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'Kick-off's at 1:30am' – Voices of South London: Cpfc Australia

* **How are you feeling ahead of the Final?**

**Pat Wedge:** I feel very excited and very nervous! Such a great chance for us to get a major trophy and qualify for Europe.

It's tinged with some sadness that I can't be there with my sons – the cost and difficulties getting tickets were prohibitive for us unfortunately. But it's just brilliant that we're in the Final. A good time to be a Palace fan.

* **What are your thoughts on this Palace team?**

There seems to be the most wonderful connectedness through this team, squad, manager, right through to the fans. All of those factions clearly have brilliant relationships in themselves and with each other.

Even from over here, I feel a buzz right through the club, with everyone working to support each other. So many big characters in the team – Mateta, Muñoz, Guéhi, Lacroix, Deano – makes me think of the Survival Sunday squad, just so many leaders.

And Glasner has been a revelation. His calmness is inspiring and I think he will become a model for other managers – it seems so obvious to me now: in moments of pressure, you don't want your manager losing their head on the sideline. Great stuff, very exciting.

* **As a group, did you watch the semi-final and if so, how?**

The semi-final didn't quite come together for us as a group, we're a bit disparate at the moment.

But I have been greatly enjoying watching games with my 15 year-old son at home so we were up together with the living room decorated, excitedly exchanging messages with friends and family in the UK.

My son has lived in Australia since he was two, but he's Palace through and through, and I have to say a great time in my life to enjoy it with him – although he likes to watch all the games live in the middle of the night, so I'm a bit tired!

* **What was your favourite moment from that day?**

So many iconic moments, but for me when Sarr scored our second and ran to celebrate with the fans, the passion was just exploding off him and returned by the fans.

I always watch the fans' reactions and think of what it would be like to be there. It was beautiful, I'm getting tingles up my spine right now thinking about it – the same as whenever I re-watch Freedman score against Stockport in 2001, or "Hopkin Looking to Curl One".

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