13 May 2026 18:01:58
I understand the FA Youth Cup final v City will be on BBC tomorrow night, fyi.
13 May 2026 19:02:17
Cheers, Red Man. I was intending to go until they changed the venue.
13 May 2026 20:21:02
It's live on TNT, also live on radio on MUFC website.
City have been pretty s***y over the location of the game, it's being held at the Joie Stadium, whose capacity is, I believe, around 10,000, although the demand for tickets has been massively in excess of that.
We did offer to stage it at O.T. but City refused, and the result is we were allocated about 1000 tickets. When we were last in a youth cup final a few years back, when Garnacho and Mainoo played, there was 64,000 at O.T. for the game, so clearly our allocation is woefully inadequate.
Anyway, wherever the game is being played, hope we smash them. Will be some good players on show.
JJ Gabriel should be playing, and there are also conflicting stories about Shea Lacey and whether or not he is injured. Hope he is OK, as he really looks a good player.
Chido Obi is also still eligible for U18s, so again I expect to see him. Have to say, up until a few months back I had been a bit disappointed by many of his appearances since joining us, but over the last few months he seems to have improved quite significantly. He is clearly a better all round player, with movement and hold up play, and not just trying to be a goal scorer. It does look as if the coaching team have been working hard on him.
13 May 2026 20:33:56
Have just reread Redman's post, and realised he correctly stated the game will be on BBC tomorrow. For some reason, that did not register with me, and I thought he was just stating the game was being played!
Dear oh dear, I suppose it comes to us all eventually.
Clearly, it does not really matter about it being on TNT.