FA Youth Cup -hat's off and humble pie!

I am dishing up a large slice of humble pie as I type, since it would appear that contrary to my predictions, the club have already sold 30,000 tickets to tomorrow night's FA Youth Cup match. So where only two thirds of the lower tier was open for the game against Cardiff in the last round, it looks as if the entire stadium will be occupied tomorrow night.

I also wouldn't be surprised if there are more at our ground than the nuber of fans joining me up at Villa Park and when you consider that we are supposedly on the floor at the minute, this is some achievement, especially in light of the fact that apparently there were under a thousand at Old Trafford to watch Man Utd in the last round

Now all we need is a win to ensure a place in the final, which will undoubtedly be a memorable occasion, as if there are over 30,000 for the semi on the same night as the first XI are playing, heaven knows how many would turn up for the final

Big Love
Bernard