De Goey 97-98 (GK)

This is a repaint I started working on about four years ago; finally got round to finishing last year; and am now uploading here! Admittedly, this was quite a difficult one to do, although the time it has taken owes much more to my sporadic painting time over the past few years than the awkwardness of the repaint! I hope, in the end, it was worth the wait!

Chelsea supporters will perhaps remember this kit more from the season before 1997-98 when it was also worn, but with the Coors sponsor rather than the Autoglass one. By the season it is shown, this had become more of a change goalkeeper kit, with the yellow one I painted de Goey in, way back in 2015, the preferred option.

Wearing this kit de Goey made an outstanding save at the end of a Cup Winner's Cup semi final against Vicenza in 1998 which allowed us to go on and win the final against Stuttgart. The semi final was interesting as Chelsea wore their yellow away strip for the home game of the tie for reasons beyond me! Please post below if you know why!