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12 years since that night at the bridge

Post by clarethomer » Thu Nov 12, 2020 8:32 am

Today marks 12 years since we beat Chelsea in that excellent cup run dubbed capital punishment.

The start of that run was Jay Rod's goal against Fulham which was ended by defeat by Spurs

God, what I would give to have a full house and a night game of exciting football to watch right now!

*edited to correct years since the game.. I can't add up clearly..

**edited again to correct as I'm a numpty
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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by Rileybobs » Thu Nov 12, 2020 8:47 am

12 years since.

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by MACCA » Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:02 am

Great day, we set off at 6am and made a full day of it.

So many fantastic memories from that season.

How time flies, my daughter was born 9 months later, not saying the Chelsea game was responsible, however if a boy my choice if names were Wade or Blake after the season we had just had ending in promotion.
Fortunately we had a girl, so no name disagreements needed

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by Bigvince » Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:03 am

Doh

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by Dyched » Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:15 am

MACCA wrote:
Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:02 am
Great day, we set off at 6am and made a full day of it.

So many fantastic memories from that season.

How time flies, my daughter was born 9 months later, not saying the Chelsea game was responsible, however if a boy my choice if names were Wade or Blake after the season we had just had ending in promotion.
Fortunately we had a girl, so no name disagreements needed
Blakinetta?

You give up to easy Macca.

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by bobinho » Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:26 am

As drunk as I’ve ever been.... arrived in London about 11:00.... supped all day and into the night.

Brilliant day and night, brilliant performance apparently, :roll: and brilliant result.

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by PremierLeagueClass » Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:03 am

What a night that was. Possibly my favourite ever game apart from maybe reading away.

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by MACCA » Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:07 am

Dyched wrote:
Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:15 am
Blakinetta?

You give up to easy Macca.
That's ridiculous, the daughter will have never forgiven me, she's only just got round to forgiving me for naming her Penny Eagles Ade Macca

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by Wellsy1882 » Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:08 am

It was 12 years ago

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by IanMcL » Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:13 am

Super night. A bit last minute getting a train back though!

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by martin_p » Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:35 am

Finished work at lunch time and got the train down from Preston. What a marvellous night, certainly an ‘I was there’ sort of game.

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by Pstotto » Thu Nov 12, 2020 11:17 am

I never felt so proud to hear and sing "Oh Bur 'n' lee".

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Thu Nov 12, 2020 11:19 am

Think it was called So Bar or something similar which was one of their main bars where they were stopped by the police from going in as we had filled it, was clearly something they weren't used to

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by Pstotto » Thu Nov 12, 2020 11:23 am

I went into a pub on my own on the Kings rd and it was full of their fans all jolly and confident and I just knew we were going to win.

When I got outside the ground there weren't mobs of fans, just mad Burnley individuals walking around and standing in the road going YEH, as if they'd conquered heaven alone.
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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by giveusaB » Thu Nov 12, 2020 11:26 am

Footage and interviews from the game.Enjoy.

https://youtu.be/1C8kVRSR5Fk
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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by bfccrazy » Thu Nov 12, 2020 11:31 am

Always wondered if there was any footage of when they grouped about 1000 of us at that pub and marched us to the ground chanting through the streets of London.

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by Herts Clarets » Thu Nov 12, 2020 11:37 am

As i was walking up to the ground, i bumped into my mate Glen Britton (he of the Burnley Blues Chelsea flag seen on the Turf when we play them). Come to watch a proper team was his question. Come to watch Burnley maintain the 100% record v Chelsea when i have been watching. 1983 on the Turf when they tried to come into the Bee Hole End near the end of the game and got kicked back down the stairs. And the 1992 pre season friendly, 1-0 with a MIck Conroy goal. Tonight we make it 3 out of 3 Glen.

Not for one minute did i believe what i was saying, but i wasn't letting him know that! I was talking to a bloke in the White Horse before the game and i said I hoped we didn't get humiliated and it would be great if they could give us a goal to celebrate. I think we walked out of Stamford Bridge heads held high......

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Re: 12 years since that night at the bridge

Post by claptrappers_union » Thu Nov 12, 2020 12:01 pm

I think this one game was the beginning of what club historians might describe as some kind of modern "Golden Era" - Probably running from this result until the 1-1 home draw with Spurs just before the pandemic - from 2008-2020
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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by ClaretTony » Thu Nov 12, 2020 12:05 pm

Unbelievable night - you set off hoping that you can at least put in a performance and then come home having knocked them out. Jensen certainly had the knack of saving pens in shoot outs and that night also saw Ade score his final goal for us.

Just unbelievable - one of the nights you will always remember.

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by bpgburn » Thu Nov 12, 2020 12:26 pm

Went down with 2 work mates, one a Man U fan the other a Spurs fan, we were sat in the Chelsea end. Manged to keep control all through the match but when Beast saved the Pen all 3 of us out of seats jumping around like loonies much to the disgust of the surrounding Chelsea fans.
The away end was a sight to behold and hear, great night...

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by TVC15 » Thu Nov 12, 2020 12:27 pm

One of my favourite ever away games - probably my favourite.
We stopped over night in a hotel - lots of fellow clarets stopping there and when we got back after the game the atmosphere in the bar was fantastic. One of the lads in our group ordered the beers and also ordered 2 bottles of champagne. I can’t usually stand the stuff but that night it tasted fine !! I had a bit of a shock on checkout though as the lad who had gone to the bar was sharing with me and had charged the round to our room !! Can’t remember how much exactly but the round was more than £200 !!

I’ve got a brilliant picture on my wall of our players watching the penalty shoot out and it’s taken just at the point that they know they have won and they are all just about to set off running towards the goal to mob their team mate.

Brilliant brilliant night which I hopefully never forget

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by Vintage Claret » Thu Nov 12, 2020 12:53 pm

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My favourite ever away night game, the atmosphere was fantastic.

Whenever I hear 'The Liquidator' it always takes me back to that night and all the Burnley fans chanting 'Burn-lee' during the tune!

A mate and I had driven down to Hemel Hempstead where we were staying overnight then got the train to Euston, must have been on the lash (responsibly of course) ;-) from about 3.30.

Bumped into a few Clarets in various watering holes and I don't think any of us held out much hope of a win, just wanted us to put in a good performance, well we certainly did that!

The noise when Ade scored was unbelievable and you could just start to sense that maybe something special might be on the cards.
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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by Herts Clarets » Thu Nov 12, 2020 1:03 pm

There was a video on You Tube filmed from the Chelsea end titled something like Chelsea outsing the Burnley fans. YOucould hear the liquidator through the PA and the Chelsea fans singing along. And from the opposite end of the ground, over all this noise, No Nay Never rings out loud and clear.

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by evensteadiereddie » Thu Nov 12, 2020 1:10 pm

A frenzied, seething atmosphere - we really were Burnley from the North taking the big boys on. They couldn't handle it.
I'm not proud of it but at one of their corners, much to my missus' dismay, I went bonkers and actually challenged Lampard, the corner-kick-taker, to a scrap.
He looked absolutely stunned.....
And then went on to fizz in a cornerthat skimmed the crossbar. Now that would have been embarrassing.....
A tremendous night !

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by TsarBomba » Thu Nov 12, 2020 1:21 pm

I may be wrong, but I think it was the first time Chelsea had ever given the whole end to an away team.

I don’t think Chelsea, their players, or fans, knew what hit them.

6,000 Burnley fans, the majority of us ******, and wearing flat caps. What a sight it must’ve been. I was towards the corner next to their main stand, and I could see the Chelsea fans looking at us in disbelief.

It was probably the game when we truly started to realise we were on to something special that year.
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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by Dyched » Thu Nov 12, 2020 1:35 pm

We were to the right of their goal when Ade belted it in. Never saw the ball hit the net as we were top tier towards the back. Most of that tier or at least those around us didn’t see it either. What seemed like a Mexican wave right from the front erupted and all I was celebrating was that other people were :lol:

I’d swap every game I’ve been to over this past 5/6 years to feel that way again on and after a football game. I’m not downgrading what we’ve achieved since, I’ve just never felt the same. The first promotion day under Dyche was close. Every tv station wanted a slice of Burnley for a few days after, we’d been in the doldrums to long, we smashed through the glass ceiling of our own imagination in one single night. We were back. You can spend a lifetime watching **** football, week in week out, bored to tears but one night like that makes it all worth while.
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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by clarethomer » Thu Nov 12, 2020 6:32 pm

TsarBomba wrote:
Thu Nov 12, 2020 1:21 pm
I may be wrong, but I think it was the first time Chelsea had ever given the whole end to an away team.

I don’t think Chelsea, their players, or fans, knew what hit them.

6,000 Burnley fans, the majority of us ******, and wearing flat caps. What a sight it must’ve been. I was towards the corner next to their main stand, and I could see the Chelsea fans looking at us in disbelief.

It was probably the game when we truly started to realise we were on to something special that year.
As we all sang no nay never, I can still remember the hairs standing up. The prawn sandwich brigade didn't know who had turned up I don't think

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by boatshed bill » Thu Nov 12, 2020 6:38 pm

Dyched wrote:
Thu Nov 12, 2020 1:35 pm


I’d swap every game I’ve been to over this past 5/6 years to feel that way again on and after a football game. I’m not downgrading what we’ve achieved since, I’ve just never felt the same. The first promotion day under Dyche was close. Every tv station wanted a slice of Burnley for a few days after, we’d been in the doldrums to long, we smashed through the glass ceiling of our own imagination in one single night. We were back. You can spend a lifetime watching **** football, week in week out, bored to tears but one night like that makes it all worth while.
I totally get that. It was a fantastic day and night for us.

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Re: 12 years since that night at the bridge

Post by Paul Waine » Thu Nov 12, 2020 6:38 pm

clarethomer wrote:
Thu Nov 12, 2020 8:32 am
Today marks 11 years since we beat Chelsea in that excellent cup run dubbed capital punishment.

The start of that run was Jay Rod's goal against Fulham which was ended by defeat by Spurs

God, what I would give to have a full house and a night game of exciting football to watch right now!

*edited to correct years since the game.. I can't add up clearly..
Hi homer, you can't edit the subject "12 years..." but leave "11 years..." in the opening text. VAR will pull you up on it! ;)

A great night at Stamford Bridge. Happy memories.

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Re: 12 years since that night at the bridge

Post by clarethomer » Thu Nov 12, 2020 7:12 pm

Paul Waine wrote:
Thu Nov 12, 2020 6:38 pm
Hi homer, you can't edit the subject "12 years..." but leave "11 years..." in the opening text. VAR will pull you up on it! ;)

A great night at Stamford Bridge. Happy memories.

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Brilliant... sums up my day....

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by evensteadiereddie » Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:02 pm

TVC15 wrote:
Thu Nov 12, 2020 12:27 pm
One of my favourite ever away games - probably my favourite.
We stopped over night in a hotel - lots of fellow clarets stopping there and when we got back after the game the atmosphere in the bar was fantastic. One of the lads in our group ordered the beers and also ordered 2 bottles of champagne. I can’t usually stand the stuff but that night it tasted fine !! I had a bit of a shock on checkout though as the lad who had gone to the bar was sharing with me and had charged the round to our room !! Can’t remember how much exactly but the round was more than £200 !!

I’ve got a brilliant picture on my wall of our players watching the penalty shoot out and it’s taken just at the point that they know they have won and they are all just about to set off running towards the goal to mob their team mate.

Brilliant brilliant night which I hopefully never forget

Is the pic this one, TVC ?
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Re: 12 years since that night at the bridge

Post by dougcollins » Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:14 pm

Top tier, front row, middle of the goal. Nearly ended up in the lower tier a few times though.

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Re: 12 years since that night at the bridge

Post by ClaretTony » Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:45 pm

I mush have been a momentous night, I gathered some of the national reports together.



The Times

Burnley hand Chelsea shock Carling Cup defeat
Nick Szxzepanik


The Carling Cup has been boom or bust for Chelsea since 2004-05 and last night it was bust again as they went out at home to Burnley, of the Coca-Cola Championship. Winners twice and losing finalists once in the past four seasons, Chelsea also recorded the only domestic home defeat in José Mourinho's time as manager in this competition, when they were eliminated on penalties by Charlton Athletic after a 1-1 draw in the third round in October 2005.


When last night's match finished on the same score after 90 minutes, many sensed a repeat and almost expected Burnley to add the scalp of the Barclays Premier League leaders to those of Liverpool, Aston Villa and Fulham, their victims in recent seasons, and so it proved as Brian Jensen, the Burnley goalkeeper, saved Chelsea's first penalty in sudden death, from John Obi Mikel, to send his side through to the quarter-finals.

Didier Drogba's first goal of the season, after 27 minutes, had looked as if it would be enough to send Chelsea through to the last eight until Burnley struck back after 69 minutes through Ade Akinbiyi, a substitute.

Luiz Felipe Scolari had said that he was taking the competition seriously, as befitted the manager of a club with Chelsea's recent record. Even so, he rested Nicolas Anelka in order to restore Drogba to the starting line-up for the first time since he injured a knee in a Champions League tie away to CFR Cluj on October 1 and began with John Terry and Frank Lampard on the bench. Scolari also gave a first start to Mineiro, the 33-year-old former Brazil midfield player, whom he signed as a free agent in September, ostensibly to cover for the absence through injury of Michael Essien, although in appearance and playing style Mineiro evoked memories of Claude Makelele.

Burnley, though, commanded respect. They occupy fifth place in the Championship and had not conceded a goal in their three matches in the Carling Cup, the most recent a 1-0 victory over Fulham, Chelsea's neighbours.

It took Chelsea 14 minutes to test Jensen and when they did he came through with flying colours. Drogba's pass put Salomon Kalou through on goal, but Jensen met him just outside the penalty area, executing a tackle of which any central defender would have been proud.

However, Jensen was beaten after 27 minutes when Lampard, who had come on two minutes earlier in place of the injured Juliano Belletti, played a pass forward to Drogba. The Ivory Coast forward jinked inside Michael Duff 18 yards out and, as other defenders rushed across to cover, curled his shot out of the goalkeeper's reach to score his first goal of the season.

It could have been 2-0 shortly afterwards as Jensen had to save at full stretch from Kalou when he shot fiercely for the bottom far corner, and the goalkeeper was lucky that the rebound eluded Drogba.

Burnley appealed half-heartedly for a penalty when Martin Paterson fell over a challenge from Lampard, but they almost conceded again when Branislav Ivanovic met Florent Malouda's cross with a diving header that looped up and over Jensen and came back off the bar.

Jensen is nicknamed "The Beast" and he showed his teeth when he reacted angrily to a challenge by Kalou before counting to ten. It was as well that he kept a cool head, for after 69 minutes his team were level.

An angled cross-shot by Chris Eagles was parried by Carlo Cudicini and it was the Chelsea goalkeeper's bad luck that it fell kindly for Akinbiyi, who had been on the pitch only nine minutes. Showing a coolness in front of goal that has not always been his hallmark, Akinbiyi side-footed calmly into the corner of the net in front of 6,000 travelling fans packed into the Shed End. Chelsea pressed hard for a winner but Burnley were able to soak up pressure.

Lampard had the ball in the net early in extra time, only to be flagged offside, and chances began to arrive as both teams tired. Akinbiyi's glancing header from Graham Alexander's cross was well held by Cudicini and it seemed that Alex must win it for Chelsea when he met a cross from the left, only to scoop the ball over the bar from a yard out.

Three minutes from the end of extra time, Steven Caldwell, the Burnley captain, was sent off after being shown a second yellow card for a foul on Malouda. It seemed a harsh decision by Keith Stroud, the referee, and it could have been even more costly when Lampard belted the resulting free kick past the wall and through a crowd. Jensen must have seen it late, but somehow he held the ball at the second attempt with a scrum of Chelsea players bearing down on him.

And so to penalties. Jensen saved the second of Chelsea's initial five, from Wayne Bridge, but Wade Elliott shot over the bar when he had the chance to clinch the shoot-out. "He did the same in training, but I fancied him to score tonight," Owen Coyle, the Burnley manager, said.

Fortunately for them, it did not matter. Duff scored to put Burnley 5-4 ahead in sudden death and Jensen leapt acrobatically to his right to knock away Mikel's effort to secure their passage. "We didn't practice penalties," Coyle added. "Who thought we'd get that far?"

Independent

Jensen save stuns Blues in shoot-out
Hyder Jawad


The pain of Moscow came flooding back for Chelsea as they bowed out of the Carling Cup last night, losing 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out against Burnley at Stamford Bridge. The stakes might have been lower than they were against Manchester United in the Champions League final, but that was not how it felt to the Burnley supporters, all 6,500 of them, who celebrated a memorable victory.

The hero for the Championship team was Brian Jensen, who saved John Obi Mikel's penalty - Chelsea's sixth in the shoot-out - to secure an unlikely yet, by the end, appropriate victory in this fourth-round tie. Earlier in the shoot-out Wayne Bridge, the Chelsea captain, also had his penalty saved and Wade Elliott of Burnley sent his spot-kick high over Carlo Cudicini's goal.

Chelsea, the Premier League leaders, had only themselves to blame. They dominated the initial 90 minutes, took the lead through Didier Drogba, and seemed destined for a routine victory. But Burnley benefited from Chelsea's profligacy and equalised through Ade Akinbiyi, a substitute, midway through the second half.

Steven Caldwell, the Burnley captain, was sent off deep into extra-time for a second bookable offence but Chelsea could not take advantage, despite creating a host of chances. How different it seemed in the first half when the home team dominated.

Initially, Drogba was a pivotal figure until his withdrawal in the second half. Deriving energy from the jeers of the Burnley fans, the striker mixed finesse with strength to emphasise the gulf in class between the two teams. No sign of a weakened Chelsea here. They should have scored early on when Drogba's deft pass gave Salomon Kalou a clear run on goal only for Jensen to avert the danger.

It was a different story when Drogba himself found space inside the penalty area. Latching on to a pass by Frank Lampard in the 27th minute, Drogba evaded the challenge of Graham Alexander with one touch and curled the ball home with another. Drogba was pelted with coins as he celebrated and responded by gesticulating and appearing to throw one coin back, an action that is likely to attract the interest of the Football Association.

Burnley's pace and work-rate gave the Chelsea defenders, and particularly Cudicini, the goalkeeper, some anxious moments, but the home team were always the likelier of the two to score. Indeed, on the stroke of half-time, with Burnley pegged back, Chelsea nearly doubled their advantage when Branislav Ivanovic headed the ball against the crossbar from close range after a corner by Lampard. Nevertheless, the sense that Chelsea might pay for their profligacy was not confined to the visiting fans. Burnley grew in stature and, showing more fight in midfield and relishing the chance to open up the match, they equalised through Akinbiyi in the 69th minute. The arrival of Akinbiyi, who had come on for Martin Paterson on the hour mark, changed the configuration of the contest and he showed his experience and clinical finishing to score from close range after Chelsea made a mess of clearing their lines.

Chelsea should have won the tie in stoppage time at the end of the 90 minutes when Franco Di Santo, who replaced Drogba, made a clever run into the penalty area and controlled Lampard's slick pass. But with the situation calling for composure, Di Santo struck the ball wide of the post.

Chelsea missed more good chances in extra-time, particularly in the second period when, with Burnley tiring, Alex scooped the ball over the crossbar from inside the six-yard area and Lampard saw his own fierce free-kick from 20 yards saved by Jensen.

Daily Telegraph

Chelsea knocked out of Carling Cup by Burnley in penalty shoot-out
John Ley


Burnley created the shock of the season so far as they sent Chelsea out of the Carling Cup in the most dramatic of penalty shoot-outs thanks to a man nicknamed The Beast. After starting the season unbeaten, Luiz Felipe Scolari has been introduced to the London Bus syndrome: wait ages for a defeat, then three come in quick succession.

Emotion and drama echoed around Stamford Bridge as 6,000 Burnley fans celebrated a most unlikely but deserved victory when Brian Jensen, Burnley's Danish goalkeeper and longest serving player, became the hero of the night, saving firstly from Wayne Bridge then, in sudden death, from John Obi Mikel.

The Beast was suddenly a Beauty, taking Burnley into the last eight of the competition for the first time in a quarter of a century.

After Bridge saw his penalty saved, Burnley were heading for a win, but Wade Elliott put his effort over. Florent Malouda equalized to take the shoot out to sudden death and, after Michael Duff converted, Jensen saved again, from Mikel.

So after going the season without loss, manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has now suffered defeats in the League, against Liverpool, the Champions League, in Rome, and now against Championship side Burnley, inside six games.

It was a case of déjà vu for Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini, who was the goalkeeper when Chelsea last lost a domestic cup tie at home, in October 2005, when Charlton were the winners, again on penalties.

And it was also their first penalty shoot-out since the infamous Champions League final defeat by Manchester United, in Moscow in May.

Earlier, a player whose transfer fees have totaled almost £16 million over an 11-club, 15-year career, stunted the Chelsea millionaires at Stamford Bridge with a late equalizer.

Didier Drogba had claimed his first goal of the season to give Chelsea the edge but 34-year-old Ade Akinbiyi took the tie into extra time with a dramatic, yet deserved goal for the visitors.

Both teams finished with 10 men. Chelsea played the final 27 minutes with reduced numbers when Franco Di Santo limped off; with all three substitutes used, Chelsea were at a disadvantage. But Burnley also finished with 10 when captain Steven Caldwell, having been booked for fouling Drogba in the second half, was dismissed for halting Florent Malouda.

Chelsea, League Cup finalists in three of the previous four campaigns, gave a full debut to Mineiro, their 33-year-old Brazilian international midfielder signed recently after being released, in the summer, by Hertha Berlin.

That meant Frank Lampard and John Terry beginning in the unaccustomed position of substitutes, though the former was soon to be introduced after Juliano Belletti limped off.

In the 20th minute Jensen made his first mark of the evening with a double save to deny Chelsea. Drogba's pass sent Salomon Kalou free and the goalkeeper stood his ground and saved with his legs, before blocking Drogba's follow-up attempt, though the striker was convinced Jensen handled outside the area.

Burnley responded, in a rapidly improving game, when Chris McCann fed Stephen Jordan, who appeared to receive a push as he entered the area and lost possession.

In the 25th minute, Belletti, who had earlier required treatment, was forced off and replaced by Lampard. And his first touch was to set up Drogba for the opening goal.

His deft pass was received gratefully and after riding a challenge, from Duff, the Ivorian claimed his first fo the season. But the celebrations were tarnished when a coin, from the Burnley end, appeared to be thrown at the striker, who picked it up and returned it.

Shortly before the break, the gap could have increased but Jensen saved well, diving to his left to deny Florent Malouda. And on the stroke of half time, Malouda's free-kick was directed into the cross bar by Branislav Ivanovic.

Chelsea made another change, at half time, replacing Deco with Mikel, and within five minutes of the restart Burnley's goal came under threat again with Paulo Ferreira shooting just over.

But signs that Chelsea could not afford to relax were offered in the 54th minute when Robbie Blake's direct corner was missed by Cudicini, the Chelsea goalkeeper fluffing an attempted punch, but there were no Claret bodies available to convert the loose ball.

Burnley introduced Ade Akinbiyi midway through the second half, for Martin Paterson, and he exposed Chelsea's relaxed attitude when, after Cudicini could only parry Chris Eagles' shot the striker converted the rebound with ease, in the 69th minute, for his first goal of the season.

Jensen punched clear to stop a Lampard free-kick at the end and, in extra time, Burnley were the stronger but Alex was guilty of missing a match winner in the 124th minute when he sent the ball over an open target to send the game to penalties.

Graham Alexander, Alan Mahon, Chris Eagles and Kevin McDonald converted for Burnley, while Chelsea's penalties by Frank Lampard, Soloman Kalou, Paolo Ferreira and Florent Malouda were all successful, before Jensen's saved from Mikel after Duff netted.

Guardian

Drogba apologises for coin throw as Chelsea tumble out
Mike Adamson


Chelsea suffered a shock exit from this competition at the hands of a dogged Burnley after a penalty shoot-out last night, and that may not be the end of their troubles. Didier Drogba heaped further embarrassment on his side by gesturing at the away fans and throwing a coin towards them after it had apparently hit him on the pitch. It seems certain the Football Association will investigate the matter and last night the player issued an apology.

"I tried to celebrate the goal and I received some things at me," the striker said. "The big mistake I did was to throw it back so if someone was hurt I just want to apologise for it. This is not something I should show in a football match and I want to apologise. It was an incident in the heat of the moment and I regret it."

Drogba reacted after giving Chelsea the lead in the 27th minute, with a world-class finish, on his first start for six weeks since injuring his knee in the Champions League against Cluj. It was his first goal for the club since April and as he celebrated in front of the Burnley fans, a coin thrown from the visiting supporters appeared to strike him. He responded with a one-finger gesture and then picked up the coin and hurled it back into the supporters.

The 30-year-old was booked for his behaviour and Chelsea said last night that they would await the referee's report before deciding whether to take action. Drogba's coin-throwing echoed a similar incident involving Liverpool's Jamie Carragher against Arsenal in 2002.

Chelsea have other concerns because this was a second defeat in three home games, a significantly bigger blot on Luiz Felipe Scolari's copybook than Liverpool's victory here last month. Progress had seemed straightforward when Drogba struck but Scolari was punished after substituting both Deco and Drogba in the second half and the Burnley manager, Owen Coyle, was rewarded for a courageous passing game by Ade Akinbiyi's equaliser. Brian Jensen was the Championship side's hero in the shoot-out, brilliantly saving from Wayne Bridge and Mikel John Obi to spark wild celebrations in front of and among the ecstatic 6,100 visiting supporters. This latest failure means Chelsea have not won a shoot-out in a competitive game for 10 years.

There were no excuses for Scolari, who picked a far more experienced side than his counterparts from the other top-four clubs this week. Whereas Arsenal fielded a team with an average age of 19 against Wigan on Tuesday night, 23-year-old Salomon Kalou was the youngest home player on display here. Indeed it was Frank Lampard, rather than the promising youngster Scott Sinclair, to whom Scolari turned when Juliano Belletti hobbled off injured in the first quarter. The England midfielder made an instant impact with a perfectly weighted first-time pass to Drogba, who glided past Michael Duff's ineffective challenge before sidefooting the ball past Jensen into the far corner.

But since Coyle was appointed last November Burnley have played a brand of football that is most pleasing on the eye while climbing to fifth in the second tier, and they brought that attitude here. They avoided what might have been a killer blow when Branislav Ivanovic headed Florent Malouda's header on to the crossbar in first-half stoppage-time, and midway through the second half they capitalised on their good fortune.

With 20 minutes to go Chris Eagles ran in behind Paulo Ferreira and brought about a fine save from Carlo Cudicini low to his left. The substitute Akinbiyi was the first to react and he calmly slotted the ball past Alex on the line.

Chelsea's attacking options were limited further in the extra period as Franco Di Santo limped down the tunnel injured, leaving his team a man short with Scolari having already made his three substitutions. The goalscoring responsibility was thus heaped on Lampard's shoulders but he was ruled offside as he slipped the ball into the goal from close range, and foiled by the near post with a corner-kick.

The numbers were evened up when Steven Caldwell was dismissed for a second cynical hauling down of Malouda before the match reached its dramatic climax.

Daily Mirror

Burnley inflict more penalty shootout misery on Chelsea in the Carling Cup
Neil McLeman


Chelsea lost on penalties again last night - and John Terry was not to blame.

The England captain was one of six changes made by the Premier League leaders, and they were severely punished by Owen Coyle's superb Championship side as John Obi Mikel missed the decisive shot in the shoot-out.

Didier Drogba's first goal of the season in the first half had seemed to set the Blues on the way to their third consecutive Carling Cup Final.

But a minute after the Ivory Coast striker was subbed, Ade Akinbiyi netted the equaliser in front of the 6,500 Burnley fans at the Shed End. Luiz Felipe Scolari's side played most of extra time with only 10 men when third sub Franco Di Santo limped off after 93 minutes. And Clarets captain Steven Caldwell was sent off after 116 minutes for his second yellow card after fouling Florent Malouda.

But Scolari's magic touch with penalties, which saw his Portugal side knock out England at Euro 2004 and Germany 2006, then deserted him. But it was a familiar story for his side which lost the Champions League Final from 12 yards last May.

Stand-in skipper Wayne Bridge saw the second Chelsea spot-kick saved by Brian Jensen but Wade Elliott blazed the fifth kick over. But as the spot kicks went to sudden death, Michael Duff scored and Jensen pawed away Mikel's sixth kick.

Chelsea had kicked off without either Terry and Lampard in the line-up - the first time that had happened in five years. They still 10 full internationals in the team, however. And Drogba gave them the lead after 26 minutes.

Lampard, who had come on as a sub for Juliano Belletti only a minute before, found the striker 30 yards out. And Drogba danced past Graham Alexander before curling a shot into the far corner.

But Drogba was then booked by referee Keith Stroud throwing a coin back into the Burnley crowd - and giving the Lancashire fans the finger.

Jensen then saved low from Malouda and was relieved to see a Branislav Ivanovic header rebound off the bar. And the two escapes were to prove crucial.

Akinbiyi made his first appearance for two months, coming off the bench after an hour, and took only 10 minutes to make an impact. Chris Eagles made a run into the box and forced Carlo Cudicini to parry his low shot. But the rebound fell to Akinbiyi, who slotted home from 12 yards.

Akinbiyi celebrated in style by removing his shirt to reveal his well-toned body and was booked for his trouble.

Di Santo missed two late chances to end the game in normal time when he headed into Jensen's arms from Lampard's cross - then blasted wide when clean through.

And it was left to Jensen to become the shoot-out hero.

Daily Mail

The Beast is spot on as Scolari suffers a League Cup mauling
Neil Ashton



Luiz Felipe Scolari cannot find a way to beat the biggest teams in the Barclays Premier League. Now he cannot even beat Burnley.

Owen Coyle's combative side took Chelsea all the way, cancelling out Didier Drogba's first-half strike and then beating them in a penalty shoot-out at Stamford Bridge.

What a night, the stuff that dreams are made of as 6,500 travelling Burnley fans lived out their footballing fantasies over 120 minutes and more.

It was spellbinding stuff as this team sitting fifth in the Championship, making their first trip to the Bridge since 1982, recorded the most remarkable result at Chelsea of the Roman Abramovich era.

The Stamford Bridge owner can spend £200million on a team, yet this result proves beyond all doubt that success simply cannot be bought. It has to be earned.

Scolari's team have their troubles after failing to beat Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham at home and losing 3-1 to Roma in Italy in the Champions League.

Nothing will compare with the penalty shoot- out defeat in Moscow, when Chelsea were beaten to the European Cup by Manchester United. But, for tension, this ran it a close second.

Burnley showed remarkable resolve, spirit and character to claw their way back into the game, putting Chelsea on notice that they were headed for extra-time when Ade Akinbiyi equalised.

Delirium set in with Burnley's supporters, seemingly the entire town squeezed into The Shed end and then spilling onto the perimeter track when his strike nestled in the back of Carlo Cudicini's net.

Could they hold out? Yes they could, with Brian Jensen leading a charmed life in Burnley's goal as Chelsea sprang attack after attack after attack. They repelled them all, somehow taking the game to a shoot-out.

Graham Alexander drew first blood in front of the Matthew Harding Stand, Frank Lampard levelled. Oh the tension.

Alan Mahon appeared without nerves to make it 2-1 then stand-in home skipper Wayne Bridge's shot was beaten away by the man nicknamed 'The Beast' by Burnley fans.

Chelsea were on their way out until Wade Elliott lost his nerve - and his footing - to spoon the ball over Cudicini's crossbar. Surely now Scolari's team would take the chance to stumble into the quarter-final.

It was into sudden-death and Michael Duff put Burnley back in front. Then it was down to John Mikel Obi.

The midfielder, on as a second-half substitute for the ineffective Deco, strutted his way to the penalty area.

He planted the ball on the spot and every supporter inside the stadium knew what was coming the moment he began the most casual and unprofessional of run-ups.

Moments later Burnley were through, their players hunting down Jensen and finally burying him under an avalanche of claret-and- blue bodies. Disbelieving supporters celebrated in the stands.

This is Burnley time, the biggest moment in the club's history since they knocked Liverpool and Aston Villa out of the FA Cup in 2005.

Those were magical moments, but nothing compares to this, The Big One.

Eliminating Chelsea is one thing, kicking them out of the competition on their own turf is something else.

They join Barcelona, Charlton and Liverpool as the only teams to beat them at Stamford Bridge in the Abramovich era.

The downside to this dramatic defeat is that football fans all over the world will have to put up with Alastair Campbell talking about his lifelong allegiance to the town of Burnley and its brave football club.

They will live with it, especially after they recovered from Drogba's goal, brilliantly taken after he tuned into a stunning 40-yard diagonal pass off the boot of substitute Frank Lampard.

Drogba's reaction, saluting Burnley's supporters with a one fingered gesture and appearing to throw a coin back into the stand, was as distasteful as it was disgraceful.

Burnley took their medicine, treated to that rare sight of Akinbiyi's six pack as he whipped off his shirt to celebrate an equalising goal in the 69th minute.

By then Chelsea had made all three substitutions, and they were down to 10 men in extra-time when Franco Di Santo was forced off with a hamstring injury.

Burnley themselves were also a man down when captain Steven Caldwell was sent off for a second bookable offence, but they held on for penalties and a perfect night out in London.

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by dpinsussex » Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:51 pm

giveusaB wrote:
Thu Nov 12, 2020 11:26 am
Footage and interviews from the game.Enjoy.

https://youtu.be/1C8kVRSR5Fk
I re watched that tonight and still and had the same oh no when wade missed.
That said had the same scream when beast saved Mickel

One unbelievable night to part of the 6k

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Re: 12 years since that night at the bridge

Post by ClaretTony » Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:53 pm

And a couple of more local reports


If you're proud to be a Claret .........
Tony Scholes


Burnley have beaten Chelsea 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the Carling Cup fourth round. Just keep reading that sentence over and over again until it sinks in.
It really was a fairytale night and I'm still trying to realise the enormity of the second of those Brian Jensen penalty saves that silenced three sides of Stamford Bridge and led to over 6,000 in the Shed going absolutely crazy.

In my wildest dreams I could never have forecast that, and having slept on it the emotion of last night hasn't disappeared one iota I can promise you. It is all in contrast to the nervousness some hours earlier when we left Burnley by coach, wondering what was in store and hoping we didn't suffer at the hands of Chelsea as some Premier League clubs have already done this season.

A reasonably uneventful journey included a stop in the High Wycombe area before we hit the traffic going into London. Still, we'd plenty of time ahead of the game and there was no problem. Our discussions on the way had suggested we'd all be very happy no matter what the result as long as we did ourselves justice. I said I just wanted to be able to leave with my held high, nothing more, you really couldn't ask for any more.

I'd four tickets with me. I had to go to the ticket office to change the one for Dave, I had to find Simon to pass his on after he'd flown in from Belfast and I had a concern with Alan who was some way behind us.

We found Simon thanks to some assistance from the police and the other two problems were resolved by some of the most courteous and helpful football club staff you are ever likely to come across. Well done Chelsea Football Club, and do you know all the staff spoke English without even a hint of Russian.

I last stepped inside Stamford Bridge in 1982 for a Second Division game. Manager Brian Miller gave the game a miss that afternoon because he'd gone to check on our League Cup quarter final opponents. The attendance that day was a staggering 8,184 so it is safe to say the much changed ground looked a lot different last night as the 41,000 plus made their way into the seats.

I really didn't know what to expect, and when the teams were announced I have to admit that the home team line up was very worrying indeed looking at the quality on show, and they'd included the likes of Frank Lampard and John Obi Mikel on the bench as an insurance policy.

For us it was fantastic to see Alex MacDonald and Adam Kay named on the bench alongside Jay Rodriguez and I hoped that they might all get on towards the end, probably once we knew our fate. As for the starting eleven there were no surprises from Owen Coyle. Michael Duff came in for the suspended Clarke Carlisle whilst Martin Paterson was back in for Steven Thompson who was cup tied.

Coyle had promised we would be adventurous and we were the first to show before an assistant's flag brought the attack to an end. We looked to get forward at every opportunity and could with a bit of luck got us an early goal.

But Chelsea really should have gone in front when they broke through our back line and found themselves with only Brian Jensen to beat. But the keeper pulled off a brilliant save to deny Salomon Kalou.

It was exciting stuff and we were very much playing our part, but I always thought things might just get a bit more difficult for us when Lampard replaced the injured Juliano Belletti midway through the half.

And they did. Almost immediately Lampard found Didier Drogba. The striker beat Duff and then hit a perfectly placed shot between two Burnley players into the corner of the net. We'd held them for just short of half an hour.

The remainder of the first half was at times difficult and the home side really could have got themselves another goal. But we defended well to a man and deserved that bit of good fortune right on half time when the ball came back off the bar.

Behind at half time but we'd done just about everything anyone of us could have asked and we were certainly giving Chelsea a more difficult night than they perhaps thought it would be.

I thought we stepped it up after the break, but there was nothing to lose. Chelsea had one or two worrying moments in their own penalty box in front of an incredible away end that seemed to be getting louder and louder.

With an hour gone we made our first change and it was no surprise to see one of the forwards go off, it is what happens in most games. What was a surprise was that Martin Paterson was replaced by Ade Akinbiyi who hadn't featured since the home win against Blackpool in September. Having said that, only last week Owen Coyle said he was still very much a part of his plans.

I think everyone knows what I think about Ade and I just allowed myself a moment to dream that he would score the goal that would win us the game. Dreams come true you know.

Robbie Blake played a major part with a terrific ball for Chris Eagles who got down the left and saw his ball into the box parried by Carlo Cudicini but only as far as Ade. It seemed to take an age before Ade's shot hit the net, but it was one of those moments I'll never forget. We'd got ourselves back into the game at Chelsea, and I never thought I'd be writing that.

Ade showed us his torso again and was promptly and correctly (because of the ridiculous rules) yellow carded. But he didn't seem to care and neither did we. Chelsea 1 Burnley 1 it said on the scoreboard, I couldn't take my eyes off it.

From that moment on it was our night. Even if we'd gone on to lose 6-1 they couldn't take that goal away from us, nor could they take away the spirited performance we'd given. No matter what happened we were winners.

Chelsea went in search of a winner but we defended brilliantly. They missed a chance close to the end of the ninety minutes but nobody, absolutely nobody, could have denied us our right to an extra half an hour.

For much of that extra time Chelsea had to play with ten men. They'd used all their subs and di Santo, who had come on for Drogba during the second half of normal time, couldn't continue.

What a tense thirty minutes it was. Alan Mahon, another to be introduced during the second half for his first action in weeks as Coyle went for experience, and then our third substitute Kevin McDonald almost got through but at the other end they were putting us under some pressure.

As that clocked moved closer to the end a glorious defeat would not have been fair, we'd done enough to at least get a shot at the penalties. Referee Stroud made it more difficult for us when he sent off the inspirational Steven Caldwell. The referee had really had an excellent game but it wasn't what we wanted just then.

But we battled out way through one way or another and when the final whistle blew it was all to be decided by penalties to be taken at the far end right in front of the Chelsea fans.

Did we have a hero? It could only be Jensen but here he was up against some top players. Some couldn't watch, others did nervously.

Alexander scored (1-0)
Lampard scored (1-1)
Mahon scored (2-1)
Jensen saved from Bridge (2-1)
Eagles scored (3-1)
Kalou scored (3-2)
McDonald scored (4-2).

All we needed to do now is score our last penalty OR Chelsea fail to score one of their last two and the party could start.

Ferreira scored (4-3)
Elliott blazed over (4-3)
Malouda scored (4-4).

I felt for Wade, I feared that miss might well have cost us. Ade went to console him before he reached the rest of the players, but once there to a man they clearly supported him.

Now to sudden death.

Duff scored (5-4)
Jensen saved from Mikel and the whole place went mad. The players rushed to Jensen at the far end as the shaking Shed end went wild. Eventually the players came down to the fans, joined by Coyle his staff and the unused subs and those who had gone off. Clarke Carlisle, who had apparently been trying his hand at radio commentary suddenly stormed on.

We'd beaten Chelsea - yes we'd beaten Chelsea. I know it sounds far fetched, but it really had happened. What a night.

It was amazing, the whole night was amazing and one I don't think any of us will ever forget. I'm still excited by it all hours after arriving back home in Burnley.

I've seen some wonderful games watching my club but this one is up there with them. I've come back from games over the years angry, excited, disappointed, worried and just about every other emotion. But today that pride I've always had for the Clarets is simply bursting.

Thanks lads for one very special night, and a special thanks to Ade and the Beast who provided the very special moments with the goal and the penalty saves.

Man of the match? For what it's worth I've given it to the simply brilliant Steven Caldwell, but we'd a whole host of candidates out there.

And if your still not so sure whether to believe it all or not, the draw for the next round is this Saturday. Burnley ARE in it but Chelsea are not.

Come on you Clarets!!

The teams were;

Chelsea: Carlo Cudicini, Paulo Ferreira, Alex, Branislav Ivanovic, Wayne Bridge, Carlos Mineiro, Salomon Kalou, Juliano Belletti (Frank Lampard 25), Deco (John Obi Mikel 45), Florent Malouda, Didier Drogba (Franco di Santo 68). Subs not used: Henrique Hilario, John Terry, Michael Woods, Scott Sinclair.
Yellow cards: Didier Drogba.

Burnley: Brian Jensen, Graham Alexander, Michael Duff, Steven Caldwell, Stephen Jordan, Wade Elliott, Joey Gudjonsson (Kevin McDonald 97), Chris McCann, Chris Eagles, Robbie Blake (Alan Mahon 76), Martin Paterson (Ade Akinbiyi 60). Subs not used: Diego Penny, Adam Kay, Alex MacDonald, Jay Rodriguez.
Yellow cards: Steven Caldwell, Ade Akinbiyi, Chris Eagles.
Red Cards: Steven Caldwell.

Referee: Kevin Stroud (Hampshire).

Attendance: 41,369 (including 6,100 Clarets).

Brilliant at the Bridge
Richard Oldroyd


On one of the most glorious nights in the club's recent history, Burnley Football Club travelled to Chelsea and smashed through the limits of the expectations of every travelling supporter at Stamford Bridge.

This wasn't just a cup shock: it was one achieved in the best possible manner. According to the BBC, Burnley had the majority - 51% - of the possession over the course of 2 hours. Few teams will achieve such a statistic at Stamford Bridge this season or in any other; it should tell you everything you need to know about the sheer quality of the football Burnley produced.

Owen Coyle's team is providing us with a cup-run to remember, with the promise of a quarter final and perhaps more to come. But this was the evening upon which that side served notice that they can be more than a flash in the pan. The controlled, skilful nature of the performance demonstrated that this side is capable of returning to Chelsea next year for a league encounter.

This was not a game of numerous clear cut chances. Ade Akinbiyi's goal apart, Burnley's good use of the ball did not produce a litany of clear opportunities; after the first half hour, it took Chelsea until Burnley began to flag in the final minutes of extra time to carve out a couple of gilt edged chances. Otherwise, the Kings Road millionaires were largely restricted to half chances and snap shots.

This was a game of ebb and flow, of subtle changes in emphasis as Burnley gradually gained a foothold in the game before exerting a second-half stranglehold and digging deep in extra time. And it was a game played against the backdrop of a constant din from an away end packed full of pride and passion from start to finish.

For thirty minutes, there was only a hint of what was to come. Chelsea were powerful, incisive and threatening, Burnley neat in possession but powder-puff in the final third. Jensen made a fine double block - the second, brilliantly, with his body outside the area - but when it came, Drogba's opening strike had an air of inevitability about it.

It was impossible to discern when the momentum began to change. But in the final minutes of the first half, strings of passes began to be converted into promising opportunities and the Clarets began to grow in belief. No longer was the final ball hurried in haste; instead there was the confidence to be patient, to trust their skills and wait until men were in support before picking a pass. And either side of half time came the understanding that when the Clarets kept the ball away from Chelsea feet, the home side's superior power and athleticism could not count for anything.

Spurred on by the repeating, pounding refrains of 'Owen Coyle's Claret and Blue Army', Coyle's side passed and moved and kept surging forwards, creating half-chances before Akinbiyi interrupted the Shed End rhythm by sparking unbridled pandemonium.

Akinbiyi had made a difference, providing a focal point to the constant midfield promptings of McCann and the deep-lying Blake, the constant carrying of Gudjonsson and the width offered by Elliott. And down the left flank Chris Eagles left behind a frustrated first half to offer a steady supply of clever, short angled passes to the forward runners. Now Mahon emerged to seamlessly replace Blake in the play-making role, linking with Akinbiyi and switching play to either flank. And behind that sextet stood a back four who tackled and intercepted with a surgeon's precision.

There were long range openings for Elliott and Mahon, half a chance for Eagles and a flick header from Akinbiyi. For Chelsea, ever more direct in stark contrast to their less illustrious opponents, Di Santos should have broken the hearts of the Shed in the final minute of normal time; as the home side forced Burnley back in extra time only to find no quarter given, Alex should surely have won it from four yards before Jensen took centre stage to ensure they could not do so from twelve. Michael Duff, the most unlikely of penalty takers, stood up to the plate and rifled home Burnley's critical kick.

'E-i-e-i-E-i-O, up the Football League we go', sang the delirious Shed. They believed it, and why not? Get this clear: Burnley went to Stamford Bridge and won because they matched, perhaps out did, Chelsea for the quality of their passing and their technique. Any team which can deny Chelsea the ball at Stamford Bridge can go toe to toe with anyone in the Championship as long as they believe in those skills and their instincts to outwit more physical rivals. And fuelled by that knowledge and the belief instilled by Wednesday night, and roared on by a crowd who must now believe this team is capable of doing more than merely competing in the Championship, they must not take their eye of the ball.

Those players who achieved something special at Chelsea in concert with those remarkable massed supporters and the staff behind them must now go on and ensure they do themselves justice in the league. That sets the bar high. And that, to borrow from John Sadler's famous report on another famous Burnley cup away day, is a sobering yet thrilling thought after the heady intoxication of Stamford Bridge.

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by TVC15 » Fri Nov 13, 2020 12:24 am

evensteadiereddie wrote:
Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:02 pm
Is the pic this one, TVC ?

Chelsea win.JPG
Yep that’s the one - framed and minus the miserable looking Chelsea players !

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by tim_noone » Fri Nov 13, 2020 2:48 am

Pstotto wrote:
Thu Nov 12, 2020 11:17 am
I never felt so proud to hear and sing "Oh Bur 'n' lee".
:D fantastic night.
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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by claretblue » Fri Nov 13, 2020 8:08 am

MACCA wrote:
Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:02 am
however if a boy my choice if names were Wade or Blake after the season we had just had ending in promotion.
Fortunately we had a girl, so no name disagreements needed
you Christened her Brian then! ;)

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Re: 11 years since that night at the bridge

Post by MACCA » Fri Nov 13, 2020 9:17 am

claretblue wrote:
Fri Nov 13, 2020 8:08 am
you Christened her Brian then! ;)

:D
No, we opted to name her after our best manager in half a century, she's now warmed to Owenetta, after watching the season review.

Dont worry, once we got a dog we named him after the 2nd best manager in the last half a century. Our Lab is called Stanley :D

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