Since Liam Gallagher decided to take his little disagreement with Noel to the courts this week, we have, in turn, decided to monitor their progress and keep score throughout their court battle as if it were a game of squash. Noel claims that the cancelled V Festival gig that led to Oasis' demise was due to Liam suffering from a hangover, while Liam says it's because he was diagnosed with laryngitis. Until now, it was all square between the pair - with no proof either way - but Noel's now taken an early lead, going one up on Liam after a picture has emerged of the Beady Eyed man swigging Guinness the night before the cancelled gig.

Liam was outraged when Noel had the cheek to suggest he didn't turn up to V because he was hungover from a heavy night before. Let's just refresh our memory and remind ourselves of his defence:

"Those are big lies that I've got to clear up, the first one about me being hungover — I got diagnosed with laryngitis for the V festival, wasn't hungover. I do gigs when I've been hung-over, I'm a big boy."

So then, Liam (we feel like we're the judge in this court battle now), how do you explain the picture printed in The Sun today, of you holding aloft a can of Guinness as if it's Simba in The Lion King? Fair enough, you could have just had the one, but one of the fans who was with you begs to differ...

"After the gig in Staffordshire, Noel headed down to London. But Liam, other band members and his close friends stayed and had a party in his trailer.

Liam had quite a few beers. He left at 3am to carry on elsewhere. He didn't seem to have anything wrong with his voice."

The odds are stacking up against you here, Liam. You say you'd been diagnosed with laryngitis by the doctor, yet you were soothing your poorly throat with alcohol to make it all better. The evidence thus far is overwhelming, we make that one nil to Noel. What have you got for an equaliser?