24 Apr 2026 18:43:14
I think we will beat dirty Leeds. I think the players will make a “strange” statement.
Anyway, Come on my mighty Blues.
24 Apr 2026 20:31:29
Tom
I'm not so optimistic. The players know we have an interim coach, the league is gone, as we continue to slide down, and the players know that even if we beat Leeds, we won't beat City in the final. Therefore, the World Cup and not getting injured will be on the players' minds.
24 Apr 2026 20:36:43
Bill, this is me, the cynical old git. I think they win because it will be them saying don't blame us, blame the manager.
24 Apr 2026 20:59:58
Bill, I'm not sure how long you have supported Chelsea or how old you are but we have won games in the past when no one expected us to, get to a final and anything can happen mate. In 2012 and 2021 in The Champions League Finals we were massive underdogs but came out on top. The same can happen this season. Part of following a football team is the hope, the feeling that just maybe, just with a little bit of luck, this will be our day.
Us older fans have that belief, that hope, that joy when the impossible happens. A lot of our newer fans and our tourist fans with the half and half scarves don't have that connection and I guess you fall into that catergory mate.
25 Apr 2026 09:29:23
Greenaway, unfortunately, I'm old enough to remember the infamous cup final, hence the dirty Leeds. God, I miss the state of the pitches.
I absolutely agree that we have done things in the past that surprised people, but I'm just factoring in the World Cup coming up.
25 Apr 2026 10:38:10
I think it's telling we've gone from underdogs against teams like Barcelona, Munich, PSG and City and hoping for the 'impossible to happen' to being up against Leeds and saying 'can we do the impossible'. It is, frankly, absurd.
25 Apr 2026 11:08:51
I'm not sure how "impossible" comes into the equation.