As the diehards pitted themselves against the public for precious seats, one Thatter warmly congratulates another on scoring tickets for the Wembley show, adding: “And congrats on becoming a grandmother too!”
2011, James MacCarthey, Take That: Uncensored On The Record, Coda Books (2011), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
They greet visitors to the website by saying Take That Appreciation Pages has been running since 1st April 1996, and is dedicated to Thatters all over the world!
Me and my friend, a fellow Thatter from the back in the day, had tickets for the opening night of Take That’s spectacular Progress Tour over the summer, at the Stadium of Light.
Noun: "(slang) a member of the English boy band Take That"
But, typical of the band's everything-and-the-kitchen-sink approach, this song finds room for a chord sequence homaging Take That's Back For Good. "We've never been music snobs," says Wire, who once defended Gary Barlow's honour when the Thatters were slagged off by Arctic Monkeys.
2013, Lewis Justin, Gary Barlow: Time to Shine - The Unauthorised Biography, John Blake Publishing Ltd (2013), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
But, although Gary and co-vocalist Ian Wilson (member of the Manchester pop group Sad Café) would record the vocal parts for 'Girl' at a studio in Cheadle Hulme — with the other four Thatters looking on — the song would never be officially released, not as a single, nor a B-side, nor even as an album track.