ellMCFC_) July 5, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n It came out of Poland, hailing from the place of the same name and popularised by Ekstraklasa (a.k.a. the Polish first division) football<\/a> team, Lech Pozna\u0144, who have been doing it since the 1960s.<\/p>\n As you can see, the group \u2013 and in this case, stadium-wide celebration \u2013 sees supporters turning their backs on the pitch\/the centre of the arena and linking by wrapping arms around each other\u2019s shoulders and jumping up and down in one, massive, continuous wave.<\/p>\n It is quite a striking visual, no question about that.<\/p>\n Why are Oasis fans doing it?<\/p>\n Come on, you must have put two and two together by now.<\/p>\n Manchester City fans adopted this now iconic celebration more than a decade and a half ago, and have been doing it regularly during big games, big scorelines, and big trophy wins, of which there have been a lot since then.<\/p>\n In fact, aside from the Burnage boys being massive Blues, Liam Gallagher<\/a> himself actually instructed the Cardiff crowds on nights one and two.<\/p>\n Gallagher brothers kick off Oasis world tour with Cardiff show, as Liam tells fans ‘do the poznan’. <\/p>\n Oasis reunion live updates: https:\/\/t.co\/soPdCnP3JJ<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ZR1iBSzJ84<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sky News (@SkyNews) July 4, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n It\u2019s actually said to originate from Turkey or Greece, where it is also fairly commonplace, being simply referred to as \u2018la Grecque\u2019.<\/p>\n They\u2019ve even used some pretty biblical official photography from the opening weekend of the reunion tour as the cover art for a live recording re-released of \u2018Slide Away\u2019.<\/p>\n It might be the coolest album artwork we\u2019ve seen in a while, to be honest.<\/p>\n \u2018Slide Away (Live from Cardiff, 4 July \u201925)\u2019 \u2014 Oasis (@oasis) July 10, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n The history of the Pozna\u0144 and its connection to Man City<\/p>\n Be it at Wembley for a cup final or at the Etihad Stadium, where the majority of fans saw the supporter stunt for the first time, it\u2019s become arguably even more synonymous with City than its creators.<\/p>\n It was 2010, and the blue half of Manchester was hosting Lech Pozna\u0144 in the group stage of the Europa League<\/a>, but despite a 3-1 victory on the grass itself, more eyes were fixed on the stands themselves.<\/p>\n An army of 6,000 loyal Lech Pozna\u0144 fans travelled for the game and had the ground quite physically bouncing with a shade of slightly darker blue, so when Emmanuel Adebayor wrapped up a hat-trick, the home support decided to turn the jubilation on their opponents and do it themselves.<\/p>\n It was all in good spirit, of course, but it went down a pretty instant hit with City fans and has only grown more prevalent and regular ever since.<\/p>\n Perhaps one of the funniest sights in recent years is Noel Gallagher being too hungover to join in, which also led to one of the coldest-looking images of the songwriter ever, and one that was quickly dubbed a perfect album cover for the next High Flying Birds album or, who knows, maybe another Oasis record<\/a>?\u2026<\/p>\n NOEL GALLAGHER EXPLAINS POZNAN INCIDENT #mattmorganpodcast<\/a> #noelgallagher<\/a> #mancity<\/a> #poznan<\/a> #manchestercity<\/a> #oasisreunion<\/a> #oasis<\/a> #nghfbtour<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/w3VkQhMeX6<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Oasis Reunion (@TheOasisReunion) May 15, 2024<\/a> <\/p>\n the new cover of noel gallagher’s high flying birds, made by @MaxiGonzalez_23<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/h3NJMhbEP5<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 \ud835\ude64\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude68\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude68 \ud835\ude6b\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude59\ud835\ude5a\ud835\ude64\ud835\ude68 (@oasis_videos) May 12, 2024<\/a> <\/p>\n Ok, this is still up there in the cover art competition too. <\/p>\n So, yeah: that\u2019s pretty much the long and short of it, we just thought it would help if we quickly explained the Pozna\u0144 to anyone wondering why Oasis fans have been doing it.<\/p>\n Basically, if it was that big over in Wales, don\u2019t be surprised if you see a literal sea of people flood Heaton Park<\/a> before turning their backs to the stage, which seems to be triggered once Liam introduces \u2018Cigarettes & Alcohol.\u2019 It\u2019ll be interesting to see if Man United fans get involved.<\/p>\n And finally, just imagine how much more epic this is going to be back home in Manchester as we brace for quite possibly the biggest headline gig the region has ever seen\u2026<\/p>\n Read more:<\/p>\n For all the latest news, events and goings on in Greater Manchester,\u00a0subscribe to The Manc newsletter HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n Featured Images \u2014 TNT Sports<\/a> (screenshot)\/Oasis (via X)<\/p>\n
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