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Shrewsbury boss Mellon fancies another Cup shock against Chelsea

Shrewsbury Town boss Mickey Mellon insists they're capable of upsetting Capital One Cup opponents Chelsea.

After claiming the scalps of Blackpool, Leicester, and Norwich already in this competition, Shrewsbury want more.

"We aren't here to clap people on to the pitch," says Mellon, holding court in a neat suite of the ground opened in July 2007. "We're going to try and knock them out. We know the task is massive but we want to reach the quarter-finals."

Mellon, the 42-year-old hailing from Paisley, was part of the Blackpool side which stunned Chelsea in September 1996, winning 3-1 in the League Cup at Stamford Bridge but going out on aggregate.

"In every game of football, you always have a chance," he adds. "Of course, it's ridiculous how much bigger their chance is. But while we're still in the game, we'll keep believing. There are certain areas of the pitch that have to be absolutely on the money."

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