I suppose it’s inevitable from now until Sunday that we’ll get cheesy soundbites from the Forest squad members in the run up to the game. Apparently, for Forest World subscribers, Nathan Tyson is seeking a chink in the Chelsea armoury, whilst skipper Ian Breckin is hoping to recover from a foot injury to take his place in the lineup having missed training earlier in the week because of it.
Even local boxer Carl Froch has been getting in on the act by joining the squad for training, and apparently scaring poor Kris Commons in the process! Hopefully we can live up to Carl’s reputation and deliver a knock-out ‘cobra’ strike to humble our more illustrious opponents, but I think not somehow! The less optimistic John McGovern reckons that we need to watch out for Lampard. That’s all well and good, but what about the rest of the Chelsea team, John?
Sammy Clingan played a full 90 minutes in a reserve friendly to give his match fitness a boost now he returns from suspension, whilst apparently Jack Lester is back in contention, and Dobie scored twice in the reserves. Smoulderwood has spoken about selection headaches, as whilst everyone in the squad will be champing at the bit to play, we need a reality check in many ways because we can’t risk any damage to our arguably much more important league fixtures – starting with our trip to Carlisle on Wednesday.
This is probably the first time in living memory we’ve had this kind of media exposure where we’ve been presented so overtly as underdogs – certainly in my lifetime anyway, and it’s brought about an interesting polarity amongst Forest fans. You have the righteous (should that be self-righteous?) indignation from some of the fans who resent we’re so obviously an underdog, and you have the giddy fans awaiting a big away trip and looking to enjoy it. It seems that even in the undeniably great occasion of facing the league champions in the cup and making a pot of cash to boot, Forest fans will always find a way of bitching with one another in one way or another!
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Lets get excited, it’s a dam sight better than our usual trips to place like Scunthorpe and Gillingham!!!
The Forest faithfull deserve a big day!!!
For all you lucky lucky people going – expect some of this and give it back twice as much:
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Chelski: What Class
As a Wycombe fan I was proud of our performance last night. Chelsea put out their strongest side and won comfortably enough, although I thought the 4-0 scoreline was harsh – first goal given away, third on the break and fourth in injury time. It looks like Shevchenko has found his level in Division Four!
I wasn’t impressed by the Chelsea fans. They don’t seem to have any respect for the efforts of the opposition and yet celebrated as though they had beaten Barcelona again, not a team who had drawn with Accrington Stanley on the weekend. At the end of the game when the PA announcer suggested some appreciation for the bottom-tier club who had reached the semi-finals of the cup, there was simply jeering and abuse.
Everything was summed up on the way out of the ground – when the Chelsea fans taunted Wycombe for their lowly status (and remember we drew with them two weeks ago) – the reply came: “At least we have class”.
Justin Halse
Well said Kieran/Justin, here in Greece we are having a laugh at Mourinho jumping up and down like crazy when Shevchenko opened the score….
Interesting………
We commented about chants early last week…..so how about one for the Chelsea fans booing and jeering Wycombe…… “Where were you when you were sh*t?”
Nothing quite like being gracious in victory is there!
Personally, I shall be waving the biggest inflatable I can get my hands on at the TV, since I am one of the few who didn’t get a ticket. In the unlikely event that we score, I shall scream so loud that my neighbours will call the police, and if we win, watch out for newspaper headlines like “Football fan burns own house down in delight”. Excited? You betcha! This is as close as we’re going to get to a European cup final for a year or two yet, so let’s enjoy it!
You’re not the only one who didn’t get a ticket Forest Forest. I thought mine was all sorted through the supporters club until I recieved an apologetic email yesterday! Am absolutely gutted. I’ve got a hotel booked in London for Satuday night aswell.
So where have all the tickets gone? Well according to CC, Ian Breckin’s got them all.
‘He has got that many tickets for the game I’m sure he’ll be fit!’
Anyone know where Breckin lives so I can tap him up for a spare ticket?!!!
[to the tune of Sombody Told me by The Killers]
Well somebody told me
Some ne in the trent end
his pace you can’t defend
we got him in January of last year
It’s not confidential
he got potential
his name is Tyson, oh Nathan Tyson
[to the tune of Wake Me Up Before you Go-Go by Wham]
Score a goal for us Agogo
Don’t leave us hanging on like a yo-yo
Score a goal for us Agogo
In your red shirt when you hit that strike