---
title: "Leeds: Noel Whelan reacts to U23 ticket news"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-noel-whelan-reacts-to-u23-ticket-news/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Leeds United News"
published: "2022-04-21T13:40:34Z"
modified: "2022-04-21T13:40:34Z"
---

# Leeds: Noel Whelan reacts to U23 ticket news

**Leeds United [employee](https://twitter.com/NoelDavidWhelan/status/1412024796783710211) Noel Whelan has hailed the club’s supporters ahead of a potential record attendance for an Under-23 fixture on Friday evening.**

### The Lowdown: Elland Road ticket details

The Whites youngsters, now led by Andrew Taylor following Mark Jackson’s promotion to the first team, take on Manchester City tomorrow evening.

[![Latest Leeds United news!](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-2022-03-10T184055Z_1834933207_UP1EI3A1FW561_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-ENGLAND-LEE-AVA-REPORT-1-scaled-1.jpg)](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/latest-leeds-united-news-42/)

Leeds gave season ticket holders and members the opportunity to attend for [free](https://www.leedsunited.com/news/ticketing/29730/tickets-manchester-city-under-23s-h) up until April 12, with [Beren Cross](https://twitter.com/BerenCross/status/1516835590762897412) sharing on Wednesday evening that ticket sales are beyond 17,000.

The record for a Premier League 2 fixture stands at 17,525 – set by Everton in 2017, but it looks as if the Whites will surpass that figure before the weekend.

### The Latest: Whelan’s comments

Talking to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/leeds-employee-hails-incredible-elland-road-development/), Whelan labelled the support as ‘incredible’, adding that this goes to show that an expansion to Elland Road needs to happen.

\[freshpress-quiz id=”389016″\]

> “That just says it all about our club.
>
> “We knew we had incredible supporters, and this is just the latest evidence of that.
>
> “It’s not the first time we’ve gone over the 10,000 mark – and that’s fantastic support.
>
> “This sort of thing just epitomises why we need a bigger stadium. A lot of these fans can’t get tickets for the Premier League games.
>
> “For me, this sort of demand just proves that an expansion to Elland Road needs to be in the works.
>
> “It’s going to be a great experience for these young players to play in front of that kind of crowd.”

### The Verdict: Bonkers

The well-known phrase ‘Leeds take more’ is sometimes mocked by opposition supporters, but this just goes to show how incredible the Whites faithful are.

Bringing nearly 20,000 to a U23 fixture is crazy, and potentially higher than a number of Championship attendances this weekend.

The club have [teased](https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/leeds-united-expansion-radrizzani-kinnear-21817843) work to Elland Road in recent years, and after this update, hopefully, they will make a start on plans to expand the current 37,890 capacity.

***In other news: [‘In the coming days’ – Fabrizio Romano drops blow for Leeds and Orta as ‘agreement’ reached.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/leeds-whites-set-to-miss-out-on-noussair-mazraoui/)***