Arctic Monkeys fans have just discovered what debut album cover star Chris McClure is doing now

Arctic Monkeys fans marking the 19th anniversary of the band’s debut album ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’, have been left baffled by what the cover star is doing now.

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Chris McClure, whose face was featured smoking on the iconic cover of their 2006 debut album, was recently the subject of resurfaced footage of an Oasis cover Reverend & The Makers performed alongside Milburn and Arctic Monkeys in 2004.

As fans marked the band’s latest anniversary last week (January 23), eagle eyed fans discovered Chris, who is also the brother of Reverend And The Makers’ Jon McClure, was the man behind a spoof TikTok Sunday League football account.

The account sees McClure portray the comedy character Steve Bracknall, an exaggerated version of an amateur football manager in the fake Sunday League team, Royal Oak FC.

@stevebracknall

It’s more than football. It’s about belonging to something bigger. Steven Bracknall #bracknall #stevebracknall #fyp #sundayleague #football

♬ original sound – Steve-Bracknall

@stevebracknall

Goals have been an issue. If you don’t shoot ya don’t score. Steve #bracknall #stevebracknall #fyp #football

♬ original sound – Steve-Bracknall

“Just found out this bloke is that Sunday league TikTok manager Steve Bracknall lol,” one fan wrote.

Another, who got his album covers mixed up, added: “Everyone only just finding out Steve Bracknall is the bloke on the AM album should be put on fraud watch.”

A third said: “I actually can’t believe that it’s @SteveBracknall on the front of one of the greatest albums of all time.”

Just found out this bloke is that Sunday league TikTok manager Steve Bracknall lol https://t.co/rg6ukoO2Mt

— Sean (@SeanDOlfc) January 19, 2025

Everyone only just finding out Steve Bracknall is the bloke on the AM album should be put on fraud watch

— Cole ▯ (@swfccom) January 19, 2025

I actually can’t believe that it’s @SteveBracknall on the front of one of the greatest albums of all time #arcticmonkeys #stevebracknall pic.twitter.com/OrasMH46ih

— Midge (@djmidge1) January 20, 2025

McClure himself recently took to social media to confirm the character is indeed him adding: “2024 has been most intense year of my life. Loss of my dad being the most difficult. Bringing a baby up. Leaving my job. Having a business that just exploded across the country. All the while pretending to be the assistant manager of a Sunday league football club.”

2024 has been most intense year of my life
Loss of my dad being the most difficult
Bringing a baby up
Leaving my job
Having a business that just exploded across the country

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