Thought of some slang: ‘top’ is good, but ‘on top’ is bad, means chaos, trouble etc. As in ‘ooh man, it’s all gone a bit on top now’. Similarly ‘shady’ or ‘moody’ mean a bit dodgy.
I don’t know if this is the sort of aspect of Manc culture you are interested in, but I know the lads involved from 4.34 to 9.00, so if you need any intimate details beckwall, I might be able to help you out. 