Development Squad in titanic table-topping tussle

If you’re en-route to Stocksbridge this Saturday, try and take a detour via the hallowed turf (3G) of the Nicholls Academy in Ardwick (M12 6BA) as the FC United Development Squad take on title rivals Brighouse Town in the Lancashire League, kick off 11am.

The visitors are currently placed second to the reds, five points adrift but with two games in hand and are currently unbeaten this season.

With no admittance fee and just a 1980s Old Trafford-like fence to peer through, watching the Development Squad in this top-of-the-table clash is a great way to prepare for the short hop to Stocksbridge up the A57, giving you time to arrive at Steel City in time for a pint or two to steady the nerves.

FC United Development Squad v Brighouse Town at 11am this Saturday - you know it makes sense!