Leeds United play Millwall in the semi-final of the FA Youth Cup on Thursday night at Elland Road with ticket sales now approaching 10,000 and the club are appealing for more support
Jonathan Woodgate. Paul Robinson. Harry Kewell. Noel Whelan. Jamie Forrester. All are Leeds United names the current Under-18s would have been forgiven for not knowing until a few weeks ago.
“It's not necessarily something new, but the FA Youth Cup is a good hook to talk about those things, to talk about the history of the club and the values and the people we represent. A lot of our players are from Leeds, they’re all Leeds lads coming through who grew up wanting to play for Leeds and they've got that opportunity.
“When you see it on the honours board as you walk out of the tunnel at Elland Road, you see all the things the club have won, the FA Youth Cup is on there. It's something people value, it's a massive competition, it's on the honours board when you walk past. “That's been quite consistent at the club for a long time, the pathway to the first team,” he said. “Our young players see it and our young players are inspired by it. We share the same site, we're on the same training ground.
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