Chelsea v Liverpool (FA Cup Final) Sat 14th May 2021 16:45 GMT

[coco]

Operation Quadbusters.

[Sconnie Blue]

Operation keep James, Silva, Kante & Kovacic fit until then. 

[axman2526]

We need a gargantuan performance from everyone involved along with unbiased officials for the first time against them this season.

This game is huge for this squad. We have lost to many Wembely finals especially FA cups. Nevermind that it stops Liverpool, screw them, we badly need this. TT, the players, the fans and the whole club badly need this.

We have to deliver, if we don't it is a huge setback imo.

[axman2526]

Roy Keane was asked about our chances again Pool and he ruled us out of the contest. He stated:

" ‘Not as sharp or as strong or Liverpool.’"

[loz]

1 minute ago, axman2526 said:

Roy Keane was asked about our chances again Pool and he ruled us out of the contest. He stated:

" ‘Not as sharp or as strong or Liverpool.’"

Well in fairness we aren't. However nor were we when compared to both opponents we won the Champions League finals against.

 

Some of the posts on here saying it is inevitable we will lose to Liverpool (or words to that effect) are plain daft. It's mot like putting Stephen Fry up against Peter Beardley at Mastermind. It's football. Underdogs win regularly.

[strider6004]

I reckon we will have a decent chance against Liverpool.

Werner seems full of running again, Mount is scoring again and James is back.

A final to look forward to for me and as Mount says, it is about payback.

[Valerie]

36 minutes ago, loz said:

Well in fairness we aren't. However nor were we when compared to both opponents we won the Champions League finals against.

 

Some of the posts on here saying it is inevitable we will lose to Liverpool (or words to that effect) are plain daft. It's mot like putting Stephen Fry up against Peter Beardley at Mastermind. It's football. Underdogs win regularly.

Please football gods, let @loz be right, I can take it, I promise!

[Munkunku]

12:00AM?!?! That can’t be right!

[coco]

5 minutes ago, Munkworth said:

12:00AM?!?! That can’t be right!

The final is in Tokyo this year.

[Munkunku]

3 minutes ago, coco said:

The final is in Tokyo this year.

@TokyoBlue will be happy then!

[The Don Antonio]

8 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Operation keep James, Silva, Kante & Kovacic fit until then. 

You forget the only player we don't have a replacement for. SUPER MARCOS ALONSO

[axman2526]

12 minutes ago, The Don Antonio said:

You forget the only player we don't have a replacement for. SUPER MARCOS ALONSO

Let it be noted I advocated resting him too against Arsenal in my "not in a million years" line up.

[Brigadeiro Mk II]

We got this!! With @axman2526 negativity at its full potential, not even VAR can prevent us from getting the Villain Of The Year award by spoiling their party and leaving them with only League cup to celebrate, just before Villarreal rise to the top 😝

[axman2526]

58 minutes ago, Brigadeiro Mk II said:

We got this!! With @axman2526 negativity at its full potential, not even VAR can prevent us from getting the Villain Of The Year award by spoiling their party and leaving them with only League cup to celebrate, just before Villarreal rise to the top 😝

Gordon Bennett you still believe Villareal have a shot? Their odds are at 10% to win for a Reason.

The only thing they are going to getnis spanked by Pool. And that is not a prediction, that is a...

[Munkunku]

5 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Gordon Bennett you still believe Villareal have a shot? Their odds are at 10% to win for a Reason.

The only thing they are going to getnis spanked by Pool. And that is not a prediction, that is a...

Yeah just like when we got smashed to pieces by Bayern in 2012!

[axman2526]

5 hours ago, Munkworth said:

Yeah just like when we got smashed to pieces by Bayern in 2012!

Hah don't tell me you are a believer in this Villareal fairytale too Munk, I thought you had more sense than that.

This is the same Villareal who could not beat this terrible Man United team in 2 games, and came second to them in that poor group. 

Same Man United that play Pool tonight, a preview for what Villareal can expect to receive at Anfield next week.

Then we will see Klopp field his reserves for the third second leg in a row and rest his stars again.

[Brigadeiro Mk II]

To be perfectly honest, I'd have more trust in my judgement if it were the final as it's only 1 game, but I just don't see that perfect oiled machine that you see in Pool, so yes, I'll hold on to that fool's hope that this is Villarreal year 😁

I stated this before somewhere, but at every single game I've actually cared to watch the scousers they've failed to leave that big of a impression on me footballing wise. I only seen the big ones so it's not a perfect judgement at all, but against us, City and Inter for example, I thought they were the worse side. They still came up with positive results so it's not that they aren't good, but are way more beatable than peak Barcelona or Bayern sides that we've faced along the years (and surprise, surprise, we even beat them sometimes). 

But in the end, football is all about holding tight to that fool's hope and hoping it sticks. Any game can go either way, if United somehow does come up with a result today will that change your view on Villarreal's chances?

[Munkunku]

24 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Hah don't tell me you are a believer in this Villareal fairytale too Munk, I thought you had more sense than that.

This is the same Villareal who could not beat this terrible Man United team in 2 games, and came second to them in that poor group. 

Same Man United that play Pool tonight, a preview for what Villareal can expect to receive at Anfield next week.

Then we will see Klopp field his reserves for the third second leg in a row and rest his stars again.

I like to believe in any fairytale that involves screwing over The UK’s Favourite Club™️. Let a boy dream!

[axman2526]

38 minutes ago, Brigadeiro Mk II said:

To be perfectly honest, I'd have more trust in my judgement if it were the final as it's only 1 game, but I just don't see that perfect oiled machine that you see in Pool, so yes, I'll hold on to that fool's hope that this is Villarreal year 😁

I stated this before somewhere, but at every single game I've actually cared to watch the scousers they've failed to leave that big of a impression on me footballing wise. I only seen the big ones so it's not a perfect judgement at all, but against us, City and Inter for example, I thought they were the worse side. They still came up with positive results so it's not that they aren't good, but are way more beatable than peak Barcelona or Bayern sides that we've faced along the years (and surprise, surprise, we even beat them sometimes). 

But in the end, football is all about holding tight to that fool's hope and hoping it sticks. Any game can go either way, if United somehow does come up with a result today will that change your view on Villarreal's chances?

Oh boy now you think United have a chance of a result today? 

[axman2526]

25 minutes ago, Munkworth said:

I like to believe in any fairytale that involves screwing over The UK’s Favourite Club™️. Let a boy dream!

You are a boy? I thought you were a cat...

[Munkunku]

6 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

You are a boy? I thought you were a cat...

I wish!

[Brigadeiro Mk II]

37 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Oh boy now you think United have a chance of a result today? 

I'm a delusional optimist 😅

[axman2526]

37 minutes ago, Brigadeiro Mk II said:

I'm a delusional optimist 😅

[Boyne]

Game will kick off at 4.45pm U.K. time.

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2022/04/22/fa-cup-final-kick-off-time--match-officials-and-team-colours-con

The date and kick-off time for this season's FA Cup final at Wembley between Chelsea and Liverpool have been confirmed, along with the match officials and team colours for both sides...

It will be a 4.45pm (UK time) start for the 2021/22 showpiece on Saturday 14 May, our third successive appearance in the final.

Chelsea will be donning our all-yellow away strip, as we did in the semi-final victory over Crystal Palace, with Liverpool in their traditional red. Blues supporters have been allocated the east end of the ground.

Craig Pawson will take charge of proceedings as referee, with Paul Tierney overseeing the VAR. The match will be broadcast live around the world, including on the BBC and ITV in the UK.

Ticket details

Tickets will be sold as follows:

Thursday 28 April from 10am until 5pm ONLINE ONLY: Supporters on the UK away scheme can purchase one ticket. Supporters on the away scheme will be given 500 temporary loyalty points in order to select the price tier they require. These temporary loyalty points will be removed at 5pm on Thursday 28 April.

Supporters on the UK away scheme can purchase a purchase a maximum of 10 tickets in one transaction on Thursday 28 April. This allows scheme holders to sit with the supporters they usually sit with at away matches.

Friday 29 April from 10am until 11.30am ONLINE ONLY: Tickets will be sold to season ticket holders on a loyalty point basis. The number of loyalty points required will be announced on Thursday 28 by 6pm.

Friday 29 April from 12pm until 1.30pm ONLINE ONLY: Tickets will be sold to season ticket holders on a loyalty point basis. The number of loyalty points required will be announced on Thursday 28 by 6pm.

Friday 29 April from 2pm until 3.30pm ONLINE ONLY: Tickets will be sold to season ticket holders on a loyalty point basis. The number of loyalty points required will be announced on Thursday 28 by 6pm.

Friday 29 April from 4pm until 6pm ONLINE ONLY: All remaining season ticket holders can purchase one ticket per person.

Should any tickets remain after this sales period, a further announcement will be made.

Tickets will not go on general sale for this match.

Disabled Supporters Application Process

Disabled supporters can apply by telephone sales on the disability line 0371 811 2012 or international 0044 207 915 1950 or by submitting the application form to access@chelseafc.com during the relevant sales period as detailed above.

Supporters who are registered disabled wishing to apply by email can download the away disabled ticket application form which can be found by clicking here.

To receive a personal assistant ticket disabled supporters will need to apply by telephone sales or via the application form and not purchase online.

Allocation

We have received an allocation of 30,500 tickets for the FA Cup Final. Within the allocation we have received 100 wheelchair positions and 100 personal assistants tickets. We also received 301 ambulant tickets and 301 personal assistants tickets. Chelsea have been allocated the East side of the Wembley Stadium.

Car Parking

Supporters wishing to book car parking should visit www.wembleyofficialparking.com or call 020 8903 6966.

Conditions of Issue
All supporters purchasing a ticket will automatically accept the Conditions of Sale and Ground Regulations as set out by The FA.

Dispatching of tickets
All tickets will be posted out by Royal Mail special delivery as recommended by the FA. All tickets must be signed for at the time of delivery. If supporters are not able to sign for the tickets when they are delivered, the tickets will then be held at the local sorting office to be collected.

The cost to send the tickets out via Special Delivery is £7.43 per transaction.

Tickets will be dispatched via Royal Mail Special Delivery from Thursday 5 May. If supporters are not available when an attempted delivery is made you should contact Royal Mail to arrange re-delivery.

Duplicate tickets
Supporters who do not receive their tickets by post should contact the ticket office from 9:15am until 4pm on Friday 13 May.

Duplicate tickets cannot be requested if tickets have not been collected from a Royal Mail sorting office.

Those supporters who have requested a duplicate ticket must collect it from the east stand ticket office at Wembley Stadium on the day of the match between the hours from 12-3pm

General ticket rules
Supporters aged under 14 years old must be accompanied by a responsible Adult.

Supporters aged under 2 years old cannot attend the fixture.

All supporters aged 2 and over will be required to have a valid match ticket.

Loyalty points
Supporters will receive 0 (zero) loyalty points for this match.

Ticket prices

Adults Level Two (seat only) £250
Level Two (seat only) £225
Category one £145
Category two £115
Category three £70
Category four £45

65 or over/under 20 Level Two (seat only) £230
Level Two (seat only) £205
Category one £135
Category two £105
Category three £60
Category four £35

Personal Assistant Free of Charge

Non-ambulant/ambulant ticket prices
Adults £45.00
65 or over/under 20 £35.00
Personal Assistant Free of Charge

Ambulant supporter’s tickets will be allocated from the general ticket allocation and priced as set out above.

Visually Impaired Supporters
Wembley Stadium operates a free of charge system for personal commentary receivers and either a headset or a mini-induction loop, so commentary is available. These can be used anywhere within the seating bowl and can be collected form one of Wembley’s information booths on the internal concourse on the day of the match.

All ticket sales are subject to availability. Match dates and ticket on-sale dates are subject to change. Please check the website for the latest information.

[axman2526]

Wonder why, when we are playing a side who plays in all red, we have been switched from our blue kit?