Viral Man United fan reveals dream plan for Old Trafford haircut with five wins in a row
A Manchester United fan who has gone viral for his ever-growing hair wants it chopped off at Old Trafford. Frank Ilett has vowed not to cut his hair until United win five matches in a row, with his challenge commencing last October. United could finally be on their way to five wins in a row and end a viral challengeGetty Ruben Amorim’s side are yet to win five on the bounce, so Ilett has seen a dramatic growth that has caught attention from all fan bases. There were some unsavoury scenes at Old Trafford on Saturday when he was shockingly grabbed by his hair during the 2-1 win over Chelsea. However, Ilett has shaken it off and remained positive for the future of his challenge, aptly dubbed The United Strand. And now that United have potentially started a five-match winning run, he has looked ahead to his plans for he finally gets a trim. Appearing on Inside Devils for talkSPORT, Ilett was asked if anything is in the pipeline for his long-awaited cut. “There’s nothing concrete yet, there a few talks. But, my ideal thing would be to get it cut at Old Trafford by one of the players,” he said. “I completely understand why they haven’t been in contact with me, I completely get that. “But I’m hoping once there’s maybe a bit more of a positive vibe around results and things like that, if we’re on four-in-a-row, then hopefully they might feel like they’re in a place to sort that out for me.” Before speaking on his new hairstyle once United win five games in a row, Ilett said he is donating his hair to The Little Princess Trust. They provide wigs to children and young people up to 24-years-old who have lost their hair from cancer treatment or other conditions. Ilett wants some of the United players to cut his hair at Old TraffordtalkSPORT “Well, first things first, I’m planning to donate my hair to The Little Princess Trust,” he added. “The fundraising page is justgiving.com/page/theunitedstrand, so I’m planning to do that. “And that might actually work well, because you have to put it into bunches, and then cut the bunches off. “So, maybe several players could do a bunch each or something like that. But then, I think the plan is to probably, after that, buzz cut to start with and we’ll go from there.” When could United win five consecutive matches? Victory over Chelsea was just United’s second from six matches across all competitions so far this season. However, it could springboard them towards finally winning five in a row and allow Ilett to cut his hair off. Wins against Brentford and Sunderland will take Ilett even closer to his goalGetty United travel to Brentford at Saturday lunchtime in the Premier League, live on talkSPORT, before hosting Sunderland on October 4. After the October international break, they face a huge test away at rivals Liverpool at Anfield before welcoming Brighton to Old Trafford. When asked if United can extend their consecutive win tally to three over the next two fixtures, Ilett replied: “I feel like this is the best opportunity to do it. “No disrespect to Brentford and Sunderland, but we should be winning those games, let’s be honest so, I’m very hopeful we’ll be three out of five. “I mean, after the international break, it is Liverpool at Anfield… We have to believe that we can do something. “The only thing is, someone was saying to me the other day, I didn’t realise how long it was, I can’t remember when, the last time we actually won at Anfield was longer than I even want to remember!”

A Manchester United fan who has gone viral for his ever-growing hair wants it chopped off at Old Trafford.
Frank Ilett has vowed not to cut his hair until United win five matches in a row, with his challenge commencing last October.

Ruben Amorim’s side are yet to win five on the bounce, so Ilett has seen a dramatic growth that has caught attention from all fan bases.
There were some unsavoury scenes at Old Trafford on Saturday when he was shockingly grabbed by his hair during the 2-1 win over Chelsea.
However, Ilett has shaken it off and remained positive for the future of his challenge, aptly dubbed The United Strand.
And now that United have potentially started a five-match winning run, he has looked ahead to his plans for he finally gets a trim.
Appearing on Inside Devils for talkSPORT, Ilett was asked if anything is in the pipeline for his long-awaited cut.
“There’s nothing concrete yet, there a few talks. But, my ideal thing would be to get it cut at Old Trafford by one of the players,” he said.
“I completely understand why they haven’t been in contact with me, I completely get that.
“But I’m hoping once there’s maybe a bit more of a positive vibe around results and things like that, if we’re on four-in-a-row, then hopefully they might feel like they’re in a place to sort that out for me.”
Before speaking on his new hairstyle once United win five games in a row, Ilett said he is donating his hair to The Little Princess Trust.
They provide wigs to children and young people up to 24-years-old who have lost their hair from cancer treatment or other conditions.
“Well, first things first, I’m planning to donate my hair to The Little Princess Trust,” he added.
“The fundraising page is justgiving.com/page/theunitedstrand, so I’m planning to do that.
“And that might actually work well, because you have to put it into bunches, and then cut the bunches off.
“So, maybe several players could do a bunch each or something like that. But then, I think the plan is to probably, after that, buzz cut to start with and we’ll go from there.”
When could United win five consecutive matches?
Victory over Chelsea was just United’s second from six matches across all competitions so far this season.
However, it could springboard them towards finally winning five in a row and allow Ilett to cut his hair off.
United travel to Brentford at Saturday lunchtime in the Premier League, live on talkSPORT, before hosting Sunderland on October 4.
After the October international break, they face a huge test away at rivals Liverpool at Anfield before welcoming Brighton to Old Trafford.
When asked if United can extend their consecutive win tally to three over the next two fixtures, Ilett replied: “I feel like this is the best opportunity to do it.
“No disrespect to Brentford and Sunderland, but we should be winning those games, let’s be honest so, I’m very hopeful we’ll be three out of five.
“I mean, after the international break, it is Liverpool at Anfield… We have to believe that we can do something.
“The only thing is, someone was saying to me the other day, I didn’t realise how long it was, I can’t remember when, the last time we actually won at Anfield was longer than I even want to remember!”