Clinton Morrison will be aiming to dump Chelsea out of the F.A. Cup today - but he could so easily have been playing for Jose Mourinho's all-stars. And he remembers when a pre-Roman Abramovich Chelsea did not quite enjoy the same luxury facilities as they do today. The Blues centre-forward has been in the best form of his St Andrew's career recently and has forged a lethal partnership with Emile Heskey. But Morrison's place will be under threat if Craig Bellamy signs for Blues after Newcastle agreed to sell him for £6 million. It gives the Republic of Ireland international an even bigger incentive to produce the goods today against the richest team in the country. But it is a million miles away from what Morrison experienced as a 14-year-old schoolboy when he went for a trial with the West London giants. "I had a short spell training with Chelsea when I was a schoolboy but I ended up signing for Tottenham on the YTS," said Morrison. "I supported Spurs as a boy so, even if it was a choice of signing for them or Chelsea, I would have signed for Spurs. "But times have changed as we used to train at Battersea on astroturf! I don't think they will be training there now with Roman Abramovich's money. "John Terry was there as well, but he wasn't well known in those days. Jody Morris was the big fish then and all the coaches used to rave about him. But it's Terry who has turned into a massive fish now." Morrison is more than happy at his current St Andrew's home and would love to sign a new deal as soon as possible. Bruce has promised the £4.25 million signing that talks will begin soon to replace his current deal, which runs out in 18 months' time. And Morrison believes the club are moving in the right direction. "I want to stop here longterm as this club is going places," he continued. "I am ambitious and I want to play at the highest level possible. Birmingham can take me to that level. "I want to keep scoring goals and I would love to sign a new contract. The manager has said he will speak to me at the end of the season and just to keep doing what I am at present." Morrison is sure to have huge support in his home city today as Blues bid to become the first team to win at Stamford Bridge this term. While he is fully settled in the Second City, Morrison always likes to go back to his roots and he intends to make a lot of noise on his return to London. In fact, with Robbie Savage now departed, Morrison claims he is officially a big noise at Blues. "I am now the loudest voice in the dressing room," he admitted. "But I am not loud in a bad way. "I am a London boy. It is great to be going to Stamford Bridge. Chelsea is in West London but, if you go over the bridge for about 10 minutes you end up in Wandsworth, where I was brought up. "I will have a lot of my family there and I hope they will be happy at the end of the game." Whether Morrison's efforts will be enough to get the better of Terry and his fellow defenders remains to be seen. Many forwards have tried to give Chelsea a torrid time this season but few, if any, have succeeded. Morrison admits that it will not be easy to break through Chelsea's blue brick wall. "I haven't seen many strikers get change out of Terry this season," he added. "But it is a one-off game and people aren't expecting us to go to Chelsea and win, so we just have to go there and try our best. "What Emile has done over the last 11 games means that he deserves to get back into the England squad. If he plays well then it will be a good chance for him to impress the England manager. "Emile and I can ruffle anyone's feathers on our day. It is going to be tough, though, because Terry stands up to you and competes - he likes a physical battle. "I played against William Gallas when Ireland played against France and he is just as quick so you can't run him. "They are a good defensive partnership so we are just going to have to have a battle with them." | 
