"With his towering bouffant increasingly resembling a Coldstream Guards bearskin hat, that Manchester United Fan With The Hair is currently on Day No 380 of his personal challenge not to get a trim until Manchester United win five consecutive matches in all competitions. A journey that predates Ruben Amorim's arrival at Old Trafford and began as a joke between friends, Frank Ilett's daily dispatches from"
"Ilett and his increasingly long locks have captured the public imagination to such an extent that several weeks ago a follically-challenged, fellow United fan chose to attack him at Old Trafford for the heinous crime of having a high barnet, while yesterday a Portuguese reporter raised the subject of the challenge with Diogo Dalot in a post-match interview. We'll see, said Dalot, upon being told that Ilett would probably sleep easier for a while, now that United had finally strung together back-to-back top"
Frank Ilett has not cut his hair for 380 days as part of a challenge to wait until Manchester United win five consecutive matches in all competitions. The challenge began as a joke before Ruben Amorim's tenure and grew as the team repeatedly failed to win consecutive Premier League games under Amorim. Ilett's long hair has provoked strong reactions, including a physical attack at Old Trafford and media attention prompting Diogo Dalot to comment. Players and staff acknowledged the embarrassing statistic and urged greater consistency ahead of upcoming fixtures.
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