Under 21's cup match

This afternoon sees United travel to the St. Andrews home of Birmingham City to play their first game in the newly-established U21 Premier League League Cup.

Teams from 52 Academies including 19 of the 22 that hold Category 1 status are participating and City reached the Last 32 thanks to a 3-2 win at Sheffield United.

Success for Newcastle would put them into the draw for the last 16, at which point the competition switches from regional to national level.

Kick-off is at 2pm and admission is £4 for adults and £2 for concessions. Please note that tickets must be bought in advance from the Kop ticket office, open from Noon.

The home side are advertising live coverage of the game via their YouTube channel online here

http://www.youtube.com/officialbcfc

so if you want to see the likes of Campbell, Bigi etc


Squad: Alnwick, Mitchell, Morgan, Tavernier, Haidara, Satka, Gillesphey, Good, Bigirimana, Miele, Olley, Quinn, Vuckic, Sammy Ameobi, Campbell, Aarons.

thanks to nufc.com

 

Looks like a decent team we're putting out.

 

it will give the manager or Kretinnear another look at what is coming through or not

 

Hope the youngsters do well, but I can't see them getting too much support.

 

United's U21 side are in action against their Birmingham City counterparts in the newly-established U21 Premier League Cup at St. Andrews. Kick-off is at 2pm and the live coverage via youtube advertised by City didn't happen due to "a technical glitch".

nufc.com.......... hmmmmm!

 

Canny looking squad that, mind.

 

Clarkie likes to surround himself with trusted mates.
Steve Watson manager for Birmingham U21's.

 

Birmingham U21s 2 Newcastle U21s 1


wait, wait , wait till I find the well worn quote , there it is,


"I suppose we'll have to wait till next year"

 

Something we're good at.

 

seems like the cup trail is still on despite being beaten 2-1, very strange

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from NUFC. com

A tale of three cities!

A 1-2 defeat by Birmingham City appeared to have ended Newcastle's U21 Premier League Cup campaign at the first time of asking on Tuesday - but within 72 hours, the Magpies were back in the competition!

Birmingham's on-loan striker Aaron Mclean scored both goals to defeat United - but it subsequently transpired that the same player had played and scored for parent club Hull City in the previous round of the competition.

Following talks with the Premier League, Birmingham opted to withdraw and United were promptly reinstated into the last 16 - where they'll play Leicester City at home on a date yet to be confirmed.

U21 Premier League Cup revised Round of 16 draw:

Burnley v Bolton Wanderers
Cardiff City/Chelsea v Bristol City/West Ham
Everton v Wolves
Exeter City v Blackburn Rovers
Newcastle United v Leicester City
Fulham v Arsenal
Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion
Reading v Watford

 

Something worked out well for us anyway.

 

Its all going our way

 

We need to kidnap Kinnear

 

Or something more permanent.