A news hound mails in:
"We don't conclude from that that we are waning in popularity. All our research, which is based on quantitative analysis, shows that our number of fans in Asia has grown."
Oh dear. Speculative bollox research by some dodgy marketing outfit vs hard 'n' fast shite attendance figs results and Gill goes for the former.
No wonder he has no problem with glazer's Mickey Mouse debt repayment plans...