BlueLion.

Grant's biggest achievement would be getting us an automatic place in the CL group stages.

For those interested - Benzema signed a one year contract extension at Lyon and has stated he has no intention of leaving until the summer of 2009.

He was fit and well by his own admission. He was dropped/rested - depends how you see it.

Granted we lost to Barnsley, but to put it rather bluntly, Derby are shit. I'll be very surprised if we don't put three or more past them and even more surprised if they register a single shot on target

You're right - its purely about confidence. Put three past Derby on Wednesday and it will be as if nothing has happened.

Pizarro, Ben Haim, Sidwell - all three of them are deadwood. I can see Drogba and possibly Lampard leaving in the summer, but that would only suit us in my opinion. Our three main targets in the summer should be Benzema, Dani Alves and Luka Modric in my opinion, with David Villa another.

Ten Cate and Clark might actually inspire the players. Steve's body language has been so negative since Grant became manager, although I can't blame him.

Aguero, David Villa and Benzema would be brilliant in our squad, I feel. It would cost a lot of money but we can easily get £30 out of Drogba and Shevchenko together.

I wouldn't go as far as saying that, Esk, Shevchenko is one of the very few players who tries all the time even when the world is against him.

You forgot the limited edition Avram Grant stock as well.

Agreed - we win our games in hand and we are two points behind them... AND they have to come to the Bridge. Saying that, Grant will just go all out for the 0-0 draw to preserve the home record. Cunt.

Semi-final line-up: Barnsley Portsmouth West Brom Cardiff What were the odds on any of those four getting this far? Barnsley v Pompey final would be awesome.

Spot on. Get the cunt out.

And he might just bring David Bentley with him, who I'd seriously like at the club.

New number 11 as well, I imagine.

Bad news for you is that I don't live in Derby.

That's just reduced me to tears, almost. That night was incredible.

Quique Sánchez Flores, the former Valencia coach might be a good choice. To be honest the best candidates are Mourinho and Lippi and neither of those are likely to come to us.

Which makes us a lot better than United.

Chelsea fans will get a lot of stick from Arsenal in particular, I feel. I personally will have the greatest of satisfactions when if we beat them at Stamford Bridge.

I agree. But I understand why Roman wants to get involved. He has invested £0.7 billion into this club. But a club has a manager for a reason. The catalyst of our downfall was that the club just wasn't big enough for two egos the size of Mourinho's and Roman's.

He's right, we aren't a team to worry about anymore. That's why we can be so dangerous. Plus under Grant we are so unpredictable that we could crush them so easily after a struggle against Barnsley.

An animal is at its most dangerous when it is wounded. I sense a 4-0 backlash.

He changes the team too much. Under Mourinho we were so consistent because the majority of the team played every game. Take last season as an example - when fit, Cech, Terry, Carvalho, Essien, Lampard and Drogba all played. Under Grant he has so many options he doesn't have the balls to drop them because they are big names.

Barnsley 1 - 0 Chelsea F.C. March 8 2008, FA Cup Round 6, Oakwell, Barnsley ***Click on image to enlarge*** Kayode Odejayi's thumping header ensured Barnsley progressed to the FA Cup semi-finals at the expense of holders Chelsea. The possibility of back-to-back FA Cups was shot down when Odejayi beat Carlo Cudicini in an aerial challenge to power the ball into the net. Chelsea were below par throughout the game and at times were second best to the Championship side who were excellent value for their visit to Wembley in a delicious semi-final tie. The Tykes have now disposed of the 2006 and 2007 cup winners - Liverpool and Chelsea - and after such battling performances against the two Premier League sides, Simon Davey's side now have a realistic chance of going the distance and lifting the FA Cup. For the trip to Oakwell, Avram Grant decided to shuffle his pack, though the team selected would easily have graced the Champions League - Terry and Carvalho operated at centre-half with Wayne Bridge and Juliano Belletti recalled. Essien replaced Lampard whilst the in-form Salomon Kalou was dropped to the bench, Malouda favoured over the young Ivorian striker. Barnsley's captain Brian Howard, once of Chelsea, set the early tone but his effort was wild and off-target, as Barnsley launched an opening salvo of attacks at the West London side. Nicolas Anelka was an isolated figure as widemen Malouda and Joe Cole were forced to track back and defend, whilst Odejayi was using the physical aspect of his game to upset both John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho. The big centre-forward was proving to be a nuisance for the visitor's defence - an indication that Alex da Costa would have been more suited to mark the Barnsley striker than the ex-Porto defender Ricardo Carvalho. Cudicini was the more tested of the two goalkeepers, with Luke Steele - hero of Barnsley's epic win at Anfield in the last round - a mere spectator of the proceedings. The Italian was almost beaten when Ferenczi struck the frame of the goal before Odejayi broke free, only to see his shot from a tight angle blocked by the legs of Cudicini. It was a frenzied display by the home side who were showing no signs of respect for the Premiership big boys. Robert Kozluk was in inspired form for the Tykes and was clearly enjoying his battle with Joe Cole. Kozluk had twice denied Cole shooting opportunities early on and was called into action a further two times to block efforts from the Chelsea number 10. The Blues were beginning to wake up but the smell of an upset was in the air. The second half began as the first ended, with Chelsea dominating possession. However, the FA Cup holders were not able to carve open any serious scoring opportunities, though Joe Cole was once again denied by Robert Kozluk - this time the big defender making a wonderful last-ditch challenge to prevent the England winger from opening the scoring from eight yards out. Chelsea were becoming desperate and wasted chances by Shaun Wright-Phillips and the anonymous Florent Malouda were beginning to show signs of anxiety from the Londoners. Avram Grant was in no mood for a replay, and decided to throw on the forward pairing of Pizarro and Kalou - whilst Kalou was in top form, the Peruvian had found life hard in the Premier League and was finding as little joy against a well-marshalled Barnsley backline. Barnsley were defending admirably and breaking with pace, and the more Chelsea attacked the more Barnsley looked to exploit them. Knowing the home crowd were behind them, Devaney launched a beautiful pass into the penalty area where it was met by Odejayi. The big forward had failed to find the net since September, but he took the opportunity well and beat Cudicini in the air. The defending from Chelsea was appalling as they all stood motionless whilst Cudicini attempted to block a cross even Petr Cech would have struggled to reach. Oakwell erupted into a cauldron of emotion as the Tykes switched formation to nine defenders and just Odejayi up front - a tactic that would frustrate Chelsea for the remaining 25 minutes. John Terry ballooned over from sixteen yards and Nicolas Anelka was being pushed further out wide with every passing moment. The lack of Didier Drogba's presence was obvious and Chelsea were missing Frank Lampard in midfield. The minutes passed like seconds as Chelsea pressed for an equaliser, but their day was epitomised when Wright-Phillips volleyed over in stoppage time. Cue the referee's whistle, cue the celebrations - Barnsley were going to Wembley for a FA Cup semi-final, Chelsea were going out. ______________________________________ Match Fact : Barnsley have only ever reached the FA Cup semi-finals on three occassions - in 1910 they were beaten finalists, in 1912 they won the competition and now in 2008. Barnsley: Steele (6), Van Homoet (7), Foster (6), Souza (6), Kozluk (8), Campbell-Ryce (7), Hassell (6), Howard (6), Devaney (8) (Togwell (6)), Odejayi (8) (Coulson (6)), Ferenczi (6). Booked: Kozluk. Chelsea: Cudicini (4), Belletti (3) (Pizarro (5)), Terry (5), Carvalho (4), Bridge (4), Essien (4), Ballack (5), Malouda (1) (Kalou (5)), Wright-Phillips (3), Anelka (4), Joe Cole (6). Booked: Carvalho. Attendance: 22,410 Referee: Steve Bennett Man of the Match : Kayode Odejayi