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It's a fair comment. I'll look for text only content.I've posted in the men's Academy forum about this so want to be consistent. I've been championing Academy football for most of my life and I'm always delighted to see all of our teams do well.
However, I'm not sure about posting images of very young children on this site without the clubs/parents permission.
If everyone else thinks it's ok then I'll let it go. Otherwise we should probably self-regulate on this one.
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Sure...I think that's reasonable enough. Thanks.It's a fair comment. I'll look for text only content.
I think it was clear cut enough with the tweet I posted yesterday, I shouldn't have used it - it was unclear where the photo had come from or what permission had been sought. There are more general issues though, that it would be interesting to get feedback from other posters on.Sure...I think that's reasonable enough. Thanks.
100%I think it was clear cut enough with the tweet I posted yesterday, I shouldn't have used it - it was unclear where the photo had come from or what permission had been sought. There are more general issues though, that it would be interesting to get feedback from other posters on.
The obvious grey areas are the ones around social media pictures of the player posted by a proud parent, and around the pictures posted by the Foundation. The @MU_Foundation itself (that run the girls' teams for the club) often include photos on their posts, including pictures of the U14 team this week.
The U21s are in a different category of course. United routinely include their photos (individual and group) when they're reporting.
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This week marks a significant one for Manchester United Women.
As well as our senior team facing Arsenal in a crunch game at the top of the Women’s Super League on Wednesday evening, our Under-16s and Under-21s have finals to look forward to on Saturday (22 April) and Sunday (23 April).
Our Under-21s are poised to face Chelsea in the Academy League Cup final, looking to retain the trophy with a repeat of last year's success.
Meanwhile our Under-16s are, like the senior team, tasked with defeating the Gunners - this time the FA Girls’ Cup is on the line.
UNDER-21s PREVIEW
Here are the key details of our upcoming clash…
– United v Chelsea Under-21s
– WSL Academy Cup Final
– Sunday 23 April
– 15:00 BST kick-off
– Loughborough University Stadium
Our talented crop of youngsters could once again end their campaign by lifting the WSL Academy Cup for a second consecutive season should they overcome a tough Chelsea side.
The Reds have been in high-flying form of late, picking up six wins in our last eight fixtures. The two exceptions were defeats to Leicester City - our first loss since late October - and Chelsea, who triumphed 2-0 on their home turf earlier this month.
PLAYERS TO LOOK OUT FOR
There are plenty of difference-makers in the United Under-21s ranks. Eleanor Ashton, for example, is our highest scorer across the current campaign, netting 17 goals in 22 appearances. She is followed closely by Megan Sofield, who has an impressive return of 12 goals in as many games.
We’ll also be able to call on the experience of Safia Middleton-Patel and Jessica Simpson, who recently signed long-term contracts with the club, along with both Keira Barry and Alyssa Aherne, who had an invaluable run-out for the senior team against Sheffield United in our final home fixture of 2022. The players themselves will also be able to tap into their own experiences of last year's final success when we beat Birmingham to lift the Cup, with United looking to repeat our fortunes.
Our encounter with Chelsea is set to be shown live on The FA Player.
UNDER-16s PREVIEW
Before our Under-21s showpiece, though, our Under-16s take centre stage on Saturday…
– United v Arsenal
– FA Girls’ Youth Cup Final
– Saturday 22 April
– 16:00 BST kick-off
– Loughborough University Stadium
This will be the second meeting between the clubs this week, following the senior sides' WSL clash at Leigh Sports Village on Wednesday night. Saturday will see the turn of our Under-16s as they go for silverware in the FA Girls’ Cup but beating Arsenal will be no easy task, given the north London side have won their league without a loss, mirroring their men's ‘Invincibles’ team of 2003/04.
The Reds have also been on quite a run of form too, having not lost a game since our second of the season when we were narrowly beaten at home by Sheffield United. The same opponents also ended our subsequent 10-game winning streak, by holding us to a draw. Thereafter, we racked up four more wins before another draw, 1-1 against Liverpool.
We have netted 66 goals across the season, with our top scorer being Tamira Livingston with 12 in 14 appearances, followed closely by Scarlett Hill on seven in 16.
Meanwhile, Arsenal have netted 100 times in their campaign, so this promises to be another enthralling encounter.
Good luck to all of our women's teams playing this week!
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