In 1992, in an interview with Volume magazine (issue 4), Mark E. Smith described Scanlon and Hanley as "fuckin' hard as nails...very super-intelligent fellows, but they're really reticent...I just love them to death.

[3] A supporter of Manchester City, Scanlon appeared on John Peel's radio programme in 1993 to discuss the club's form after attending a game he described as "grim" – an excerpt of this can be heard on the group's 1994 album Middle Class Revolt.

Steve Hanley told Simon Ford that Smith sacked the whole group, informing them that if they wanted their jobs back, they would have to ask him; Scanlon refused.

In 1996, Smith told Sunday Times journalist Stewart Lee, that Scanlon had been "trying to play jazz or Sonic Youth-style stuff over good simple songs that he'd written himself.

He also admits that "it was a big mistake getting rid of him"[6] Smith had previously publicly regretted dismissing Scanlon, telling Q "it was a bad decision...I do miss him".