TERRACE TALK: Chelsea - Smooth sailing but clouds never far away

Given that the Manchester City team were barely out of nappies, we were expected to win this cup game and win it easily. And so we did, and it felt good.

Although I don’t subscribe to the notion that Mourinho was “toxic” —it’s more that the press whipped up every situation to be toxic, sometimes, it’s just nice to be quietly going about your business, which is what seems to be happening at the moment.

The only dark cloud on the horizon is the John Terry situation, but maybe someone will come to their senses and smooth that over to the satisfaction of all parties so we can heal all wounds in time for the end of the season to stand us in good stead for the new.